In the 1960s and 1970s, PLATO was used as a groundbreaking computer-aided instruction (CAI) system, equipped with modern features such as beautiful graphics and touch screens for the time. Summarized ...

"So I was drawn in and hooked pretty fast," said Dear, an intended English-journalism major who eventually left college to work on PLATO — the Programmed Logic for Automatic Teaching Operations ...

"First, a quick jump back to the mid-70s – your online day starts as you sit down to your computer, with its gas-plasma flat-panel graphics display and built-in touch screen. Once signed on, you're ...

Donald Bitzer, a pioneering electrical engineer whose contributions to modern computing have shaped the digital age, passed away on December 10, 2024, at his home in Cary, North Carolina. He was 90 ...

NMAH copy purchased with funds from the NMAH Library Endowment. Documents the story of the 1960s computer program and platform that marked the true beginning of cyberculture, revealing the role of ...

URBANA – The PLATO computer system at the University of Illinois innovated both in hardware – including plasma display and touch screens – and software – educational innovations, email, interactivity ...

A dive into the past, whether you're using a vintage or new computer. We had a CYBER 74 at my college. Took my assembly language programming course on it. No PLATO terminals though, just dial-up ...