Two Stop Bits | PLATO: How an educational computer system from the ’60s shaped the future

PLATO: How an educational computer system from the ’60s shaped the future (plato cbt education communications) (arstechnica.com | ia)

7 points by bmonkey325 107 days ago | 6 comments

KODust 106 days ago
Folks interested in PLATO should read Brian Dear's definitive tome: The Friendly Orange Glow.
http://friendlyorangeglow.com
- bmonkey325 106 days ago
  This is something fun I will try to read during the holiday season. A related wealth of information on Plato: http://platohistory.org/
  Hopefully the webmaster will get a LetsEncrypt cert soon as that may turn off a lot of visitors
- rocky1138 102 days ago
  Also please check out IRATA.ONLINE, which is a modern-day live PLATO system that you can connect to with vintage hardware.
  https://www.irata.online/#about
  - bmonkey325 102 days ago
    Think they are swamped. I asked about 1 week ago and still nothing.
    - rocky1138 102 days ago
      That wasn't my experience. I recommend following up with them.
    - bmonkey325 101 days ago
      Came through in the afternoon.