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To: KC_for_Freedom

“..Me too, got them all, and they left out storing software on punched paper tape...”

Yep. They left off punched computer cards and perforated printer paper....LOL.
How about phones with no dial; pick it up, crank the handle and ya hear: “Operator”. “Yes, operator, can you connect me to 4-656?”..... “Hang on....” Click, “Hello? Hi Grandma.....” meanhile 4-5 others on the party line are listening in....LOL


165 posted on 12/09/2025 11:59:36 AM PST by lgjhn23 ("On the 8th day, Satan created the progressive liberal to destroy all the good that God created...")
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To: lgjhn23

Yes, had a short stint on a party line. It’s amazing how much we have seen in this life.Still remember when Dad brought home a game called Pong.
Years later playing Mario Bros with our son. Now he is developing SW for his HR company with AI. And I still don’t know what the four forces of physics are. And I don’t think I will find out in this lifetime.


182 posted on 12/09/2025 12:33:06 PM PST by KC_for_Freedom (retired aerospace engineer and CSP who also taught)
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