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Matt Chat 15: The PLATO Computer System
This week, Matt takes us on a tour of the PLATO computer system, an early mainframe-based learning system that flourished in the 1970s. Not many people have seen the incredibly advanced games that originated on this system--games that would inspire later classics such as Elite, Battlezone, Star Control, and many others. Tune in to learn about Spasim, Panther, Empire, Orthanc, Avatar, and Airfight! Special thanks to The Computer Museum for some of the images in the video.
published: 06 Jun 2009
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1960's PLATO Computer System - Computer Aided Learning
published: 28 Mar 2019
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PLATO (computer system)
Self-paced tailored to the needs of the students. Excerpt from BBS: The Documentary (2005)
published: 16 Oct 2018
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1960's PLATO Computer System - Computer Aided Learning CAI CBT CDC Control Data Educational
A brief presentation highlighting early PLATO Computer Based Education systems. This presentation is an independent research project by Computer History Archives Project. For an in-depth look at PLATO’s fascinating history, we suggest the following resources.
The Charles Babbage Institute
http://www.cbi.umn.edu/iterations/van...
Special Thanks to: Arvid Nelson, Curator and Archivist,
and
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
https://physics.illinois.edu/history/...
Special Thanks to: Linda S. Stahnke, Archival Operations & Reference Specialist
And:
http://platohistory.org/about/ (by Brian Dear)
http://thinkofit.com/plato/dwplato.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PLATO_(...)
Plato@50 (YouTube) a conference series, hosted by Computer Museum (Mountain View, CA)
http://www.Cyb...
published: 02 Feb 2016
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ARCHIVES: PLATO computer system released at Sac State
The PLATO computer system was released at Sacramento State in 1982 and offered a broad range of subjects, from basic math and English to running a 747 jetliner.
PLATO was able to operate around the clock, providing individualized lessons at a pace set by the student.
A touch-sensitive screen also avoided the need for students to deal with a complex computer keyboard.
Watch the full newscast from March 21, 1982, in the video player above.
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published: 15 Feb 2020
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PLATO computer on Phil Donahue Show - 1981
published: 26 Apr 2020
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Computer History: 1966 PLATO Computer Aided Learning System Univ. Illinois (CDC education teaching)
Computer History 1966: This vintage film focuses on the early PLATO COMPUTER CAL (Computer Assisted Learning) system developed at the University of Illinois, starting in 1960. "PLATO" was a pioneering computer-based education system created in 1960 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign by a team led by Donald Bitzer, who is regarded as the “Father of Plato.” Originally running on an ILLIAC I computer, it was later redesigned and expanded to run on a CDC 1604 computer, as seen in this film.
Donald L. Bitzer is an American electrical engineer and computer scientist. He was also the co-inventor of the plasma display and a long time advocate of computer learning technologies. In October 2002, Dr. Bitzer was awarded an Emmy by the National Academy of Television Arts and Scie...
published: 20 Aug 2022
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PLATO System Animation 1974
Back in 1977 I made one of the first computer animations by using the PLATO system's "spirograph" program to draw pictures then photograph the screen frame by frame on 16mm movie film. I finally had it converted to digital last week. Complete with the original music track. Leo Kottke's "Power Failure". I hope you like it.
published: 15 Jul 2022
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PLATO Computer System and Digital Natives
published: 04 May 2015
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PLATO@50: PLATO Computer Learning System 50th Anniversary
[Recorded: June 2, 2010]
Science fiction writer William Gibson once famously said, "The future is already here. It's just not evenly distributed." Such was the case in the early 1970s, when the fourth generation of the PLATO system, evolving since 1960 at the University of Illinois, made its debut. Viewed from today, it is hard to believe that the PLATO IV system could have existed when it did: Terminals with touch-sensitive, gas-plasma flat-panel displays, random-access audio, built-in color microfiche projectors and a powerful authoring language for developing nearly any kind of program imaginable.
PLATO was a centralized, mainframe-based system, with very sophisticated terminals connected to it. Its mission was to deliver education electronically at low cost. But it became much, much m...
published: 10 Jun 2010
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Matt Chat 15: The PLATO Computer System
This week, Matt takes us on a tour of the PLATO computer system, an early mainframe-based learning system that flourished in the 1970s. Not many people have see...
This week, Matt takes us on a tour of the PLATO computer system, an early mainframe-based learning system that flourished in the 1970s. Not many people have seen the incredibly advanced games that originated on this system--games that would inspire later classics such as Elite, Battlezone, Star Control, and many others. Tune in to learn about Spasim, Panther, Empire, Orthanc, Avatar, and Airfight! Special thanks to The Computer Museum for some of the images in the video.
https://wn.com/Matt_Chat_15_The_Plato_Computer_System
This week, Matt takes us on a tour of the PLATO computer system, an early mainframe-based learning system that flourished in the 1970s. Not many people have seen the incredibly advanced games that originated on this system--games that would inspire later classics such as Elite, Battlezone, Star Control, and many others. Tune in to learn about Spasim, Panther, Empire, Orthanc, Avatar, and Airfight! Special thanks to The Computer Museum for some of the images in the video.
