Nostalgic Computarian Gifts

Ten Plagues for Today's Seder

'Someday TVs will be in big boxes on the floor.'

Video Henge: made from melting and molding 3,000,000 obsolete VCR tapes.

Toy Shops and Educated Children

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

"Okay lets go. You can message your friends after dinner."

How Grandma Sees the Remote

"Back in my day, kids had a little respect for the law of gravity."

'A loaf of bread, a jug of wine, a CD player, a laptop computer, a cordless phone and thou.'

"Der, dad. . . it's wireless!"

Old-fashioned computer

'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.'

'Remember the good old days when the research department consisted of some studious types with a stack of annual reports?'

'I hope it's fixed soon. I miss the convenience and friendly beep.'

'Sir, we need to upgrade our technology. We've used up our last roll of ticker tape.'

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

"I enjoy books a lot more now that I can consistently color inside the lines."

'Do you feel as foolish as I do, having a conference with Billy's teaching machine?'

"Frank, I need your help. The computers are down, but I was told you know how to multiply two numbers together."

Post Office: Why Not E-Mail It?

'In case of computer bug break glass.'

'Someday, when our pre-frontal cortexes are fully developed, we'll look back on this and shake our heads.'

"They make us learn reading, writing, and arithmetic to prepare us for a world of videotapes, computer terminals and calculators."

His Master's Data.

Millennials in the Year 2050...

"This is the coldest winter I can remember."

When he was 16, Ed's dad gave him his choice between a car and a computer. Now he sits, busted down, far from the edge of the info superhighway!

'Yes, I did put a bigger string on it. It's called upgrading.'

"I worry about today's kids, all they want to do is sit in the cave and stare at the fire."

'Apparently the poor love's walkman is broken.'

"Big choices today Mr. retired board of directors. 2 ply or 3 ply?"

"Hi, it's me. My mum's confiscated my mobile." (Kid talks to friend using margarine tub and string).

Golden Oldies: "Hey! Remember this great chart from the nineties?"