VAX 11/780 - The Future Is Now

December 15, 2004 7:40 PM

Geek History through T-Shirts.Shamelessly cribbed from memepool, who spotted a good one...
posted by tss (13 comments total)

Cool, Thanks!
See also: Error Wear for a more contemporary take.
posted by numlok at 7:45 PM on December 15, 2004

They thought that improving morale in Technical Support would improve customer loyalties (to buggy products). It was the "Touch the Customer" campaign ...

So... misguided.
posted by odinsdream at 7:54 PM on December 15, 2004

I misread the FPP. I thought it said "Greek History through T-Shirts."

"I Horsed Around In Troy"
"Ithaca: You'll Never Go Home Again"
posted by Faint of Butt at 8:14 PM on December 15, 2004

"Crete: Grab Life by the Horns!"
posted by trondant at 8:43 PM on December 15, 2004

Thanks, gang. Now I'm picturing a toga printed with someone burning punchcards in front of an Oracle...
posted by QIbHom at 8:59 PM on December 15, 2004

Thanks, gang. Now I'm picturing a toga printed with someone burning punchcards in front of an Oracle...

ha, that gave me a good chuckle.
posted by blendor at 9:58 PM on December 15, 2004

Faint of Butt, I thought the same thing, and got really excited. May I also suggest Golden Fleece sweats?
posted by taz at 10:02 PM on December 15, 2004

"Alcibiades Mediterranean Tour c.418,c.413,c.408"

Now In Reversible Colors!
posted by freebird at 10:39 PM on December 15, 2004

If you have some desire to dress like geeks of history, there's found item clothing. Meticulously recreated t's serve as obscure refererences to 80's popculture, including this insanely rad item.
posted by jimray at 11:18 PM on December 15, 2004

I seriously want a VAX t-shirt.
posted by neckro23 at 11:47 PM on December 15, 2004

I read Greek as well...
posted by Orange Goblin at 2:14 AM on December 16, 2004

I still have my MSN Beta Tester "Squash The Bugs" shirt, that showed an anvil falling on a cockroach..
posted by mrbill at 2:39 AM on December 16, 2004

Oh, cool, I finally have a place for my "DOS looks better running in a mac window" T-Shirt from when Orange Micro made PC emu cards. ( It's my gettin'-lucky shirt because let me tell you, nothing impresses potential dates more than an obscure antique computer peripheral T-shirt )
posted by milovoo at 10:14 AM on December 16, 2004