To boldly go where no 80s computer has gone before

Wow. I loved Jupiter lander almost as much as it frustrated me trying to land in that third crater.

That brings back memeories! I worked for Commodore at the time and was tech support on the shoot. Contrary to the bad rap Mr. Shatner has, I found him to be gracious and very easy to work with.

Two memories stand-out for me:

First, I was (and am) a die-hard Trekker. Imagine the anticipation for me as I waited for him to arrive at the studio. Then imagine my shock when he arrived as I was in the men's room, and he walked in as I was just
about to pee. Suffice it to say I just couldn't in the presence of my idol.

Second, at the time we (Commodore) had a game called "Jupiter Lander" that I showed Mr. Shatner how to play. We all had a great laugh as the captain of the Enterprise repeatedly crashed the ship.

Somewhere I still have an autographed VIC-20 manual...

He says "The wonder computer of the 1980s," twice in the commercial. As if somehow they knew, far into the future, people would be mocking this commercial, and they really wanted to make sure that everyone got the date right.