The truest moment occurs when the stereotypically bearded tech guy says, “We don’t expect to make money at it.”
And if someone were trying to recreate this story now, how brilliant would he have to be to remember to include the detail of interested parties being required to clip a coupon and mail it back for more information?
missVolare
16 years ago
That modem looks pretty sweet–my first one was bulkier on the Plato computer with the orange screen–yucko! I tried to whistle to it alot and once actually got a connect even…
The truest moment occurs when the stereotypically bearded tech guy says, “We don’t expect to make money at it.”
And if someone were trying to recreate this story now, how brilliant would he have to be to remember to include the detail of interested parties being required to clip a coupon and mail it back for more information?
That modem looks pretty sweet–my first one was bulkier on the Plato computer with the orange screen–yucko! I tried to whistle to it alot and once actually got a connect even…
Remember when we used to play with those old TRS-80’s in High School? Man, that video clip brings back memories of those type of machines.
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