Editing Strong Bad's Technology

[[Image:rhinofeeder.PNG|thumb|"Super-photorealistic"]]
[[Strong Bad]] shows a strong preference for out-of-date '''technology'''. Sometimes his feelings are so strong they lead to a state of denial, in which he describes such outmoded technologies as cutting-edge. Similarly, the company [[Videlectrix]], which Strong Bad endorses, seems to embrace a mission plan of releasing 8-bit and 16-bit "[[Peasant's Quest Preview|video computer games on TV]]" which they consider to have "good graphics".  Strong Bad continually remains adamant that his computers are high tech.

== Appearances ==
*[[Strong Bad Sings]]-Strong Bad appears to think that a record holds more than a CD, as the announcer states that the collection is available on 3 records or 7 CDs. Also, he claims that it's available on [[Wikipedia:8-track|8-track cassettes]].
**An 8-track tape could also have more songs than a record, depending how long the songs are and if the record is 33, 45, or 78 rpm.
*Several occasions - The only [[Disconnected Telephones|telephone]] that Strong Bad ever seems to answer is an old fashioned mounted telephone, with the headpiece attached to the base via wire.
**Although the headpiece should be attached to the base, Strong Bad's appears to be disconnected from the base.
*Almost every [[Strong Bad Email]] - Strong Bad uses outdated [[Items#Strong Bad's Computers|computers]], and praised the [[Compy 386]] and [[Lappy 486]] as state-of-the-art computers with awesome features. [[The Paper]], as well, appears to come from a tractor-fed dot matrix printer. In home use, such printers are now nearly non-existent.
*Almost every [[Strong Bad Email]] - The operating system that Strong Bad uses on all three of his computers is [[Wikipedia:DOS|DOS]], which is never used as the primary OS for modern home computers.
*Email [[duck pond]] - Strong Bad says that the [[Atari 2600|Atari]] version of [[Duck Pond]] has state-of-the-art graphics.
*Email [[gimmicks]] - Despite Strong Sad's claim that he could replace the [[Tandy 400]] with a comparable computer "at a yard sale for, like, fifteen dollars," Strong Bad asserts that he "liked that computer." He evidently disregards Strong Sad's encouragement to get a modern computer when he chooses the [[Compy 386]].
**Despite the accurate price description by Strong Sad, he still asks to borrow 900 dollars, most of which was presumably not spent on a new computer.
*Email [[weird dream]] - Strong Bad is unaware of how to use [[The Cheat]]'s [[Tangerine Dreams|iMac's]] [[Wikipedia:Mac OS|Mac OS]].
**Despite this, Strong Bad had no trouble working [[Pom Pom|Pom Pom's]] [[Pom Pilot]] in [[the bird]].
*Email [[lures & jigs]] - Strong Bad refers to [[Fishing Challenge '91]] as "the pinnacle of graphics".
*Email [[50 emails]](Easter Egg) - [[Old Timey Strong Bad]] used a "telegramaphone" more commonly a [[Wikipedia:telegraph|telegraph]], although by the 1930's, they had been almost completely replaced by the telephone.
*Email [[website]] - [[Strong Bad's Website]] is similar to many other outdated ones created during the '90s.
*[[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]](Easter Egg) - Strong Bad and [[The Cheat]] constructed a working telephone from the canister marked "eww" in the cardboard box prison.
*Email [[video games]] - Strong Bad considers the [[Wikipedia:Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]]-style [[RhinoFeeder]] to be on a brand new and super-photorealistic system.
**He also thinks that the individual red pixel that represents the player in [[Secret Collect]] looks "kinda like [him]".
*Email [[haircut]] - Strong Bad edits a Polaroid picture of [[Strong Mad]] with a marker, claiming that he's using a light pen to edit a scanned picture.
**Here, he also refers to the tech as "Cutting art, state-of-the-edge".
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 9]] - Strong Bad is irate that [[Wikipedia:GameStop|Babbages]] has no [[Wikipedia:Turbografx|Turbografx]] games. (which today are next to impossible to find)
*[[Real-Live E-Mails]] - Strong Bad is unaware of the term "burning DVDs" and sets fire to a spindle of them using the [[BMW Lighter]].
*[[Biz Cas Fri 3]] - Strong Bad fails to back up his files, and then seems to think he can do so by keeping some of the ashes of his exploded computer.
**Strong Bad's computer is unable to open the 3 gigabyte attachment entitle "catonfire_fallingfromanairplane.exe" and thus explodes.
*Email [[extra plug]] - Not only are the 'lectric boots low tech, taking up all the house's electricity, but the TV that [[Strong Sad]] and [[Homestar Runner|Homestar]] are watching is very old and outdated.
*Email [[lady...ing]] - Strong Bad uses a [[Wikipedia:Laserdisc|Laserdisc]] and sings a brief, nostalgic tribute to the medium, saying that "everything is better on Laserdisc".
*Email [[animal]] - Strong Bad scoffs at [[The Cheat]] for using ''new'' computers.
*Email [[long pants]] - Strong Bad deems the email "too long" and proceeds to edit it with a white-out pen, which he calls a "light pen" with "expensive electrons". When the plan backfires on him, though, he refers to it as "stupid made-up technology that I made up".
*Email [[highschool]] - Baby Strong Bad describes the video games of his earlier era as "better."
*Email [[portrait]] - Strong Bad is shown holding a "re-eally o-o-ld ce-e-ll phone".
*Email [[technology]] - A whole email on the subject; Strong Bad makes numerous references to older technologies being state-of-the-art. He also claims that he prefers early [[Wikipedia:floppy disks|floppy disks]] over [[Wikipedia:diskette|diskettes]], erroneously stating that "they have more memory".
*Email [[alternate universe]] - The [[Wikipedia:Game Boy|Game Boy]] that Strong Bad uses to make his high tech "alternate universe [[Blender#Game Boy in a Blender|portal]]" is an original monochrome model, which is highly outdated and no longer produced.
*Email [[senior prom]] - Strong Bad pretends to get a message on his "answering machine" from "[[Strong Bad's Ladies|Delilelia]]", when it's actually a clock radio with a paper reading "an answering machine (trust me)" taped to it. Strong Bad himself provides "Delilelia's" voice.

