Old-school Techie Mugs

The Final Chapter.

"There's a rumor going around that the 90's are back."

'When I was told our new computer was going to be state of the art, no one mentioned it was state of the art in 1954.'

'He's not a 'bad' phone. He's just not a 'smart' phone.'

'I'd explain how the TV, VCR, DVD, surround sound home entertainment system works...but I don't know.'

Boombox

'Trevor was the first rep at the office to have a portable computer.'

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

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

'Music & Gym'

'Sure, I remember using carbon paper. Does that carbon date me?'

A man looking askance at a child on a tank-like skateboard

"It's another e-mail from your folks. You know, this would be a whole lot easier if you'd just tell them about the Web."

He still refuses to upgrade.

Gramaphone Man.

"What I like most about you, Roberts, old boy, is that you don't talk back."

Concerto in DOS for Microsoft Windows.

"I hope you're not in a hurry. Brother Augustus is our copying machine."

"Yes, I believe I was one of the first dentists to use computers!"

"Nothing yet. Try sending me another text."

"Will you get of that computer and do some homework!"

PC literate? Are you kidding- I can bearly use a shovel.'

"V.C.R's programmed"

Man from 'Printing Industry' riding on the speeding computer

Antiques.

'In every office there's always someone who didn't get the message.'

Early mobile phones

'W-R-O-N-G Voltagggeeee for a vintage machine like myself.'

BYOD issues were an even bigger problem in the 1950s.

My computer teacher remembers using Windows 3.1.

'It does everything a smart phone does.'

'With all this fuss should we buy a typewriter in case we get raided?'

101100101101010110 It's a binary code based on rocks and sticks.

Hippex

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