How can they make computers so small?
By silicon.com, 8 August 2008 12:51
This competition is now closed. The winning caption, from reader Rich was "Hello, PC Support....right...ok...so it's locked up again...can you see the valve at the top left?, ok just pull it out and plug it in again...should be fine now...."
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1. Rob Falconer
'Ere, Marge, this knitting-machine doesn't seem to be working properly
2. Rob Falconer
The minute the photographers had all gone, the staff at ERNIE put all the numbers into a hat as usual ...
3. Audrey
Hey, who's got my Mirror and Telegraph? This is getting to be a paperless office.
4. Audrey
But this is a brilliant invention. I do all my Fred's pools on it.
5. Audrey
Help!! I think we've got a virus.
6. Nick Fowler
Password? Oh, we all just use IBM.
7. Nick Fowler
Just look pretty, girls. We'll get the men back in just as soon as the photographer's gone.
8. Paul
Computers! They'll never catch on, what's wrong with a pencil and fingers!
9. Richard Gianella
HMRC finally get around the losing disks problem.
10. Martin Balls
IT has come a long way since the days when it took three people to type a letter...
11. Richard Harris
AAARRRGGGHHH!!! start again, WHY do I always forget to caryy the 1. it makes me so mad!!
12. anonymous
If you stand back and squint you can almost make out the shape... these pictures are amazing!
13. anonymous
Do you think we can get a pink ink ribbon for this teletype?
14. Sean Baggaley
VIZ TOP TIP (circa. 1968): Need to save RAM _and_ typing? Just type "2" instead of "to", "r" instead of "are", and so on!
15. Sean Baggaley
Muriel was shocked to discover someone had replaced the master control program with a bootleg tape of a Beatles concert and shared it on the ARPANET.
16. Christopher Grigg
I don't care what you say. They will never fit all this in a package smaller than a briefcase!
17. Miki Breakwell
But I don't want to work smarter OR harder. I just want a cushion... and a biscuit.
18. Steve Kirk
Now all I need is a talking paper clip and this new programme is good to go!
19. Tim Ware
The two man Armadillo eventually evolved into the mouse of the late 20th century.
20. Angus Macdonald
And it's got a 30Mb HD and 8Mb of RAM!
21. Malcolm George
Mavis and her colleague are already hard at work on the preparations for the London Olympics
22. rich
"Hello, PC Support....right...ok...so it's locked up again...can you see the valve at the top left?, ok just pull it out and plug it in again...should be fine now...."
23. Martin Forbes
There was Hell to pay when the gravy from our meat pies ran into the processor!
24. Jon Dunford
oh crap I just got the grey screen of death!
25. Mike Scott
Hey! in this computer room we put the "fun" in dysfunctional.
26. Mike Scott
"Excuse me young man, is that the coffee cup stand on that PC?"
27. Mike Scott
Who is General Failure and why is he reading one of our hard disks?
28. Mike Scott
There are 10 types of people in this office, those who understand binary and those who don't!
29. Radical Meldrew
BBC archive photo: Knitting machine programmers working on one of Val Doonican's new jumpers.
30. Janet McKitterick
When Betty requested windows for her office, she had no idea the change it was going to make!
31. Jack shilack
three mile of tape and all it say's is "put the kettle on I'll be up in five minutes"
32. James Muller
Dora Wouldn't you think they'd have one of these that fits on your lap by now.
33. Richard
Skills crisis solved: Whole of UK's "on-shore" IT, run by just three people.
34. Rich
Ah, the good old days when you could sleep behind the computer.
35. S George
Where is the "Any" key?
36. S George
"Have you tried turning it off and on again? It might take a while but it should fix the problem."
37. S George
What Dos it do?
38. S George
Wireless already?!!! How wonderful!
39. Rob Falconer
I told you you should never have let IKEA handle the office makeover
40. Valerie Ganne
Hey, Shirley, this silicon.com branded 'executive decision maker' desk toy makes working with computers bearable
41. Valerie Ganne
I know it looks impressive, but we've got two thousand accountants with abacuses in the next room doing all the work
42. sarah J
They call this a super computer...it is pretty wonderful isn't it?!
43. Richard
They spent all this money to replace my typewriter and now I can't get the thing to print...
44. anonymous
Hmm, you say they are going to put one of these into every home office......
45. kenneth wilkinson
"Right,Mavis,what flavour Pizza is next on the list."
46. anonymous
The New NPL Home Computer, now with 200 feet of 500rpm RAM!
47. anonymous
quick stop the printer I've just been hit by spam!