In 1985 Maxell built a bunch of life-size robots for its bad floppy ad
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forinti today at 11:00 PM
I don't recall ever using a Maxell floppy, but their cassettes were the best.
bitwize today at 9:10 PM
I vaguely remember these but I more clearly remember the Samsung ad which featured a similar looking robot in a dress turning letters on a gameshow, implying that Samsung would still be around even after Vanna White was replaced by a machine. Vanna White sued, claiming a breach of her publicity rights (despite her name, the name "Wheel of Fortune", or her actual likeness not being used) and actually prevailed in court, establishing a precedent in the United States that very broadly protects celebrities' rights to control whether and how they are represented.
luxuryballs today at 10:41 PM
> Except the glaring mistake of putting β3Β½β microdiskβ in the copy when there are 5ΒΌβ floppies on the table.
The MF 2-DD box shown is 3.5, I think they just used the bigger disks on the table because they are much better props for the video.