they were cute then
January 28, 2009 9:49 AM Subscribe
1983 Macintosh Dating Game starring Steve Jobs & Bill Gates [slyt].
I love the slightly smug delivery of "We do product called 1-2-3."
posted by piratebowling at 10:30 AM on January 28, 2009
posted by piratebowling at 10:30 AM on January 28, 2009
Woah. Wooooah. What's really bizarre is that software developer #1 went nowhere, #2 did OK and #3 became Intergalactic Overlord. But who could have guessed based on that presentation?
posted by GuyZero at 10:31 AM on January 28, 2009
posted by GuyZero at 10:31 AM on January 28, 2009
The best part is when billg slyly insinuates that he has 640KB of RAM in his pocket
protector.
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 10:33 AM on January 28, 2009
protector.
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 10:33 AM on January 28, 2009
I feel bad about it, and perhaps I'm just completely out of the loop, but I found myself going "Who?" at the first two guys - and for bachelor #1, I hadn't even heard of the software or the company.
I was 2 when that came out, though, so that might explain it.
posted by plaidrabbit at 10:54 AM on January 28, 2009
I was 2 when that came out, though, so that might explain it.
posted by plaidrabbit at 10:54 AM on January 28, 2009
Hey Nicky, have you ever seen the Amazing Lyrebird of Australia?
posted by vronsky at 11:51 AM on January 28, 2009
posted by vronsky at 11:51 AM on January 28, 2009
Awww, from the title I was convinced this was a japanese-style dating sim.
posted by heathkit at 12:12 PM on January 28, 2009
posted by heathkit at 12:12 PM on January 28, 2009
Same here, heathkit.
posted by Stylus Happenstance at 12:50 PM on January 28, 2009
posted by Stylus Happenstance at 12:50 PM on January 28, 2009
Don't get into bed with constant #3, Steve!
She's ugly, bloated, slow, incompatible... and I hear she has Münchausen syndrome by proxy!
posted by markkraft at 1:28 PM on January 28, 2009 [1 favorite]
She's ugly, bloated, slow, incompatible... and I hear she has Münchausen syndrome by proxy!
posted by markkraft at 1:28 PM on January 28, 2009 [1 favorite]
Steve Jobs was 28. Bill Gates was also. When I was 28 I was in grad school, not taking over the world. Jobs comes off as so incredibly smug.
posted by mecran01 at 2:38 PM on January 28, 2009
posted by mecran01 at 2:38 PM on January 28, 2009
Here we go. Why couldn't Bill start doing commercials with Steve? Couldn't be worse than what Bill's currently trying.
posted by niles at 8:17 PM on January 28, 2009
posted by niles at 8:17 PM on January 28, 2009
Jobs comes off as so incredibly smug
He looked radiantly triumphant to me. These guys, all of them to one degree or another, totally revolutionized human communication around the planet with their inventions, innovations and vision. An awesome bunch of human beings. Here they are at the height of their creative and capitalist virility, joking around with a Dating Game skit. It has that 80's success glow to it somehow.
posted by nickyskye at 11:30 PM on January 28, 2009
He looked radiantly triumphant to me. These guys, all of them to one degree or another, totally revolutionized human communication around the planet with their inventions, innovations and vision. An awesome bunch of human beings. Here they are at the height of their creative and capitalist virility, joking around with a Dating Game skit. It has that 80's success glow to it somehow.
posted by nickyskye at 11:30 PM on January 28, 2009
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