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Epson HX-20 Notebook Computer (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 3273

Here's another commercial which shows how far we've come in computers - for the Epson HX-20 notebook computer - the first "laptop".

If you ever want to print out a receipt for something, you're set.

Features actor Stephen Furst of "Animal House" fame.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, November 18th 1982.

Time-Out Games by Mego (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 924

Here's a commercial for Time-Out hand held electronic games by Mego.

Titles were Toss-Up, The Exterminator, Flag Man, and Fireman Fireman.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, October 29th 1980.

Doorways to Horror by Pressman (Commercial, 1986)

Views: 901

Here's a commercial for the video cassette game Doorways to Horror by Pressman, with the Werewolf explaining how you can play at home with famous Hollywood film monsters (Dracula, Frankenstein, the Mummy, etc.). Also features a small blurb for Doorways to Adventure at the end.

"It's the VCR game you can really sink your teeth into."

This aired on local Chicago TV Wednesday, December 10th 1986 during the 11:30pm to 12 midnight timeframe.

Coleco - Adam - "Computer Programming" (Commercial, 1984)

Views: 1893

Here's another commercial for the Adam Computer by Coleco.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, January 16th 1984.

WSNS Channel 44 - Summit Series Game 8 (Technical Difficulties?, 1972)

Views: 2839

Here's something strange - during the broadcast on WSNS TV-44 of Game 8 of the 1972 Summit Series, they kept changing back to a World Championship Hockey slide - is this Channel 44's way of trying to do an ID or was this a glitch?

This happens all throughout the game it seems, at varying times.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, September 28th 1972. (Game aired here from 9pm to Midnight)

Zaxxon - "It'll Blow You Away" (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 2092

Here's a commercial for Zaxxon for the Colecovision and coming soon on the Atari 2600 VCS and Intellivision.

Zaxxon. Zaxx-off.

This aired on local Chicago TV either Saturday, January 15th or Sunday, January 16th 1983.

Independent Network News - "It's a Pacmen-Eat-Pacmen World" (1982)

Views: 1783

Here's an INN (Independent Network News) story on the burgeoning Pac-Man phenomenon in the nation's video arcades, along with a new book called "Mastering Pac-Man" by Ken Uston.

Introduced by Pat Harper, with reporting by Frank Casey. Takes place at the "Fascination Arcade" in Manhattan.

Also features the ending of INN - sponsored by Sanka and Kellogg's Product 19 cereal. INN was produced out of WPIX Channel 11 in New York and shown locally here on WGN Channel ...

Atari - Asteroids - "Alien Family Issues" (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 1833

Here's a commercial for Asteroids by Atari featuring an alien family.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, December 1st 1981.

Atari - Super Breakout (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 2339

Here's a commercial for Super Breakout on the Atari 2600 VCS.

"Have you played Atari today?"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, February 28th 1982 during the 9pm to 10pm timeframe.