See the weird, wonderful ads that made Americans love computers

‘Do You Compute?’ investigates how technology went from being written off as science fiction to something we engage with every day. In the years following the end of World War II, computers were just starting to make their way into the public consciousness. The intimidatingly technical devices had been relegated to the shadowy corners of government laboratories, but slowly began popping up in print advertisements as user-friendly tools—facilitators of a new age, in which technology and humanity would become entwined.Read Full Story Continue reading at 'Fast Company'

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