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CompuServe Ad (1982): “Welcome to someday.”

Contributed by Stephen Coles on Apr 7th, 2013. Artwork published in .
CompuServe Ad (1982): “Welcome to someday.”
Source: axelpfaender.tumblr.com License: All Rights Reserved.

“Someday, in the comfort of your home, you’ll be able to shop and book electronically, read instantly updated newswires, analyze the performance of a stock that interests you, send electronic mail across the country, then play Bridge with three strangers in LA, Chicago and Dallas. … $5.00 per hour.”

Tightly spaced ITC Avant Garde Gothic for text — not the easiest ad to read. But that was the norm from the late ’60s to early ’80s. Also, the future is white with extreme turtlenecks.

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  • ITC Avant Garde Gothic

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