IBM System/3 Advert

A rather odd at times but fascinating advert for the IBM System/3 minicomputer.

My week(ly) in 1979

A couple of months ago we uploaded some scans from a Living magazine from 1973 found in Mum's loft. Another magazine has been found, My Weekly from March 1979 and here are a few scans from that. Its not as funky as the 1973 magazine to be honest but old adverts are always of interest.

Even more Living 1973

A final selection of scans from the October 1973 edition of Living Magazine.

More Living in 1973

A few more scans from the October 1973 Living magazine i found in my Mum's loft last week.

Living in 1973

While clearing junk from my Mum's loft yesterday I discovered an October 1973 copy of Living magazine. It was in reasonable condition considering it must have been up in the loft for a number of decades, even surviving a couple of burst pipes! Quite why the magazine was up there is a bit of a mystery as it was bought a few years before my parents bought the house, no doubt for some reason now lost to the mists of time the magazine was left up there. 

I am glad it survived as it offers a fascinating glimpse of life in the UK in the early 1970s. For the next few weeks let's enjoy some period adverts, styles and fashions. And truly get our 8p worth.

Selling typewriters

The market for typewriters (new ones that is not vintage gear sold to obsessives like me by Etsy and eBay) is a bit small these days but back before the days of personal computers, typewriters were big business. Every office would have at least one secretary with a typewriter. 

I've always had a liking for typewriter adverts, here are four i've scanned from a calendar of "60s" adverts. More lovely typewriter adverts can be seen here.

Adverts of the 70s/80s... an occasional series

MetaFloppy? Name needs some work.

Adverts of the 70s/80s... an occasional series

Make your Trash80 a whole new animal.

Adverts of the 70s/80s... an occasional series

A new irregular series delving into the mysterious world of 1970s and 1980s print advertising.