Re: Distros specifically designed for children

On Fri, 30 May 2025 03:54:16 -0400, c186282 wrote:

   When I was a kiddie, a teacher took us to the proximate Bell/ATT
   facility. It was PACKED with row after row after row of
   relay-operated dialer machines. Physically connected one physical
   line with others. SO cool to watch ! Ca-chunk,
   ca-chunk, ca-chunk the discs would go around in order to connect A
   with B - layer after layer. Straight-up wired contacts back then, no
   software. Electro-mechanical magic !

Yeah, it worked wonderfully. After my brother moved to Seattle I remember
my mother trying to call him on Christmas day. You'd tell an operator what
you were trying to do and she would call back when she could get all the
relays between NY and WA lined up and ready. It took a while.

Then there was the party line...