Totally off-topic except to the extent that “Bloom County” is considered by some to be a “Doonesbury” ripoff: Does anyone remember a “Bloom County” ripoff whose main distinction was that instead of a penguin, it had two flamingos? Every now and then it’ll come to mind and each and every time I fail to remember the title. Anyone? Thanks. :-)
Wait, did I just hear the girl do some horse trading there. She wants an expensive computer with all the bells and whistle, ..or, …perhaps, her ears pierced.
Before anyone points out that it’s illegal for a child Alex’s age to get her ears pierced — or, at least, such I presume to be the case — it’s also illegal for a child Earl’s age to get a tattoo or to be served alcohol, and yet…
My first exposure to anything computer related was in the later 1950’s and early ‘60’s. My dad would bring home used computer paper, the large kind that was all connected in switchback folds. It was absolutely the best drawing paper. The most creative and fun ‘interface’ I’ve ever had with anything computer related. If memory serves me the computer filled a basement room at MURA. (anyone family with MURA?)
Wonder how long it will take for her to get her “trendy” haircut that she will keep for…well until now. She still has those stupid late 90s issue rubber bands in her hair, right?
BE THIS GUY over 3 years ago
Mike learning how to do Christmas as a single Dad.
eromlig over 3 years ago
A 28.8 modem? BLAZING speed…
Renatus Profuturus Frigeridus Premium Member over 3 years ago
Deal for the ears. It’s all Mike can afford.
Dean over 3 years ago
Here we go again, another 100 comments about what someone had bought back in the day.
Gweedo -it's legal here- Murray over 3 years ago
Send that kid back to mom !
fuzzbucket Premium Member over 3 years ago
How do Mike’s glasses stay on without a bridge or earpieces?
Susan00100 over 3 years ago
I like Mike and Alex. It’s great to see WINNERS on this strip, for a change.
Algolei I over 3 years ago
“Ear piercings are really more of an Easter thing, honey.”
tonypezzano over 3 years ago
28.8 modem…. I remember being jealous of those.
gokar 4,la over 3 years ago
I miss the modem call up sounds ….at times.
Space_cat over 3 years ago
Looks like someone wants to open a computer museum!
Lawrence.S over 3 years ago
Shopping is easier when the intended recipient provides products specs.
Defective Premium Member over 3 years ago
I remember when things were so simple… Ah, the good old days.
RonaldByrd over 3 years ago
Totally off-topic except to the extent that “Bloom County” is considered by some to be a “Doonesbury” ripoff: Does anyone remember a “Bloom County” ripoff whose main distinction was that instead of a penguin, it had two flamingos? Every now and then it’ll come to mind and each and every time I fail to remember the title. Anyone? Thanks. :-)
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member over 3 years ago
Wait, did I just hear the girl do some horse trading there. She wants an expensive computer with all the bells and whistle, ..or, …perhaps, her ears pierced.
JohnTheFoole over 3 years ago
133 MHz? How quaint!
mizdurble over 3 years ago
Why are we reading about Christmas in April?
Gen.Flashman over 3 years ago
Why is he wearing a tie
alexius23 over 3 years ago
In the words of Weird Al, “it’s all about the Pentiums”
summerdog over 3 years ago
She wasn’t like this in the old place. I blame living in Seattle.
GaryCooper over 3 years ago
28.8 modem? This was a very long time ago.
mourdac Premium Member over 3 years ago
The good old days going hand-to-hand trying to free up an IRC to install another piece of equipment like a modem.
Kilrwat Premium Member over 3 years ago
Ahhh the REAL ask emerges…
gantech over 3 years ago
Ah, so that’s the plan. The real objective was an ear piercing.
I believe it’s referred to as ‘framing’.
Linguist over 3 years ago
Mike’s learning that kids grow up a lot faster than we want them to. My daughter, when she was about Alex’s age, was downright scarey!
txmystic over 3 years ago
Actually computer shopping in the ‘90s was quite fun…Dell’s original “build your own” website allowed one to highly customize their gear…
ChessPirate over 3 years ago
What kind and length of peripheral interface cable? ☺
Eric S over 3 years ago
those specs: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
that’s like trying to hook up a Commodore 64 to the internet at that time.
bilbrlsn over 3 years ago
Those were the days.
willie_mctell over 3 years ago
Should be a 56K modem. 28.8 was old school then.
Malcome1 over 3 years ago
My first PC was a 386sx clocked at 8 mHz and 12 in turbo mode.
mordalo over 3 years ago
8MB SIMMs! How adorably archaic.
Ka`ōnōhi`ula`okahōkūmiomio`ehiku Premium Member over 3 years ago
Brave new world, and such children in it.
RonaldByrd over 3 years ago
Before anyone points out that it’s illegal for a child Alex’s age to get her ears pierced — or, at least, such I presume to be the case — it’s also illegal for a child Earl’s age to get a tattoo or to be served alcohol, and yet…
jbruins84341 over 3 years ago
A modem? This really is the 90’s!
STACEY MARSHALL Premium Member over 3 years ago
How about a real mom for Christmas, instead of the fake one she had before?
bakana over 3 years ago
By this time, he was so befuddled, he didn’t even Notice that he’d given her permission to pierce her ears.
John W Kennedy Premium Member over 3 years ago
Roughly equal to IBM’s top mainframe (System/360 Model 75) in 1966. On the other hand, roughly 1/200 the computing power of an Apple Watch.
LeslieAnn Premium Member over 3 years ago
My first exposure to anything computer related was in the later 1950’s and early ‘60’s. My dad would bring home used computer paper, the large kind that was all connected in switchback folds. It was absolutely the best drawing paper. The most creative and fun ‘interface’ I’ve ever had with anything computer related. If memory serves me the computer filled a basement room at MURA. (anyone family with MURA?)
joethelionn over 3 years ago
Wonder how long it will take for her to get her “trendy” haircut that she will keep for…well until now. She still has those stupid late 90s issue rubber bands in her hair, right?