WebUrbanist has a gallery of early office computing scenes, complete with lots of punched cards, reel-to-reel tape, dumb terminals (with awesome Star Trek designs), and hot hot fashion. (Literally, the clothes look uncomfortably hot. And itchy.) Here are a few favorites:
Check out a bunch more, including some awesome Desk Set scenes.
See also: Old Computer Ads, 13 Nostalgia-Heavy Commercials To Make You Pine For 1987, and On the Typography of “Mad Men.”
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Don’t forget the old black&white movie Desk Set with Katherine Hepburn who was being replaced by a computer.
It would not let me put in the link but go to Google images and type in Katherine Hepburn Desk Set
posted by drHowad on 5-5-2009 at 11:13 pm
I’m so glad I wasn’t working during those days. Although I have to admit, as a Star Trek fan, those offices sure give the bridge-of-the-Enterprise vibe.
posted by Joe on 5-6-2009 at 3:43 am
I remember many of these. Actually we still have an office with the 1970′s Orange colored drawers. One of the options when buying mainframes in those days was colors; Harvest Gold, some kind of blue, green, and orange.
Captcha: fodder assistant
posted by Stew on 5-6-2009 at 9:44 am
My understanding is the clothes were warmer as the rooms themselves were A/C cold. Have you in a server room lately? You wish you were wearing a winter jacket sometimes.
posted by Alex on 11-6-2010 at 8:55 pm