I'm serious. Geek myself. But I've only been around since computers have been.
2006-08-31 18:50:19 · 32 answers · asked by Ejsenstejn 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
We were messing around with vaccuum tubes and reading flash gordon comics. We were also messing around with the radio as the radio during its heyday was more popular than the internet and the bible combined.
2006-08-31 18:59:34 · answer #1 · answered by wackywallwalker 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They were train spotters - steam trains of course. Before that they were hunter/gatherers. An ancient Greek device has just been discovered with wheels and cogs which seems to be an early computing device for calculating distance to planets - though not of course poor little Pluto. Jacquard invented a punch-card system for weaving in 1805. How far do you want to go back?
2006-08-31 20:45:36 · answer #2 · answered by cymry3jones 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Geeks sat around and invented computers,lol. But, I think that the word "Geek" is slang for scientist, and there are many forms of scientists who develop all kinds of things. example: A scientist develops a cure for cancer would he not be considered, a "medical geek"?
2006-08-31 19:55:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They all dressed up as Spock and met at Star Trek conventions, posted bulletins on the Science Club's bulletin board for Super Mario play-offs in somebody's mom's basement on Thursday nights, and got their finger stuck in chewing gum under the table at the library while they were bragging to somebody about their I.Q.
Just Joking, but they probably did go to the library a lot, and read their parents' magazines and newspapers.
2006-08-31 19:07:59 · answer #4 · answered by Another Guy 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Phone Phreaking, which is hacking telephones. They also had the Society for Creative Anachronism, where they would dress up as medieval people and then hit each other with sticks to see who will be king and queen.
2006-08-31 19:33:21 · answer #5 · answered by Wyld Stallyns 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They lived in secret GEEK VILLAGES, where they plotted to take over the world.
2006-08-31 20:47:14 · answer #6 · answered by In Honor of Moja 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some of the "geeks" were in their offices and work rooms working on bringing the computers
to us regular folks, and made them people friendly
2006-08-31 20:15:12 · answer #7 · answered by churchonthewayseniors 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They got together and had geek parties. Only back then they were called nerds. Bill Gates was one, and where is he now?
2006-08-31 18:59:03 · answer #8 · answered by Papa 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They carried around slide rules, wore heavy dark rimmed glasses, wore 'flood' pants, and listened to lawrence welk.
2006-08-31 19:26:56 · answer #9 · answered by Its not me Its u 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thought about designing computers and analyzing statistically by pencil and paper.
2006-08-31 18:53:02 · answer #10 · answered by bridetobebrandie 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