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I wish it was possible to find the parody ads that Microsoft made of these. I saw them at Redmond at the time and I believe Microsoft got Tom Selleck (or someone who sounded like him) to narrate the parodies. The one I most remember is a woman walking along a lovely beach in the surf. She was wearing a big straw hat and the voice over said "Have you ever received a fax in your hat?" followed by a close up of a fax appearing from her hat.

duxup · 1d ago

I love the positivity and joy from the commercial, when there was more tech optimism.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvZ-667CEdo

chili6426 · 21h ago

We're still missing the instant grocery store checkout.

qgin · 1d ago

Every time I go to a beach, I say to myself, "Have you ever sent someone a fax... from the BEACH? You will."

brador · 1d ago

The prescience is insane. I’m doing almost 100% of these.

sandspar · 1d ago

Note that the internet technology writer quoted in the wiki, Timothy B. Lee, is not Tim Berners-Lee. I assume Timothy B. Lee has gotten used to disappointing people. "Today, our speaker is Timothy B. Lee!!!" Audience: "You mean....!?" Then poor Timothy hops on stage.

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