people under 23, you're just going to have to take my word on this one, it's GOLD

[spatch]

HEY!
You say you're getting tired of lettuce and tomato hamburgers in this town that don't quite make it?

Well, here's an obstensibly coked-up Jason Alexander to the rescue, touting McDonald's NEW McDLT, where the hot -- *snap snap!* -- stays hot, and the cool -- *snap snap!* -- stays cool!

Try one today with a refreshing New Coke!

Comments

Re: I see your Dr. Cosby and raise you Captain Kirk pimping the VIC-20

[glowkitty]

AWESOME.

Re: I see your Dr. Cosby and raise you Captain Kirk pimping the VIC-20

[ivorjawa.livejournal.com]

How ya' gonna' do it?
PS/2 It!
It's as easy as I.B.M.

How ya' gonna' do it?
PS/2 It!
The solution is I.B.M.

unfortunately, youtube yielded no love for that particular commercial

Re: I see your Dr. Cosby and raise you Captain Kirk pimping the VIC-20

[glowkitty]

Oh man, I remember that one. My husband still had his PS/2 in college, and any time I looked at it I got that stupid ad in my head. (Sadly, it died for good a few years ago, and we took it to the trash heap.)

Re: I see your Dr. Cosby and raise you Captain Kirk pimping the VIC-20

[ivorjawa.livejournal.com]

I hope you still have the keyboard.

When the nuclear war comes, all that will be left are cockroaches and IBM Model M keyboards.

Re: I see your Dr. Cosby and raise you Captain Kirk pimping the VIC-20

[glowkitty]

...actually, I think we DO still have it. It may or may not even be up here right now, considering the large amount of piecemealing of crappy old computers we have been doing lately.

Re: I see your Dr. Cosby and raise you Captain Kirk pimping the VIC-20

[spatch]

My Model M died a glorious death and by glorious I mean one day I went to type on it and it did nothing.

TEARS, I tell you.
TEARS.

But my DEC keyboard I swiped from Compaq is still going strong.

Re: I see your Dr. Cosby and raise you Captain Kirk pimping the VIC-20

[ivorjawa.livejournal.com]

Dude. PC Keyboard Dot Com.
They bought the patents from IBM. I have a brand new Model M with a USB connector that I use with my mac at work.

Re: I see your Dr. Cosby and raise you Captain Kirk pimping the VIC-20

[spatch]

File under "Way, No F'n."

Re: I see your Dr. Cosby and raise you Captain Kirk pimping the VIC-20

[zhym.livejournal.com]

Absolutely awesome: brand new Model M clicky keyboards on USB. I thought they were the same folks who made the original for IBM way back when, though.

(This comment typed on an IBM Model M, built 17DEC88, made in the USA. When the revolution comes, this keyboard can also serve as weapon and/or shield.)

Re: I see your Dr. Cosby and raise you Captain Kirk pimping the VIC-20

[toonhead-npl.livejournal.com]

wait was that the one with the cast of M*A*S*H?

Re: I see your Dr. Cosby and raise you Captain Kirk pimping the VIC-20

[spatch]

Alan Alda shilled for Atari home computers, if I'm not mistaken.

And George Plimpton, of all people, made ads for Intellivision.

Re: I see your Dr. Cosby and raise you Captain Kirk pimping the VIC-20

[fancycwabs.livejournal.com]

I am reminded of this homage to the George Plimpton ads. I ran into George (and James Elroy, among others) at a book street fair in New York, but didn't say anything beyond "hi." A mutual friend (who was an associate editor on The Paris Review and knew Plimpton from the founding days) told me I should have instructed Plimpton to kiss my ass.