- published: 06 Jun 2009
- views: 18150
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PLATO (computer system)
Self-paced tailored to the needs of the students. Excerpt from BBS: The Documentary (2005)
Self-paced tailored to the needs of the students. Excerpt from BBS: The Documentary (2005)
https://wn.com/Plato_(Computer_System)
Self-paced tailored to the needs of the students. Excerpt from BBS: The Documentary (2005)
- published: 16 Oct 2018
- views: 605
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1960's PLATO Computer System - Computer Aided Learning CAI CBT CDC Control Data Educational
A brief presentation highlighting early PLATO Computer Based Education systems. This presentation is an independent research project by Computer History Archive...
A brief presentation highlighting early PLATO Computer Based Education systems. This presentation is an independent research project by Computer History Archives Project. For an in-depth look at PLATO’s fascinating history, we suggest the following resources.
The Charles Babbage Institute
http://www.cbi.umn.edu/iterations/van...
Special Thanks to: Arvid Nelson, Curator and Archivist,
and
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
https://physics.illinois.edu/history/...
Special Thanks to: Linda S. Stahnke, Archival Operations & Reference Specialist
And:
http://platohistory.org/about/ (by Brian Dear)
http://thinkofit.com/plato/dwplato.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PLATO_(...)
Plato@50 (YouTube) a conference series, hosted by Computer Museum (Mountain View, CA)
http://www.Cyber1.org
http://edmentum.org
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Professional Narration: David Melvin
Key Terms in the Presentation include:
Computer Based Education (CBE)
Computer Assisted Learning (CAL)
Computer Aided Instruction (CAI)
Professor Donald Bitzer
Touch Screen
Tutor language
Control Data Corporation
Click to visit our other Computer History videos:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOyJD0RHtF_77_oAf5tT1nQ/videos
https://wn.com/1960's_Plato_Computer_System_Computer_Aided_Learning_Cai_Cbt_Cdc_Control_Data_Educational
A brief presentation highlighting early PLATO Computer Based Education systems. This presentation is an independent research project by Computer History Archives Project. For an in-depth look at PLATO’s fascinating history, we suggest the following resources.
The Charles Babbage Institute
http://www.cbi.umn.edu/iterations/van...
Special Thanks to: Arvid Nelson, Curator and Archivist,
and
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
https://physics.illinois.edu/history/...
Special Thanks to: Linda S. Stahnke, Archival Operations & Reference Specialist
And:
http://platohistory.org/about/ (by Brian Dear)
http://thinkofit.com/plato/dwplato.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PLATO_(...)
Plato@50 (YouTube) a conference series, hosted by Computer Museum (Mountain View, CA)
http://www.Cyber1.org
http://edmentum.org
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Professional Narration: David Melvin
Key Terms in the Presentation include:
Computer Based Education (CBE)
Computer Assisted Learning (CAL)
Computer Aided Instruction (CAI)
Professor Donald Bitzer
Touch Screen
Tutor language
Control Data Corporation
Click to visit our other Computer History videos:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOyJD0RHtF_77_oAf5tT1nQ/videos
- published: 02 Feb 2016
- views: 23620
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ARCHIVES: PLATO computer system released at Sac State
The PLATO computer system was released at Sacramento State in 1982 and offered a broad range of subjects, from basic math and English to running a 747 jetliner....
The PLATO computer system was released at Sacramento State in 1982 and offered a broad range of subjects, from basic math and English to running a 747 jetliner.
PLATO was able to operate around the clock, providing individualized lessons at a pace set by the student.
A touch-sensitive screen also avoided the need for students to deal with a complex computer keyboard.
Watch the full newscast from March 21, 1982, in the video player above.
Subscribe to KCRA on YouTube now for more: http://bit.ly/1kjRAAn
Get more Sacramento news: http://www.kcra.com
Like us: http://facebook.com/KCRA3
Follow us: http://twitter.com/kcranews
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The PLATO computer system was released at Sacramento State in 1982 and offered a broad range of subjects, from basic math and English to running a 747 jetliner.
PLATO was able to operate around the clock, providing individualized lessons at a pace set by the student.
A touch-sensitive screen also avoided the need for students to deal with a complex computer keyboard.
Watch the full newscast from March 21, 1982, in the video player above.
Subscribe to KCRA on YouTube now for more: http://bit.ly/1kjRAAn
Get more Sacramento news: http://www.kcra.com
Like us: http://facebook.com/KCRA3
Follow us: http://twitter.com/kcranews
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kcranews/
- published: 15 Feb 2020
- views: 1524
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Computer History: 1966 PLATO Computer Aided Learning System Univ. Illinois (CDC education teaching)
Computer History 1966: This vintage film focuses on the early PLATO COMPUTER CAL (Computer Assisted Learning) system developed at the University of Illinois, s...
