There was something in the air during the 1980s, and apparently, it was short skirts and bad marketing choices. Because when it came to advertising computers and technology back then, the vibe was less "technological advancement" and more... sultry beachwear photoshoot.
We're not here to shame. We're here to observe.
To ask the big questions.
Like: Why is this woman holding floppy disks in a bikini? Why is this man shirtless while reading dot matrix printouts? And why does every tech ad from this decade look like someone confused a programming magazine with a perfume catalog?
It's not just bizarre, it's fascinating. These ads are a perfect snapshot of an era where computers were mysterious, tech was sexy (apparently), and marketing departments just went with their gut, no matter how weird that gut was.
So let's take a respectful peek at 20 gloriously awkward, intentionally seductive, and delightfully confusing ads that prove the 80s were doing something very, very different.
