David Nezelek
Cibbuano
TyronneVintage Apple Ad
December 31st 2008 06:25
... do you remember the days when the Apple store didn't have counters or chairs, but had a cascade of rainbows to take you on a merry trip to a magical land of gumgrops eating fairies?
I do. And I'm depressed to go to the Apple Store now, with its clean, smooth design, the minimalist colours, the great interface. The knowledgeable staff - they get on my nerves. When I enter the store, fling rainbows in my face, man. Don't just stand there with your great hair and expect me to fork over the money.
Back in those days, you'd take your Apple IIe to get Oregon Trail installed. Then you and your bro would stay up, cackling at your electronic family, starving and weak. I used to drive Gramma pretty hard in those days, then we'd high five when she came down with dysentry. Kids can be so cruel, sometimes.
I liked the sweaters in those old Apple days. Steve Jobs used to wear turtlenecks and sweaters almost exclusively, it seemed, and the Woz had a sweater vest, ostentiously to cover his bear frame with some civilized clothes.
The Apple store is frightening now, and I don't blame old people for avoiding it. It's full of smug satisfaction and self-congratulatory sentiments. 'You deserve toi have a 40 GB video player, because you're special,' it seems to say.
Here's a compilation of old school TV ads from a younger Jobs:
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