Well here’s something you don’t see every day. I’m the Computer Man is a bizarre, funny parody of Apple Macintosh tech support services. Shot with a 70s disco flavor and sung in Scatman John style, this is one unique Mac related video. Entertaining, in a cloyingly sweet way.
I’m the Macintosh man with the virus scan
Moving your files all across the land
Some Photoshop photos and After Dark
Get your Microsoft Office, XPress your Quark
Millions of colors with a VRAM chip
How about a system crash that will make you flip?
A reader comment on YouTube notes that the video was created by the McCann Erickson Agency IT staff back around 1997. I hope they gave these guys some time off…
Adam Rosen is an Apple certified IT consultant specializing in Macintosh systems new and old. He lives in Boston with two cats and too many possessions. In addition to membership in the Cult of Mac, Adam has written for Low End Mac and is curator of the Vintage Mac Museum. He also enjoys a good libation.
8 responses to “I’m the Computer Man – Old Video Parodies Mac Support Techs”
Art would love to see this Video just go away, it is never going to happen now. I can not believe how many people have seen this now.
Patrick, did you work on this piece? It’s hilarious – and widely believed to be a real commercial around the internet! Do you know the backstory?
lol
Insanely grating.
LOL. Imagine Steve Jobs stars in this ad :)
The tune reminds me of the song “ScatMan”
No shit, Sherlock
It’s actually Photoshop filters not photos.