Retro Technology Enthusiasts Gifts

"What about that! His brain still uses the old vacuum tubes."

"I wasn't cable-ready."

"I'm faxing you something. What's your new area code?"

Phone.

Cuckoo Deposit

"I love you, even though you still use a flip phone."

"Amazing how technology always has the answers. We're saved!"

"Yes, we had a social network, it was called a 'party line'."

"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!'

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

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

Cord cutter

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

The original paperless office

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

GO AHEAD ... MAKE MY DAY!

Early on-line shopping

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

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

"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

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

"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."

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

'Early Laptops.'

"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.'

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

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."

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