Does anyone know what computer this is? I am stumped. (This is from a 1984 BBC programme, if that helps narrow it down.)pic.twitter.com/lB9WMDRWJK
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I will shut up now. I know none of this really matters… but it’s fun to research something in depth.
Another cool ad, from 1978, found by @dasbub.
(Hilariously, the marketing phrase “the last word in word processing” was very popular, used by at least two more companies, including Apple.)pic.twitter.com/fMjsb9Zjhh
Oh, look, an obscure ad with the very same version of the computer as the original tweet! (I can quit this thread any time I want…)pic.twitter.com/mEuZppAnoi
Basically serial checking twitter today just for this thread.
I’m afraid this might be it! Here is a Dutch ad. It seems like this is the model that started it all: Wordplex 80-3. And Ventek’s hopes for their location to become the next Silicon Valley.pic.twitter.com/zrBW46UFRD
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