1970s technology

In the words to the late great Donna Summers, "Sittin' here eatin' my heart out waitin'. Waitin' for some lover to call. Dialed about a thousand numbers lately, almost rang the phone off the wall. Lookin' for some hot stuff baby this evenin', I need some hot stuff baby tonight. I want some hot stuff baby this evenin'. Gotta have some hot stuff, gotta have some love tonight"...I got some hot stuff for ya this afternoon! We are visiting the 80's for this Throw Back Thursday. The 80's at least…

As if their size didn't command enough of your attention, some of these computers and assorted machines of the 1970s and 80s are finished in (or made to coordinate with) the avocado green, bright orange and mustard yellow from the finest of Brady Bunch episodes. As if the 1970s and 1980s consumers and business buyers needed convincing that computers and technololgy were groovy, the colors must have been the clincher. All these computers needed were coordinated macrame yarn cozies. (But then…

70's

August 12 1981: First IBM PC Computer Rolled Out

Since televisions became available to buy in the 1920s they have gone through lots of changes. They have gone from Black and White to Colour to 3D, and in recent years they have changed dramatically with the arrival of the flat screen. Most of these adverts are for colour televisions, there are a few exceptions including the portables and the [&hellip

Sharp 1986 (Stereo Radio Cassette Player QT-50, Clock Radio FX-C22, AM/FM Monoral Cassette Recorder, AM/FM Stereo Cassette Player)