Retro Tech Collectors Gifts

"Please mum - not the baby photos."

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

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

Cord cutter

Photographer Phone: 'Okay everybody, SMILE!'

GO AHEAD ... MAKE MY DAY!

STRIP Hambone: Early diesel run computer

"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!"

"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.'

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

Old Phones Lasagne

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

"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."

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

Old and new technologies

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

'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.'

'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.'

'I call it 'Myspace'''

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

'Father, when are you going to get software for our home computer that will teach me French?'

The anti-social network: 'Hey Jeffrey...I need help setting up my dad's anti-social network.'

'Gentlemen, invent your engines.'

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

He still refuses to upgrade.

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

'In case of computer bug break glass.'

"Rats! It doesn't work...but why?? Why??!!"

'Telling me He works in mysterious ways!'

It's a wireless.