==Fun Facts==
*Most of the graphics that Strong Bad refers to as "good" are from an [[Atari 2600]] or from a Super NES, which is what made the first H*R cartoon.
*Although the [[Tandy 400]]'s video capacity seems low, as evidenced by the [[Bad Graphics Ghost]] and Bad Graphics Homestar from [[butt IQ]], it shows an extremely photorealistic image of a [[Hairstyle Runner]] in the email [[homestar hair]].
*Although SB seems to have a preference for low-tech devices, he must have had a digital camera to download pictures of [[The Cheat]] onto [[Strong Bad's Website|his website]].
**Despite having enough technical knowledge to do this, he needed to call tech support in order to remove the "light pen" markings from the Lappy's screen.
*The [[Wikipedia:DOS|DOS]] command "dir/p", the command used on the Compy 386 Email Menu, would display an unnamed directory and pause after displaying each screenful of information.

==Strong Bad's Computers etc==
Besides his outdated computers, Strong Bad uses several other low-tech implements.  He so often uses these, it is almost impossible to find an implement of technology that Strong Bad has that is not outdated.
===Computers===
*[[Tandy 400]] - Strong Bad's first computer.  He used it to check emails 1-40.  It exploded due to random malfunction.
*[[Compy 386]] - Strong Bad's second computer.  He used it to check emails 41-118.  He was so distraught when [[Bubs]] shot it in [[virus]], he was unable to compose himself enough to yell and argue with Bubs.
*[[Lappy 486]] - Strong Bad's current computer.  To date, he has used it to check all emails since 119.  He claims that it is portable, weighing in at 42 pounds.  Also appears in [[Female Lappy 486|female]] form.
*[[Block]] - Its only appearance is in [[other days]].  Strong Bad uses it to check his Polish emails.  Although it appears to be in the same room as his other computer, it is never visible on his desk.
*[[Office Computer]] - It appears in the [[Biz Cas Fri]] cartoons.  It is obviously outdated as it runs on [[Wikipedia:DOS|DOS]] like SB's home computers, and is unable to open a 3GB attachment.

===Software===
*[[Edgar]] The Virus Hunter - Strong Bad's virus protection software was programmed by only one person, is apparently never maintained, and also seems to only have a scan function.
*[[Edgar#Edga Jr.|Edga Jr.]] - A simple piece of software that automatically deletes emails of a certain length.
*[[Edgar#Edgar's Baby's Daddy|Edgar's Baby's Daddy]] - Another simple application that removes and archives all emails with the sender named "Homestar Runner".
*[[DOS|The Operating System]] - Although this is often overlooked, the operating system Strong Bad runs is [[Wikipedia:DOS|DOS]], which is almost never used in modern day life.

===Other===
*[[The Paper]] - The Paper is apparently a dot matrix printer that for some reason can never be seen on top of Strong Bad's computer, even though it always feeds from the top of the screen.
*The light pen - Used in [[haircut]] to edit the hairstyle of a "scanned" picture of [[Strong Mad]].  It was later used in [[long pants]] to make the email shorter.
*[[Floppy Disk Container]] - Strong Bad still uses floppy disks to store information and games.  It was revealed in [[technology]] that he preferred them over [[Wikipedia:Diskettes|diskettes]].
*[[Telebision]] - An old-fashioned TV, complete with knobs and dials.
*[[Cakkalate]] - Strong Bad's simple solar calculator that is "the future of technology" since it is wireless (according to him).

==See Also==
*[[Atari 2600]]
*[[Items#Strong Bad's Computers|Computers]]
 
[[Category:Electronics running gags]]
[[Category:Strong Bad Email running gags]]