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Apr 25 / Ozymandias

Moof!

David Becker of Wired posted some of the lamest technology mascots of all time. To quote:

Creatures such as Tux the penguin have become bizarrely treasured icons, while others, such as recent roadside-autopsy subject Jeeves, are better off in the hereafter. And some, such as the freakishly terrifying jester touting Adobe’s new Creative Suite 3, are an indication that vector-based illustration software should probably come with consumer warning labels, just like those found on drugs, circular saws and guns. From the charmingly pixelated to the hideously misguided, join us on a tour of the good, the bad and the ridiculously lame of technology mascots.

Clippy is a natural, but I have to say my favorite is Apple’s Clarus the Dogcow:

Apple introduced this comically bitmapped mammal in 1983 as a way to show paper orientation before printing. The unholy hybrid has since inspired a loyal cult following with numerous web shrines, movies and signature cries of “Moof!”

Go Dogcow!

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  • http://www.8bitjoystick.com/ Jake of 8bitjoystick.com

    I think the inclusion of Clarus is just flame bait to tempt Mac Fans.  MOOF!

  • Chris

    Seriously? It’s not like this was a company or product defining logo. We are talking about a paper orientation logo.  I mean it’s nothing like, oh, MS Bob, Paperclip or the annoying search dog in Windows. To each their own. Definitely seems like flamebait and by rereading my post, looks like it worked. lol.

  • Anonymous

    You guys are thinking way too hard about this. I like the dogcow – that’s all. To each his own! :)

  • JohnCz
  • 360 DO SCRATCH DISCS
  • 360 is unreliable console

    it scratches discs itself. PROVEN FACT

  • Anonymous

    Feel better now that you’ve gotten that off your chest? :)

    The funny thing is that some folks still think I filter comments. Ah well. ;)