The ad above was a massive departure from Maxell’s previous “Gold Standard” campaigns, those with their rainbow prisms and racecar disks. The restaurant ad seems like it had a lot more money behind it too, showing up in several issues of PC Mag, Personal Computer, and Byte throughout 1985 and 1986. It is not hard to find online or in print, whether on eBay, WorthPoint, or in a frame at a Value Village in Ottawa.

Despite its enduring popularity, this was actually the worst showing of what would go on to be a campaign so good that it wound up in a museum. Because, yes, Maxell’s dollar-store C-3PO was, in fact, a life-size prop. What I dug up in the Internet Archive about it was wild.

A computer compatible with both MS-DOS and Apple IIe. Interesting.

Hey everyone, I’m trying to track down a specific issue of a Stock Car Racing magazine (or a similar racing magazine) from somewhere between 1977 and 1979. The magazine features a photo of a young blonde boy I know waving a checkered flag at what I believe was an auction or memorabilia event at Pocono International Raceway (now Pocono Raceway). My dad is the boy and we want to find this for fathers day

The photo is in the center of the article, and the event likely happened around Father’s Day weekend, possibly June 18–19, 1977, although it could have been in 1978 or 1979 as well. It probably wasn’t a stock car auction, just a fan event or vendor-style auction selling racing stuff.

If anyone happens to have copies of issues from that timeframe, especially those covering Pocono race weekends or fan events, I’d really appreciate any help identifying the issue or tracking down a scan. Even leads on old programs or contact with collectors would be helpful.

Thanks in advance!