1978 Polaroid 1000
Published December 13, 2010 | 
1978 Polaroid 1000 commercial.
Alongside the ‘prosumer’ range of folding SLRs, Polaroid released a large number of plastic bodied, non-folding consumer cameras that used the SX-70 integral film. There were several lines that varied in the type and amount of features they offered, but fall into three distinct categories differentiated by the method of focusing:
- Fixed focus – Generally known (in the US) as OneStep models
- Zone-focused – Generally known (in the US) as Pronto! models; e.g. Pronto RF
- Sonar Autofocus – Labelled as both Pronto! and OneStep models, but usually with an AF or Sonar moniker.
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1978 Philadelphia Cheese
Published December 9, 2010 | 
1978 advert for Philadelphia Cheese .
Cream cheese (also called soft cheese) is a sweet, soft, mild-tasting, white cheese, defined by the US Department of Agriculture as containing at least 33% milkfat (as marketed) with a moisture content of not more than 55%, and a pH range of 4.4 to 4.9.
Cream cheese is not naturally matured and is meant to be consumed fresh, and so it differs from other soft cheeses such as Brie and Neufchâtel. It is more comparable in taste, texture, and production methods to Boursin and Mascarpone.
Mastercard.com hacked by WikiLeaks Fans
Published December 8, 2010 | 
WikiLeaks supporters struck back Wednesday at perceived enemies of the site and its jailed founder Julian Assange, launching hacker attacks against MasterCard, Swedish prosecutors, a Swedish lawyer and a Swiss group that froze Assange’s bank account. So-called “hacktivists” operating under the label “Operation Payback” claimed responsibility in a Twitter message for causing technological problems at MasterCard, which pulled the plug on its relationship with WikiLeaks on Tuesday.
MasterCard said it was “experiencing heavy traffic,” but spokesman James Issokson told The Associated Press the company would not confirm whether WikiLeaks was involved. Issokson said MasterCard was trying to restore service Wednesday but was not sure how long that would take. The website’s technical problems have no impact on consumers using credit cards, he added. MasterCard is the latest in a string of U.S.-based Internet companies – including Visa, Amazon.com, PayPal Inc. and EveryDNS – to cut ties to WikiLeaks in recent days amid intense U.S. government pressure. The online attacks are part of a wave of support for WikiLeaks that is sweeping the Internet. Twitter was choked with messages of solidarity for the group, while the site’s Facebook page hit 1 million fans.
Source: Huffington Post
1978 Polaroid 1000
Published December 8, 2010 | 
1978 advert for the Polaroid 1000 .
The Polaroid Land Camera 1000 is a consumer camera line using SX-70 integral film. There were several models:
- Fixed focus – known (in the U.S.) as OneStep
- Zone-focused – known (in the U.S.) as Pronto! ; e.g. Pronto RF
- Sonar Autofocus – Labeled as both Pronto! and OneStep models, usually with an AF or Sonar designation
info gleaned from Wikipedia
1978 New Skoda Super Estelle
Published December 7, 2010 | 1978 advert for the New Skoda Super Estelle.
The origins of what became Škoda Auto go back to the early 1890s where, like many long-established car manufacturers, a company started out manufacturing bicycles. It was 1894, and 26-year old Václav Klement, who was a bookseller in Mladá Boleslav, in today’s Czech Republic, which was then part of Austria-Hungary, was unable to obtain spare parts to repair his German bicycle. Klement returned his bicycle to the manufacturers, Seidel and Naumann, with a letter, in Czech, asking them to carry out repairs, only to receive a reply, in German, stating: “If you would like an answer to your inquiry, you should try writing in a language we can understand”. A disgusted Klement, despite not having technical experience, decided to start a bicycle repair shop, which he and Václav Laurin opened in 1895 in Mladá Boleslav. Before going into business partnership with Klement, Laurin was established as a bicycle manufacturer in the nearby town of Turnov.
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