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PLATO (Programmed Logic for Automated Teaching Operation)#

by Thomas ‘Thom‘ Cherryhomes (tschak909)

Introduction#

PLATO (Programmed Logic for Automated Teaching Operation)

PLATO (Programmed Logic for Automatic Teaching Operations) was the first generalized computer-assisted instruction system. Starting in 1960, it ran on the University of Illinois' ILLIAC I computer. By the late 1970s, it supported several thousand graphics terminals distributed worldwide, running on nearly a dozen different networked mainframe computers. Many modern concepts in multi-user computing were originally developed on PLATO, including forums, message boards, online testing, e-mail, chat rooms, picture languages, instant messaging, remote screen sharing, and multiplayer video games.

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PlatoTerm#

Terminal software for access to the PLATO system. Availabe for: for Atari 8 Bit and PC, Mac, Linux.
For up to date software, please see Thom's IRATA online site:

Manuals#

PLATO-Servers:#

Movies#

  • IRATA.ONLINE - demonstration ; from Thomas 'Thom' Cherryhomes, incredible good demonstration about PLATO. Highly recommended by AtariWiki. Really worth the time! :-) Thank you so much Thom, this is an incredible good and outstanding work! Please go ahead with it!
  • Why I started IRATA.ONLINE ; from Thomas 'Thom' Cherryhomes ; thank you Thom!

ATARI PLATO Router Demonstration.mp4

Demonstrating PLATO on Atari and PC.mp4

IRATA Online Atari, Ti, and Spectrum.mp4

IRATA.ONLINE - demonstration.mp4

IRATA.ONLINE About Linesets - YouTube.mp4

IRATA.ONLINE About Linesets.mp4

IRATA.ONLINE and PLATOTerm Many Platforms, One Codebase - Teleconferencing Example 1.mp4

IRATA.ONLINE and PLATOTerm Many Platforms, One Codebase - Teleconferencing Example 2.mp4

IRATA.ONLINE and PLATOTerm Many Platforms, One Codebase - Teleconferencing Example.mp4

IRATA.ONLINE Presentation at VCF East - 2018-05-23.mp4

IRATA.ONLINE-Character Sets.mp4

IRATA.ONLINE-Getting Started with PLATOTerm for Atari 8-bit systems.mp4

IRATA.ONLINE-Using the Notesfile Sequencer.mp4

PLATOTerm for Atari computers.mp4

Spasim.mp4

Why I started IRATA.ONLINE.mp4

IRATA ONLINE - One Community, Many Platforms.webm

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von Thomas ‘Thom‘ Cherryhomes (tschak909)

Einleitung#

PLATO (Programmed Logic for Automated Teaching Operation) war eines der ersten computerunterstützten Lehr- bzw. Lernsysteme.
In den frühen 1960er Jahren wurde das Projekt an der Universität von Illinois gestartet und über Jahrzehnte weiterentwickelt und ausgebaut. Das Ziel bestand darin, Studierende unabhängig voneinander und gleichzeitig mit verschiedenen Lehr- und Lernstoffen zu unterrichten. Im Grunde war PLATO eine Lernplattform, die ihren Nutzern im Laufe der Zeit immer mehr Funktionen zur Verfügung stellte. Zu Beginn verfügte das PLATO-System lediglich über ein Terminal. In den späten 1970er Jahren umfasste PLATO bereits mehrere tausend Grafikterminals, die weltweit verteilt auf fast einem Dutzend verschiedener vernetzter Großrechner liefen. Viele moderne Konzepte des heutigen Multi-User-Computing wurden auf PLATO entwickelt und realisiert, darunter Foren, Message Boards, Onlinetests, E-Mail, Chaträume, Bildsprachen, Instant Messaging, Remote-Screen-Sharing und Multiplayer-Spiele.

Movies#

  • IRATA.ONLINE - demonstration ; from Thomas 'Thom' Cherryhomes, incredible good demonstration about PLATO. Highly recommended by AtariWiki. Really worth the time! :-) Thank you so much Thom, this is an incredible good and outstanding work! Please go ahead with it!
  • Why I started IRATA.ONLINE ; from Thomas 'Thom' Cherryhomes ; thank you Thom!

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