• jrs100000@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Take a look at the copyright date on the comic. This was right at the time when tape recording, not just playback, devices were becoming common.

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      1 year ago

      I’m speaking from personal experience. In 1982, when the comic was published, tape recorders were not considered a novelty, and had been in common usage for many years. The humor in the panel derives from the stereotype of a nerd and how the stereotypical nerd is supposed to sound.