Pre-historic Tech Enthusiast Mugs

"No, it wasn't a sinkhole. Your old TV was so heavy the ground could no longer take the weight."

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

GO AHEAD ... MAKE MY DAY!

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

Early on-line shopping

"It's a fantastic computer! It's so old that none of today's hackers know how to hack it!"

STRIP Hambone: Early diesel run computer

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

'Sorry, I can't help you, the computer's down again.'

The Invention of the Wheel

"If I can't use a calculator, may I use my Dad's old slide-rule?"

'As you know, some of us can't keep up with the pace of new technology.'

Reinventing the Wheel

"I know we said we would get you a laptop.. but this will have to do until business gets better."

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

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

"Well you said you wanted a simple, cheap solution!" (IT Solutions).

'Gentlemen, invent your engines.'

"We were looking for a non-hackable, energy efficient data center. Thanks for the file cabinet."

"It called a smart phone. Cool, but no service."

'We couldn't give away black-and-white TVs until we started advertising them as having 'non multi-color capability'.'

'We've got to upgrade our computer system. Downloading information on this one takes too long.'

'I call it 'Myspace'''

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

Old and new technologies

"You're right. I have to come up with a brake of some kind."

'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.'

"Hi..just ringing to see if you got my e-mail?"

"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.

Acme Slide Rules: 'We'll be here and ready, when the current electronic gadgetry fad fades!'

'Telling me He works in mysterious ways!'

'In case of computer bug break glass.'

R. J. Willoby - Old Money, Old Technology, Member 'Good Old Boys Network'.