Several hundred alumni of the groundbreaking PLATO program for computer-assisted learning turned up at the Computer History Museum this week to celebrate the 50th anniversary of PLATO. Originated at ...

In the 1960s and ’70s, he developed the PLATO computer system, which combined instant messaging, email, chat rooms and gaming on flat-screen plasma displays. By Michael S. Rosenwald Donald Bitzer, an ...

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 ...