Back in the 90s, I remember seeing these ads all over magazines like Computer Shopper that were advertising computers with absolutely stupid specs. Like, stuff that I knew couldn't be right. While I only had a 486sx (33 mhz!) at the time, my friends were beginning to get things like Pentium 133s and Pentium 2's, and I read PC Magazine whenever I could. I was in no way an expert, but I had at least a vague idea what was going on.
The ads, however, claimed things like 500 mhz, or maybe even 5000 mhz. I honestly don't remember, it's been quite awhile. The claims were obviously false, but I didn't know why.
I still don't know exactly what they were, and I'm having trouble finding copies of the ads online. I haven't thought about those things for a decade or more, but they were on my mind this morning and I got to thinking: What was up with that?
Does anyone else remember those things? Were the claims literal fabrications, or was there some bizarre marketing-speak behind it? (There are fifty 66mhz CPUs glued to the inside of the case, that's over 3000 mhz!)
The ads, however, claimed things like 500 mhz, or maybe even 5000 mhz. I honestly don't remember, it's been quite awhile. The claims were obviously false, but I didn't know why.
I still don't know exactly what they were, and I'm having trouble finding copies of the ads online. I haven't thought about those things for a decade or more, but they were on my mind this morning and I got to thinking: What was up with that?
Does anyone else remember those things? Were the claims literal fabrications, or was there some bizarre marketing-speak behind it? (There are fifty 66mhz CPUs glued to the inside of the case, that's over 3000 mhz!)