But it was from an 80s computer... 2280s, that is. Check out the pinnacle of late 23rd century home computing:
World War III was tough on technology!
The original Excelsior bridge...
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World War III was tough on technology!
But it was from an 80s computer... 2280s, that is. Check out the pinnacle of late 23rd century home computing:
My first computer!
There might have been some added incentive for Kirk to own a Commodore:
Now you know where it went.
I quoted this back in December ...
http://www.trekbbs.com/threads/commercials-featuring-star-trek-cast-members.277726/#post-11386752
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Kit [Spencer]'s marketing reign lasted fifteen months, and his contributions ranged from handling the final negotiations with CompuServe to getting our Commodore magazines upgraded to newsstand-quality publications. But his most visible achievement was persuading Jack [Tramiel] to authorize a multimillion-dollar ad campaign to introduce the VIC-20 in magazines and on television. The ads featured William Shatner, who had played Captain James Kirk on the "Star Trek" television show and in the movies.
In the commercial, Shatner stepped from out of a field of stars and proclaimed the VIC-20 as the Wonder Computer of the eighties. I was our on-site marketing representative when those commercials were shot in New York. The toughest part of the shoot was finding Shatner an alien-looking sweater he could wear to look trekkie without infringing on the Captain Kirk character, to which we didn't have the rights.
Jack was involved in this search for someone to be our television spokesperson, as he was in everything that affected the company. One day he asked me, "What do you think about Spock?"
I said, "He's okay, but he might come across too cold. I prefer Captain Kirk. I think he has a broader appeal."
Later, it turned out Leonard Nimoy, who played Spock, was representing Magnavox and there was a conflict of interest, but Shatner was available. He was a good choice. Not many people recall Leonard Nimoy in those Magnavox commercials, but a lot of people recall Shatner introducing the VIC. Our ad agency was Kornhauser & Calene.
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Michael S. Tomczyk, The Home Computer Wars: An Insider's Account of Commodore and Jack Tramiel.
Greensboro NC: Compute! Publications, Inc., 1984), p 227-228.
That's exactly what I meant, but didn't quite describe properly.
You know the studio level of giving a shit was so low that they actually let the Bridge be filmed that way. Now, as part of the movie you could argue that was just another one of the things that wasn't quite right with the new Enterprise.
It's still better looking than the Voyager Bridge flooring though.
Hmmm, the display should have had light speed, ridiculous speed and ludicrous speed.
Hmmm, the display should have had light speed, ridiculous speed and ludicrous speed.
Don't forget Plaid.
