I still have (but don’t use) an old late 80’s early 90’s IBM keyboard with the “click” keys and two sets of function keys. Must weigh 20 pounds. Well, 10 anyway. Bug could tie it to his leg and jump in water deep enough to cover his head.
When I worked in a computer shop a couple years ago, a guy brought in one of those old 1980’s IBM M keyboards and paid $50 to have it stripped down, completely scrubbed out and reassembled. Totally worth it. My main workbench keyboard is an IBM PS2 keyboard from about 1998 that I got secondhand for $2 while in college. It’s outlasted I don’t know how many newer fancier USB keyboards. Those guys know how to build ’em. And now they’re gonna have to start putting “Warning: choking hazard” stickers on ’em like they do on kids toys.
I salvaged it when the office went to laptops. I should have scrounged all of them. It is filthy and would need a scrubbing. I’ve always missed that “click”. The boss knew we were working by the sounds of all the clicks.
I tried upgrading my internet connection, but ended up with 128 kbit/s for two weeks until my ISP finally got it fixed.
My friend laughed his ass off when he heard it, and immediately insisted on mailing me a couple of pictures from his recent vacation. 50 minutes later I had a picture of the check in desk in the airport and his seat on the plane, at least he could have mailed pictures of something interesting, but no – that’s not how we roll.. 🙂
Oh wow… This is one of my favorites. Partially because I can relate to the pain of slow internet. The second panel is also funny, what with Bug just staring at the rope on the floor.
When I was a depressed and annoying teenager, my parents taught me how to tie a noose.
To be fair — they were both Scouts, and, as much as they loved me and did everything they could to make me feel better, they just COULDN’T STAND seeing their own offspring bungle a knot that badly.
1995 like… with all the beep noises and stuff while logging in?
Minus that, but more like watching pictures slowly load.
Computers, the ultimate tool to solve problems we wouldn’t have without it in the first place!
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Why not a low-res picture or ASCII art to go along with the topic? 😀
When I lived in the country my only option was Satellite internet. It was awful!
I still have (but don’t use) an old late 80’s early 90’s IBM keyboard with the “click” keys and two sets of function keys. Must weigh 20 pounds. Well, 10 anyway. Bug could tie it to his leg and jump in water deep enough to cover his head.
When I worked in a computer shop a couple years ago, a guy brought in one of those old 1980’s IBM M keyboards and paid $50 to have it stripped down, completely scrubbed out and reassembled. Totally worth it. My main workbench keyboard is an IBM PS2 keyboard from about 1998 that I got secondhand for $2 while in college. It’s outlasted I don’t know how many newer fancier USB keyboards. Those guys know how to build ’em. And now they’re gonna have to start putting “Warning: choking hazard” stickers on ’em like they do on kids toys.
I salvaged it when the office went to laptops. I should have scrounged all of them. It is filthy and would need a scrubbing. I’ve always missed that “click”. The boss knew we were working by the sounds of all the clicks.
I still only get mobile reception but no landline :I But I got 24gb of data across two of them. Costs a mint.
If only it were the candy type of mint 🙁
you seriously saying you would swallow the mouse /cable first/ ?
The keyboard appears to be wireless, so it could have been a wireless mouse.
Or Adam forgot / was to lazy to draw the keyboard cable.
i actually tried to google it and it gave me the number for the national suicide hotline and now im scared
As long as they don’t think you’re part of the KKK, you’re good. (Yes, I know how wrong this comment is.)
I tried upgrading my internet connection, but ended up with 128 kbit/s for two weeks until my ISP finally got it fixed.
My friend laughed his ass off when he heard it, and immediately insisted on mailing me a couple of pictures from his recent vacation. 50 minutes later I had a picture of the check in desk in the airport and his seat on the plane, at least he could have mailed pictures of something interesting, but no – that’s not how we roll.. 🙂
If it’s like the ones typically found in an office, the ‘keyboard chaser’ may count as biological weaponry.
Oh wow… This is one of my favorites. Partially because I can relate to the pain of slow internet. The second panel is also funny, what with Bug just staring at the rope on the floor.
I second Laz :p
It’s 1995 over there?
Quick, invest in Apple computers. Invest in Microsoft. Find Gary Larson and convince him not to quit his comic strip.
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When I was a depressed and annoying teenager, my parents taught me how to tie a noose.
To be fair — they were both Scouts, and, as much as they loved me and did everything they could to make me feel better, they just COULDN’T STAND seeing their own offspring bungle a knot that badly.
Um. That thing with the street address above? Chrome Autofill somehow decided you all needed to know where I live.
So, um? Send me packages, I guess?
Lemme know if you want me to delete that.