Old is new
When LG introduced the "new" WebOS software for its line of Smart TVs, it had served for many years in devices of this kind.
What are smartphones? (Palm Pre and Pixi, to be precise)
"It's dangerous to go alone, take this."
What is "The Legend of Zelda"?
If it hadn't gone defunct in 1989, Messerschmit Bölkow Blohm would probably be suing the owner of this application.
What is the "Modularer Backend Baukasten".
Before being renamed to profit from Java's slipstream, JavaScript was originally called this.
What is LiveScript?
If there was a textbook definition of a meme, this would be it.
What is "all your base (are belong to us)".
Long before Facebook's metaverse, there were embassies, brand presences and even Rainer Calmund in this virtual reality platform.
What is Second Life?
"Look, a three-headed monkey!"
What is "The Secret of Monkey Island"?
Not only, but especially, premenstrual women find this product's choice of abbreviation to be in poor taste.
What is "Produkt Management System"?
This year marks the release of everyone's favourite programming language.
What is 1995?
This catchy meme has long been adopted to extend beyond the realm of baked goods.
What is "the cake is a lie"?
Before Apple re-branded Qi as MagSafe and even before Qi itself, Palm offered this wireless (and magnetic) charging solution for their range of "Pre" smartphones.
What is Touchstone?
"Hi, I'm selling fine leather jackets like the one I am wearing."
What is "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade"?
The Men in Black may have to look no further than their own vehicle's dashboard to see one of these.
What is the "Modularer Infotainment Baukasten"?
The actor system popularized by Akka is heavily inspired by this language.
What is Erlang?
While the original image is taken out of context, this meme nevertheless is used frequently to call into question the common sense behind a decision.
What is the picard facepalm?
Long before the first Smartphone, Hedy Lamarr and Georg Antheil layed the foundation for bluetooth communications by inventing a frequency-hopping spread-spectrum communications system for this kind of device.
What is a torpedo?
"I'm not a malefactor, I'm a lagomorph!"
What is "Sam & Max"?
A dose of (German) Lysergic acid diethylamide is what every developer craves after a week with this component.
What is Local Service Disabling?
Objective-C borrows many concepts from this early OO language.
What is Smalltalk?
Failure by decision makers to act on a blatantly obvious problem is often derided through use of this meme.
What is "this is fine"?
Although often out of the reach of ordinary citizens this ancient system can be considered an early predecessor of modern central heating.
What is a hypocaust?
"Will this hurt, doc?"
"Yes, quite considerably."
What is "Beneath a Steel Sky"?
Not considering any endorsement deals, Major League Baseball can be linked to Audi by way of this.
What is the "modularer Längsbaukasten"?
While of venerable age itself, COBOL is preceded by, and in part based on, this language designed by Grace Hopper.
What is FLOW-MATIC?
While sadly missing from the Teams library of emojis, this goateed variation of a common meme face enjoyed high popularity in the HipChat age of Valtech (Mobility).
Who (or what) is (trolf)?