The computer revolution didn't come into people's homes overnight. There was a long period when the public was still discovering all the things they could do if they owned a computer — and this led to some truly outrageous TV ads. Check out the most hilarious and creative classic home computer ads ever made.
A 1956 commercial for UNIVAC, produced by Remington Rand
IBM 5100, one of the first portable computers, introduced in 1975
Sperry UNIVAC BC/7, 1978
Tom Baker and Lala Ward in Prime Computer ads, 1980
William Shatner selling Commodore VIC-20, 1981
ZX Spectrum, 1982
"Does it have a handle?", a Compaq Portable Plus commercial made by John Cleese, 1983
AWA Sequel, 1983
Apple's 1984 Super Bowl commercial introducing Macintosh computers, directed by Ridley Scott
An IBM Personal Computer commercial from 1984
Commodore 64, 1985
"I wouldn't watch this commercial", by John Cleese to advertise Compaq's DeskPro 386
Compaq Portable II, compared to a fish by John Cleese, 1986
Compaq Portable III, made by John Cleese for Compaq, 1987
Radio Shack Color Computer 3
