I grew up reading magazines in the ’70s and ’80s, and somewhere along the way I fell in love with a certain kind of advertising — the kind with a great photograph, a great headline, and enough confidence to actually make you read the copy. And the copy was good. Years later I learned that David Ogilvy was one of the masters of that form. I’ve been trying to channel a little of that ever since. And yes, that is my own Altair 8800. Yes, it works. And no, you can’t borrow it. :-) Next to the PDP-11/70, it may be my favorite set of Das Blinkenlights. Those lights told you something. You knew when the machine was running, when it had crashed, and when it was simply waiting for you. In 1975, you could practically watch the computer think. Today, there are a few more moving parts. I’ve been having a ridiculous amount of fun making these old-school TMOG ads. The best compliment I can get is when I see one turn up somewhere I didn’t put it. TMOG.org