Two bytes are better than one: Vintage computer ads

Pingdom has the essential collection of vintage computer ads. One of these days I'll scan my Dr. Dobbs Journals from the seventies.

And the first issue of PC Week, which I still have in... poifect... condition.

Hat tip: LGF Quick Links.

Twelve Living Fossils

Behold: The Purple Frog, discovered just five years ago in western India.

Wired: Twelve Living Fossils

Update: Vanderleun: "153 scientists from 20 countries participated in the survey of Espiritu Santo in the South Pacific, scouring caves, mountains, reefs, shallows, and forests collecting species. Out of over 10,000 species collected, the researchers are predicting that as many as 2000 may be previously unknown to the scientific community."

I love these old computer brochures

 
Here's the brochure for the IBM 370-115 low-end mainframe, introduced in 1972.








Note the Printed in Western Germany reference. And an oscilloscope came with each system? Debugging must have been a joy if it required an oscilloscope.