Comments on: Vintage Computer Ads, 1971-1991 http://howtobearetronaut.com/2011/09/we-call-it-a-penril-modem/ Ever get the feeling you're living in the wrong time? Mon, 07 Nov 2024 05:58:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: No! http://howtobearetronaut.com/2011/09/we-call-it-a-penril-modem/#comment-61423 No! Wed, 07 Sep 2024 06:55:20 +0000 http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=25183#comment-61423 Elvira! Because many programmers around the Santa Barbara and mid to north California area were her fans... the ads were aimed not at regular consumer (the idiots of today) but those who knew... and were in the culture. Although 1985 or so would have been more her height for that group. Elvira! Because many programmers around the Santa Barbara and mid to north California area were her fans… the ads were aimed not at regular consumer (the idiots of today) but those who knew… and were in the culture. Although 1985 or so would have been more her height for that group.

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By: Sok http://howtobearetronaut.com/2011/09/we-call-it-a-penril-modem/#comment-60991 Sok Sun, 04 Sep 2024 04:28:38 +0000 http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=25183#comment-60991 @Mairzy: Anyone who thought something vaguely nerdy (like a horror show host) with cleavage would be appealing to people who gravitate towards computers, I'd guess. I suspect they were right... @Mairzy: Anyone who thought something vaguely nerdy (like a horror show host) with cleavage would be appealing to people who gravitate towards computers, I’d guess. I suspect they were right…

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By: Mairzy Doats http://howtobearetronaut.com/2011/09/we-call-it-a-penril-modem/#comment-60940 Mairzy Doats Sat, 03 Sep 2024 20:17:43 +0000 http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=25183#comment-60940 Elvira? Who thought it was a good idea to have her selling computer products? Elvira? Who thought it was a good idea to have her selling computer products?

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