Apple II commercial (1986)

[hitlersucks101]

what a cool dad

[nfistfu]

If my dad gave me a car I would ditch the computer in a heart beat. But nooo I had to pay for my own car.

[MatthewandMario]

that looks like my apple iie

[ssj4goko4]

did he just blame pcs for are ression lol. try massive outsourcing and the usa no longer making goods that includes pcs. and hey i grew up in 80s computing and yes i owned a apple 2. a c64 as well. be happy the pasty faced kid stereotype died otherwise every internet user would be flagged socal paranas,

[lifematch]

nerd

[orcgoddessspike]

LOL and it never occurred to Apple's marketing people that maybe just maybe it could be Mom trying to lure her daughter away from the home computer?

[anythingnew]

FUCK computers! They're the reason we're in this recession!!!

[Bradkalproductions]

@anythingnew actually its cos chinas growing up :)

[mwells219]

"hey son here's a skateboard get some exercise". "sorry dad i'm a macfag. i want to spend my life downloading furry porn".

[lolfunnycp]

i don't have a apple ii but i have a apple ii monitor

[EpicFailFourms]

the dad got him an apple lisa, apple 2 does not have a mouse

[jebug29]

@EpicFailFourms actually, he got him an apple 2, they did have mouses, kind of weird huh? lol.

[EpicFailFourms]

@jebug29 really? wierd

[jebug29]

@EpicFailFourms I know lol. But there was an application called mousepaint. It was like macpaint. It may have just been something somebody made now though, cause I just have an emulator.

[iSquishy89]

@EpicFailFourms Actually, all Apple II's had a mouse. When the IIc came out in 1984, there was an optional mouse for it. Older Apple II's like the IIe and earlier used an expansion card for a mouse.

[MBP6705]

"If all else fails, there's one last thing you can try: getting him an Apple of his own."

Hint hint, mom and dad.

[618wood]

omg if they thought kids back then played on their computers too much lol

[dadsoldtapes]

@nicolunacba Sorry man I have to delete your comment... change 14 to 24 please.

[nicolunacba]

@dadsoldtapes Errr ok, no problem, but please, explain me why did you deleted it xD

[dadsoldtapes]

@nicolunacba Yeah maybe I overreacted - its no problem just repost the comment with 24 years on it...

[PebbleBreeze]

I remember stopping in to a computer store (Software Gallery) in 85 - a 2e was about $5,000. My $250 Commodore 64 was as good, but I really wanted a 2e. Now I have one :O)

[Videodrome06]

This was a huge blunder on Apple's part to yank the Apple II line shortly after announcing the Mac, and then dropping support for the II line shortly after that. It really pi**ed off a lot of Apple II users. I don't understand why they couldn't have kept the II line going along side the Mac for a few years longer before making the switch over to just Mac.

[nickjuly4A]

lol, just go and buy another $1,500 computer! xD

[dadsoldtapes]

Actually I don't think that's the most expensive attempt the dad makes here - look at the car keys at 0:20 !

[CHEATSizME]

@dadsoldtapes wen he shows him the car keys i think he means "i'll show you how to drive"

[FordCrownVictoriaV8]

@dadsoldtapes: Not really because, those could be the keys for the family car...

[xxhopingtearsxx]

Everything at Apple is overpriced. I'm not a Windows user by choice. I'm a Windows user because I can't afford a Mac.

[SlightyDisturbedNBK]

Cheaper is not allways the best way to go.

[SoaringEagle2005]

"Give him an apple of his own..." aka,

"Give us more money. Nao!"

[MapleStoryP]

agreed

[TechForThought]

naughty, naughty cool aid

[TechForThought]

I am sure that a kid would sit inside all day doing homework. yeah right.

[MrEsthetic]

like kids today....

no diff

[MacintoshPlus1MB]

@TechForThought well, I am 8 and I would love to use an apple ii for homework (but I have to write my homework down :(.) 

[dadsoldtapes]

They probably just wanted to promote the educational value of the computer... as any company would do in the 1980s.

[MacintoshPlus1MB]

@dadsoldtapes ok

[kargaroc386]

That's an Apple IIc that his dad gets for him.

[petewkro]

Pasty faced white kid in the eighties sits in front of home computer ALL DAY, and dad thinks that he'll be interested in sports, outdoor activities, and cars? Silly, silly dad!

[DubrowMark]

@petewkro Yeah, because pasty faced kids in the 2000's are so much more evolved and now have Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter to keep them in front of the computer. {sarcasm}

At least kids in the 80's were usually doing something constructive and learning when they sat in front of a computer.

[p0llenp0ny]

@DubrowMark Yeah! Like learning how to program in BASIC. 

[metasuperhyper]

That kid is some kind of Unix g33k now...

[dadsoldtapes]

good point yeah he's probably like 35 years old now or something... you by any chance know who he is?

[metasuperhyper]

nah