CompuServe Ad (1982): "Welcome to someday."

News|Fonts in Use|Stephen Coles 2013-04-08 11:24:42

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"Someday, in the comfort of your home, you'll be able to shop and book electronically, read instantly updated newswires, analyze the performance of a stock that interests you, send electronic mail across the country, then play Bridge with three strangers in LA, Chicago and Dallas. … $5.00 per hour."

Tightly spacedITC Avant Garde Gothicfor text — not the easiest ad to read. But that was the norm from the late '60s to early '80s. Also, the future is white with extreme turtlenecks.