Re: Latest 1-800-Dentist Commercial users //c Icon ;-)

[rob <rob@spamoff.net>]

On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 19:10:36 -0000, Warren Ernst <wernst@gmail.com>
wrote:

>So I actually saw a commercial for 1-800-Dentist this morning instead
>of blipping over it with the Tivo.
>
>This is the ad that shows a woman going over a checklist of things to
>do, and the voice-over says that times are busy and "finding a
>dentist" doesn't normally make your list.
>
>Then it says to call or "go online". Now here's the funny part:
>
>The Computer "icon" they use on-screen just above the website address
>is...
>
>an Apple //c, a //c color composite monitor, and a 3.5" disk drive
>right next to it on the left.
>
>Yes, it is a modern illustration of one, but there's no denying what
>it is.
>
>It's not on youtube or the website yet, or I'd give you a link. But
>trust me, it is there, and I pratically fell out of my chair when I
>saw it.
>
>Apple II Forever!
>
>-Warr

On a similar note, a local pharmacy I visited last week was using an
Apple //e to print labels on medicine bottles. I noticed this when I
heard the old C.itoh DMP running in the background.  The pharmacist
loves the machine as it's reliable and very cheap to run.

Who says Apple //'s are dead ?