Retro Tech Nerd Gifts

'Oh look, TV over the phone lines. I wonder if it works with a modem?'

'The wheel was great, but what have you done for me lately?'

The Computer Bore

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

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

'Big audio gear is coming back!'

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

"In the old days, we had to constantly feed the screensaver."

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

'I don't care what the Hares have. Dial-Up is good enough for us!'

"The low-res JPEG of Dorian Gray"

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

The original paperless office

GO AHEAD ... MAKE MY DAY!

STRIP Hambone: Early diesel run computer

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

Backlash industries: makers of the macro-chip, bigger, slower..and it even makes mistakes

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

Early on-line shopping

Robot Grabber Arcade Game Machine

Before the development of the microchip, attempts to build a laptop computer were largely unsuccessful.

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

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

"The new computer is great, but we can't get rid of the old one. It knows too much."

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

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

"Sorry it's late. I got caught in Spring migration."

Bill was so determined to Twitter no one dared tell him he couldn't do it with a calculator.

'Early Laptops.'

Library Computer Center: Cybrarian

"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).

'Just as we finally get the industrial revolution down pat, we find ourselves in the middle of the electronic revolution.'