XPost: alt.comp.linux
From: robin_listas@es.invalid
On 2026-02-24 11:14, Daniel70 wrote:
> 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.
Interesting! No idea that was done.
>
> STATICS .... made for computers .... or COMPUTERS ... made for statics!!
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Cheers, Carlos.
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