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 ...
Students using PLATO Terminals at the University of Illinois, circa 1969. Kristen Wilson Students using PLATO Terminals at the University of Illinois, circa 1969. School has started again, and many ...
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 ...
"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 ...
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 ...
This article originally appeared in the June 4, 2018 issue of SpaceNews magazine. German satellite manufacturer OHB System expects to finalize a contract in June with the European Space Agency to ...
Greg Noonan credits Seminole Community College’s PLATO computer learning lab with placing him on the fast track to his goal of becoming a respiratory therapist technician. Just this week, the ...
It seems obvious now: People are the “killer app” for computers. Computers are less about computing and much more about communication, connection and community. Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, email, ...