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Date: 5 Aug 2026 22:38:22 GMT
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On 5 Aug 2026 20:19:24 GMT, Robert Riches wrote:

> Sounds like the apparent disagreement might be a matter of which kind of
> "stepper" each party is talking about:
> 
>   - stepping relays/switches -- used in very old mechanical
>     telephone switching equipment

A picture is worth 1000 words so I clarified. The 'steppers' I had in mind 
didn't have much in common with the telco equipment. Among other things 
they rotated 360 degrees.