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By · July 18, 2006, 8:42 AM PST · billdetwiler

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  • This 1974 ad from American Motors Corp. argued that people should buy its Gremlin to cut their fuel costs during the fuel crisis of the early 1970s.

    ArcticBoy

  • Sun President Jonathan Schwartz speaks in front of an ad for Sun's that touts the machines' energy efficiency.

    Stephen Shankland

  • Computers in the average corporate data center consume the energy equivalent of 80 barrels of oil each day, Sun argued with a display in front of corporate headquarters.

    Sun Microsystems

  • AMC gave Playboy's 1968 Playmate of the Year, Angela Dorian, a pink AMX.

    (Go to the to see a Sun ad on the same theme.)

    ArcticBoy

  • Sun Microsystems argued its was so hot they deserved centerfold status.

    Sun Microsystems

  • With the launch of the Hornet, AMC pledged a steady pace of new products--a new car every six months--in a move that foreshadowed Sun's quarterly Network Computing announcements.

    See more Hornet AMC ads at ArcticBoy's Web site.

    ArcticBoy

This 1974 ad from American Motors Corp. argued that people should buy its Gremlin to cut their fuel costs during the fuel crisis of the early 1970s.

ArcticBoy

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