Epson HX-20 Notebook Computer (Commercial, 1982)

Here’s another commercial which shows how far we’ve come in computers - for the Epson HX-20 notebook computer - the first “laptop“. If you ever want to print out a receipt for something, you’re set. Features actor Stephen Furst of “Animal House“ fame. This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, November 18th 1982. About The Museum of Classic Chicago Television: The Museum of Classic Chicago Television’s primary mission is the preservation and display of off-air, early home videotape recordings (70s and early 80s, primarily) recorded off of any and all Chicago TV channels; footage which would likely be lost if not sought out and preserved digitally. Even though (mostly) short clips are displayed here, we preserve the entire broadcasts in our archives - the complete programs with breaks (or however much is present on the tape), for historical purposes. For information on how to help in our mission, to donate or lend tapes to be converted to