Tech History Buff Mugs

Early tech support

Early tech support.

"Hey, look, grampa was a flip phone!"

Brggar holding sign - 'Victim of computer age'.

Ripod

As a child Moses was always getting into trouble

"In my day we had party lines where people could listen in on your conversations without you knowing it."

'Grandpa, tell me about the 'good old days' when luddies ruled the earth.'

"It's a pay phone. And I thought our planet was behind on technology."

'You used to dial phones? Lick stamps? Grandma, what are you talking about?'

Computing.

"Interesting concept. Have you thought about using fossil fuels?"

"The interview went pretty well but they didn't seem terribly impressed with my mimeograph experience."

"Ogg is cooking tonight...and it looks like he just discovered microwaves!"

"I remember when a politician's server meant his maid or butler."

Pre-email and Post-email.

'Wow -- Grandpa's got an immobile phone!'

Signs grampa has run out of 'When I Was Your Age' stories.

Old style security

'You tned to forget how big and chunky they were!'

'We didn't know what to do with all our old, outdated equipment, so we made a sculpture garden from it.'

'Turkey dot com.'

"When I was your age, all we had to know was how to wind."

"I guess you use this if you want to take selfies in private."

"The grandkids don't call because now all they do is text."

The original paperless office

The Beginnings of Technology

Phone Call

"Tell us another story where you interject with a reminder that nobody had cell phones then."

Early Pioneers (TVs,speakers,headphones,etc)

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

"Frankly, I'm not too keen on the new logo"

Computer Based Training - the early years

"We call it the iPlod and it allows you to carry your whole music library around with you!"

The dawn of texting