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To be honest, an ad in Computer Shopper had a nice means of pitch. In just a few square inches they had to fit their pitch into an ad, maybe with a diagram. I c
by sown 13y ago
To be honest, an ad in Computer Shopper had a nice means of pitch. In just a few square inches they had to fit their pitch into an ad, maybe with a diagram. I couldn't get tricked into some website signup, they had to make their elevator pitch on paper for what ever product or service was offered.
There was no lying about CS -- you were buying a telephone book sized tome of ads, and that was fine -- that's the reason you got it. It was a virtual analog marketplace. Anything and everything you could have wanted was in there.
- mindcrime 13y agoAbsolutely. Seems almost funny in hindsight, but I absolutely bought Computer Shopper for the ads! The articles were basically an afterthought, most of the time.
- keithpeter 13y agohttp://www.sohcahtoa.org.uk/legacy/blog/maths/spreadsheets-to-talk-about/index.html http://www.sohcahtoa.org.uk/legacy/blog/maths/spreadsheets-t... I did read some of the articles as it happens, but I know what you mean...