English Humor or Smart Marketing

Posted on November 16, 2004 by Michael Froomkin

I clipped this ad from a British newspaper during my recent trip to the UK. Rare Classic? Save £1000 on the cost of buying a computer? I'm still wondering if they were serious, and if so how many they sold.

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3 Responses to English Humor or Smart Marketing

  1. Chris says:
    November 16, 2004 at 1:40 pm

    Retro indeed–that typewriter sort of looks like it was designed by the same folks who did the old Apple IIe or the Commodore 64. I’d date it between ’77 – ’80.

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  2. Kent says:
    November 16, 2004 at 2:24 pm

    It’s not that great a deal after all.
    They get you with the cost of the ribbons (yeah, remember the ribbons?)

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  3. Mojo says:
    November 16, 2004 at 5:45 pm

    Isn’t that the typewriter the CBS memos were typed on?

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