Hum..
I think pichlo is perhaps referring to the writing and comm. on paper, parchment, glass, rock, Macaroni (;D) wireless...etc...as hinted at the carrier pigeons...love it....super-duper hi tech of the time.
Or maybe pichlo is hinting at simply pulling out the old power-drill and making a port in his head to get his info fed direct and hence bypass all the modern commonplace irritating superfluous fiddling around just to get his info.

ps
before beginning ...remember to strap your head firmly to the worktable...hurts like a bugger when your head starts bouncing around...

pps
Nokia 7280 looks pretty "space 1999" / "2001" ...oddly interestingly Wiki