Old-Fashioned

"Old-fashioned" is a science fiction short story by American writer Isaac Asimov. The story was written at the request of Kim Armstrong, editor of Bell Telephone Magazine, with the stipulation that it be 3,000 words and center on a problem in communications. The author claimed that he had thought up a plot line before lunch with the editor was over. The story was duly written and published in February 1976. It was illustrated by Gerald McConnell in comic book style.