But here they had to rely on such archaic devices as paper and pencil-and even, incredible to relate, shorthand.

Leaflets at the front desk described how to use these archaic devices.

Descriptions of archaic devices and procedures which have no relevance on Pern since we no longer operate an advanced technological society'?

So I purchased something called an acoustic coupler, an archaic device that attaches to a pay phone handset with the clever employment of a Velcro strap.

For the first time, Picard noticed the whisper of a breeze blowing through an open window and the tick of an archaic time-keeping device on the wall.

Such an archaic device, the letter - but personal in a way no recording could achieve.

They took the elevator, which was another interesting if archaic device: a mechanical lift.

In order to help his client, Carson used an archaic legal device called a petition of right against the Crown to bring the matter before the courts.

Within the casing is an archaic device for electronic intercommunication.