16 Jan
2005
16 Jan
'05
5:21 a.m.
On 16 Jan 2005, Lawrence Wilkinson wrote:
Lots of nice photos of mainframes, minis, micros, but
concentrates on
the 'design' (i.e. their appearance). It has a few basic errors but the
photos make up for it. In particular, the only time I have ever seen a
fashion model posing with an IBM mainframe (and a 360/30 at that):
http://www.ljw.me.uk/ibm360/photos/t360-30-4d2.jpg
(Don't get too excited Sellam)
That's tame compared to some of the marketing literature and
advertisements I've seen from the 1960s and 1970s. The basic message
could have been interpreted as, "this gorgeous woman loves this computer,
and so by extension she will love you too if you buy it", or, "woman make
good computer ornaments".
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