I felt the same sense of "who are they talking to here, because it
doesn't feel like it's me." But it if helps give lie to the idea that
everyone over 50 is clueless about technology, why not? So I filled out
the whole thing. I did think that the survey was preoccupied about
whether we were lonely, isolated and (especially) depressed. They
sometimes omitted a much-needed middle choice in favor of stark yes or no.
Me: Retired IT professional with a theatre/music degree. Yes, you read
that right. I was programming in BASIC in 1969-71 using time-shared DEC
PDP-8 machines that were housed at my high school. I also got to play a
bit with machine language. HP-25 programmable calculator in 1976 or 77,
TRS-80 in 1978. Kaypro in 1985, first IBM-XT clone in 1986, some sort of
PC ever after. I started using dial-up BBSes via the Kaypro's internal
300 baud modem, and also filed my classical music reviews to a local
newspaper using same. I first got on the Internet in 1987 when I landed
at a workplace with a UNIX system.
--Peter
> Michigan State University is asking for those 50 and older to help with
> some research. Copied below is the survey they're providing to attempt to
> learn more about how older folks use technology and the Internet. I've
> completed it myself. It was simple and the questions are of a general
> nature. I'm posting it here as we have a pool of older folks, and I was
> asked on another venue if I would do so.
> --Scott Gomez
>
>
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> The following is a link
> https://qeasttrial.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6hVHWh8VetkWpP7 to an
> online voluntary survey being conducted as part of a research project. We
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