This is another gag that has been “covered” so many times that it is almost a classic. This was in The Wall Street Journal in 1959 — I'm not saying that it was a “first”, but if anybody knows of earlier versions, I'd be interested in hearing about them.
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Love it — long live the abacus!
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This is a good one, and maybe you were the first. Now, how come you broke the unwritten cartoonists law that all computers should feature gigantic reel to reel tape drives?
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I know what you mean about the reel-to-reels, and I’ve certainly done my share of them. Should have included them in this drawing — probably just a temporary lapse on my part.
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I LOVE drawing those old Univac computers. Any excuse that I have to draw the giant reel to reel on a big ol’ computer full of blinking lights makes me a happy, happy cartoonist. Here’s one that was in PUNCH before it folded for the last time:
http://heykidscomics.com/1546web.jpg