Re: What IS "Social Media"??

On 24/02/2026 8:03 pm, Carlos E.R. wrote:
> On 2026-02-08 09:28, Daniel70 wrote:
>> On 7/02/2026 11:40 pm, Carlos E.R. wrote:
>>> On 2026-02-07 09:57, Daniel70 wrote:
>>>> On 7/02/2026 12:34 am, Carlos E.R. wrote:
>>>>> On 2026-02-06 11:15, Daniel70 wrote:

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>>>>>> And, if the Parents then end up with troubled kids, they (the
>>>>>> parents) have no one to blame but themselves.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "My little Darlings wouldn't do THAT!!"
>>>>>
>>>>> Why would the kids be troubled because not having social media? I
>>>>> didn't have them.
>>>>
>>>> Did the 'other' Social Media exist back then??
>>>
>>> No mobile phones. No internet. No computers, actually.
>>
>> I was using an Apple IIE clone (Brand name ZEUS, I think.) in late 
>> 1983 for work purposes .... No Internet connection though!
> 
> My first PC was an Amstrad PC1512DD (Amstrad_PC1512), so that means 1986 
> or a bit later.
> 
> I lived at a university student residence, so phone was out of the 
> question till I moved to a flat around 1993

In my situation (1983'ish) I was running the Examination Cell for an 
Australian Army TaFE Electronics Wing, so Stats were kept on each 
question used in End of Subject Exams to determine how HARD each 
Question was i.e. how many got each question Correct and then a second 
figure compared how many of the Smarties (Top 30%, I think) got it 
correct compared to how many of "Dummies" group got the question correct.

Those two figures, Overall Correct v Difference Correct, where then used 
to determine how DIFFICULT each Exam was .... and, if need by, the Marks 
attained could be adjusted.

STATICS .... made for computers .... or COMPUTERS ... made for statics!!
-- 
Daniel70