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| From | Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.folklore.computers |
| Subject | Re: DEC wash better than you ordinary detergent |
| Date | 2021-01-15 22:10 -0500 |
| Organization | https://news-commentaries.blogspot.com/ |
| Message-ID | <87zh19zie4.fsf@usenet.ankman.de> (permalink) |
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On 15 Jan 2021 18:12:15 -0500, Rich Alderson wrote: > > Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> writes: > >> On Friday, January 15, 2021 at 2:45:21 AM UTC-7, Thomas Koenig wrote: > >>> Did these commercials actually run? And who were they aimed at? > >> They weren't shown on television. Apparently they were used internally >> at some sort of Digial event to amuse the attendees. > > Presumably DECworld, an annual sales meeting. They showed a video criticizing their own brand? Not directly related. But the Coca Cola Company was "hacking" Space Invaders for the Atari 2600. Just changing sprites (okay, the A2600 didn't really used sprites) of five of the six columns of the aliens to P E P S I and left the sixth line intact. So the player shot at PEPSI. :-) The game was known as "Pepsi Invaders" and "Coke Wins". According to <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepsi_Invaders> it's one of the rarest games for the A2600 and scored up to $1,825 on eBay. Playing it now (no, I didn't bid on eBay ;-) they changed also the UFO on top into a crude Pepsi logo. You also have unlimited lives but play against a counter. -- Andreas PGP fingerprint 952B0A9F12C2FD6C9F7E68DAA9C2EA89D1A370E0
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DEC wash better than you ordinary detergent Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2021-01-13 10:57 -0500
Re: DEC wash better than you ordinary detergent Marco Scholz <tool@disroot.org> - 2021-01-13 17:09 +0000
Re: DEC wash better than you ordinary detergent Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2021-01-13 20:11 -0500
Re: DEC wash better than you ordinary detergent Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2021-01-14 08:13 +0000
Re: DEC wash better than you ordinary detergent Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2021-01-14 15:35 -0500
Re: DEC wash better than you ordinary detergent Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2021-01-14 01:49 -0800
Re: DEC wash better than you ordinary detergent Thomas Koenig <tkoenig@netcologne.de> - 2021-01-15 09:45 +0000
Re: DEC wash better than you ordinary detergent Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2021-01-15 11:04 -0800
Re: DEC wash better than you ordinary detergent Rich Alderson <news@alderson.users.panix.com> - 2021-01-15 18:12 -0500
Re: DEC wash better than you ordinary detergent Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2021-01-15 22:10 -0500
Re: DEC wash better than you ordinary detergent Thomas Koenig <tkoenig@netcologne.de> - 2021-01-16 10:05 +0000
Re: DEC wash better than you ordinary detergent scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2021-01-20 17:15 +0000
Re: DEC wash better than you ordinary detergent Robert Netzlof <rnetzlof@gmail.com> - 2021-01-20 09:55 -0800
Re: DEC wash better than you ordinary detergent usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2021-01-20 20:14 +0000
Re: DEC wash better than you ordinary detergent Rich Alderson <news@alderson.users.panix.com> - 2021-01-20 20:06 -0500
Re: DEC wash better than you ordinary detergent scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2021-01-21 02:30 +0000
Re: DEC wash better than you ordinary detergent Rich Alderson <news@alderson.users.panix.com> - 2021-01-21 15:29 -0500
Re: DEC wash better than you ordinary detergent David Lesher <wb8foz@panix.com> - 2021-02-23 21:49 +0000
Re: DEC wash better than you ordinary detergent Daniel <me@sci.fidan.com> - 2021-02-23 23:38 -0800
Re: DEC wash better than you ordinary detergent Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2021-02-24 09:27 -0700
Re: DEC wash better than you ordinary detergent J. Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2021-02-24 12:13 -0500
Re: DEC wash better than you ordinary detergent scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2021-02-24 17:13 +0000
Re: DEC wash better than you ordinary detergent JimP <chucktheouch@gmail.com> - 2021-02-24 12:52 -0600
Re: DEC wash better than you ordinary detergent Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2021-02-24 17:33 +0000
Re: DEC wash better than you ordinary detergent J. Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2021-02-24 19:20 -0500
Re: DEC wash better than you ordinary detergent Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2021-02-25 21:06 -0500
Re: DEC wash better than you ordinary detergent Robert Swindells <rjs@fdy2.co.uk> - 2021-02-26 14:06 +0000
Re: DEC wash better than you ordinary detergent J. Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2021-02-26 17:21 -0500
Re: DEC wash better than you ordinary detergent Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2021-02-26 22:05 -0800
Re: DEC wash better than you ordinary detergent Bob Martin <bob.martin@excite.com> - 2021-02-27 06:39 +0000
Re: DEC wash better than you ordinary detergent Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2021-02-26 22:45 -0800
Re: DEC wash better than you ordinary detergent J. Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2021-02-27 02:24 -0500
Re: DEC wash better than you ordinary detergent Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2021-02-27 10:32 -0500
Re: DEC wash better than you ordinary detergent Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2021-02-26 20:55 -0500
Re: DEC wash better than you ordinary detergent Robert Swindells <rjs@fdy2.co.uk> - 2021-02-27 13:57 +0000
Re: DEC wash better than you ordinary detergent J. Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2021-02-27 09:43 -0500
Re: DEC wash better than you ordinary detergent Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2021-02-27 10:23 -0500
Re: DEC wash better than you ordinary detergent Vir Campestris <vir.campestris@invalid.invalid> - 2021-02-28 21:11 +0000
Re: DEC wash better than you ordinary detergent David Lesher <wb8foz@panix.com> - 2021-03-14 19:57 +0000
Re: DEC wash better than you ordinary detergent Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2021-02-26 07:17 -0800
Re: DEC wash better than you ordinary detergent gareth evans <headstone255@yahoo.com> - 2021-02-26 15:23 +0000
Re: DEC wash better than you ordinary detergent Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2021-02-26 07:14 -0800
Re: DEC wash better than you ordinary detergent Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2021-02-26 19:42 +0000
Re: DEC wash better than you ordinary detergent Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2021-02-26 19:41 +0000
Re: DEC wash better than you ordinary detergent Daniel <me@sci.fidan.com> - 2021-02-27 01:19 -0800
Re: DEC wash better than you ordinary detergent Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2021-02-27 10:21 +0000
Re: DEC wash better than you ordinary detergent Daniel <me@sci.fidan.com> - 2021-02-25 03:58 -0800
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