1978: Intersil releases the ICM7555, an improved CMOS 555 timer chip.pic.twitter.com/Bc9VzHew4F
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1978: Intersil releases the ICM7555, an improved CMOS 555 timer chip.pic.twitter.com/Bc9VzHew4F
Intel ad for the SDK-86, technically the very first x86 computer. i have two of them!pic.twitter.com/bTtGBz3lZj
here's a 1978 Rockwell ad for the AIM-65 computer. $1500 in today's dollars.pic.twitter.com/hYy871Gp4G
verbatim paid victor borge to appear in their floppy disk ads. huh.pic.twitter.com/JB4FlpHyl7
here's a fascinating WORM disk system from Philips in 1979!pic.twitter.com/XoMZcYlz8H
this ad is pretty campy, obviously a small company, but i really like what it looks like. is that weird?pic.twitter.com/9hfZTWEezz
Shugart -- The Headstrong Companypic.twitter.com/lNHob86IEj
this Digitran keyboard ad has a very nice cross section of a keyswitch! i like it.pic.twitter.com/RIXg0PN2lu
he's holding what appears to be an Atari 2600!pic.twitter.com/sh7BIl7xMK
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