Computer Nostalgist Mugs

'Unfortunately we don't do repairs on computers made prior to 1995. We do, however have a sale on sledgehammers.

"It's very sweet of you to visit him. Mr. Mainframe doen't get out much since the desktops came in."

'This may be an old computer, but it won the March Madness office pool again and wants the money deposited in its Swiss bank account.'

"You should be outside with your friends, not stuck indoors all day playing on that damn computer."

"I've just been offered a job sorting out the Y1K bug.."

What's wrong with the computer you've got?"

"Oh great, the printer is down."

"Before texting we had to write letters by hand, and before emojis we honestly just bottled up our emotions."

"And this is one of our most poular models..."

"I'll never forget you."

"Call Harris back from retirement and ask him how we did things around here before computers."

"I know we said we'd get you a laptop,but this will have to do until business improves."

'Remember when we used desktop computers? When everyone at least 'looked' busy?'

Telephone line ends up buried in the ground with a headstone.

"Go ahead and laugh, but this baby hasn't crashed since 1961."

Old Book Smell

"Goodnight Tommy, sleeptight, watch the millenium bugs don't bite."

"Yes, we do fix phones. But, what is that?"

"Cancel my landline...are you crazy?"

and this little light starts blinking when your computer becomes obsolete

Old and new technologies

Social Media

Of course we're faster and more powerful now. I just think we commanded more respect when we filled an entire room.

"I've had a tip off that someone on the team has been using email."

"He's teaching me map skills, such as how to fold it."

'At last we have found 'The Land of the Obsolete Hardware','

'...please switch of all mobile phones, paging devices and alarm watches...'

Abandoned Vehicles Along The Information Superhighway.

"Television sets evolved from animals. My randpop remembers when they had rabbit ears!"

"It's a flip phone. I guess we can document this as an ancient, archaeological discovery."

Jurassic park on the ZX Spectrum.

'And of course if you'e feeling patriotic today, we have here a new line of PCs produced by the federal government.'

'Well yes, it is a Jurassic model...OK, I'll knock off two bucks.'

'No fax paper? Ok, you'll have to ride for help.'

"I can't use the computer tonight -- Dad has to scroll to his year of birth."