Computer History 1966: This vintage film focuses on the early PLATO COMPUTER CAL (Computer Assisted Learning) system developed at the University of Illinois, starting in 1960. "PLATO" was a pioneering computer-based education system created in 1960 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign by a team led by Donald Bitzer, who is regarded as the “Father of Plato.” Originally running on an ILLIAC I computer, it was later redesigned and expanded to run on a CDC 1604 computer, as seen in this film.
Donald L. Bitzer is an American electrical engineer and computer scientist. He was also the co-inventor of the plasma display and a long time advocate of computer learning technologies. In October 2002, Dr. Bitzer was awarded an Emmy by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for his efforts in advancing television technology.
PLATO: By the late 1970s, PLATO supported several thousand graphics terminals distributed worldwide, running on nearly a dozen different networked mainframes. Many modern concepts in multi-user computing were originally developed or expanded on PLATO. Control Data Corporation (CDC) purchased commercial rights to PLATO around 1976 and brought about many innovations and engaged in widespread promotion. However, sales were hurt by high costs which impacted long term viability.
PLATO related software and technologies wove their way into many future applications, with influences seen in modern computers.
{Note: This brief excerpt is from the film: The “Process of Communication” (circa 1966) by the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.}
With thanks to SpeakeasyArchives for film restoration.
http://www.speakeasyarchives.com
See More about PLATO (Wikip)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PLATO_(computer_system))
More about Donald Bitzer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Bitzer)
More about CDC: Control Data Corporation (Wikip)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control_Data_Corporation
Terms and Acronyms:
CBT – Computer Based Training
CAL – Computer Aided Learning
CAL – Computer Assisted Learning
CAI – Computer Aided Instruction
CAI – Computer Assisted Instruction
UIUC – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Speakers Include:
Donald L. Bitzer
Elisabeth R. Lyman
Harvey Gelder
SOCRATES, another CAL system.
During the same early time period (1960’s), University of Illinois was also home to the “SOCRATES” Project. “SOCRATES” stood for “System for Organizing Content to Review And Teach Educational Subjects.” The pioneering SOCRATES system included specialized student terminals connected to a central IBM 1710 computer, which provided highly adaptive individualized instruction to several students simultaneously. One of the first computer aided learning systems at a university campus.
See Video: https://youtu.be/LcUyZPpAYas
* Welcome! If you enjoy our historical videos, please help us provide more vintage content with a donation. https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=LCNS584PPN28E ~ Your contribution greatly helps! Thank you for your support! - Computer History Archives Project (CHAP)
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Computer History 1966: This vintage film focuses on the early PLATO COMPUTER CAL (Computer Assisted Learning) system developed at the University of Illinois, starting in 1960. "PLATO" was a pioneering computer-based education system created in 1960 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign by a team led by Donald Bitzer, who is regarded as the “Father of Plato.” Originally running on an ILLIAC I computer, it was later redesigned and expanded to run on a CDC 1604 computer, as seen in this film.
Donald L. Bitzer is an American electrical engineer and computer scientist. He was also the co-inventor of the plasma display and a long time advocate of computer learning technologies. In October 2002, Dr. Bitzer was awarded an Emmy by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for his efforts in advancing television technology.
PLATO: By the late 1970s, PLATO supported several thousand graphics terminals distributed worldwide, running on nearly a dozen different networked mainframes. Many modern concepts in multi-user computing were originally developed or expanded on PLATO. Control Data Corporation (CDC) purchased commercial rights to PLATO around 1976 and brought about many innovations and engaged in widespread promotion. However, sales were hurt by high costs which impacted long term viability.
PLATO related software and technologies wove their way into many future applications, with influences seen in modern computers.
{Note: This brief excerpt is from the film: The “Process of Communication” (circa 1966) by the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.}
With thanks to SpeakeasyArchives for film restoration.
http://www.speakeasyarchives.com
See More about PLATO (Wikip)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PLATO_(computer_system))
More about Donald Bitzer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Bitzer)
More about CDC: Control Data Corporation (Wikip)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control_Data_Corporation
Terms and Acronyms:
CBT – Computer Based Training
CAL – Computer Aided Learning
CAL – Computer Assisted Learning
CAI – Computer Aided Instruction
CAI – Computer Assisted Instruction
UIUC – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Speakers Include:
Donald L. Bitzer
Elisabeth R. Lyman
Harvey Gelder
SOCRATES, another CAL system.
During the same early time period (1960’s), University of Illinois was also home to the “SOCRATES” Project. “SOCRATES” stood for “System for Organizing Content to Review And Teach Educational Subjects.” The pioneering SOCRATES system included specialized student terminals connected to a central IBM 1710 computer, which provided highly adaptive individualized instruction to several students simultaneously. One of the first computer aided learning systems at a university campus.
See Video: https://youtu.be/LcUyZPpAYas
* Welcome! If you enjoy our historical videos, please help us provide more vintage content with a donation. https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=LCNS584PPN28E ~ Your contribution greatly helps! Thank you for your support! - Computer History Archives Project (CHAP)
- published: 20 Aug 2022
- views: 6387
3:40
PLATO System Animation 1974
Back in 1977 I made one of the first computer animations by using the PLATO system's "spirograph" program to draw pictures then photograph the screen frame by f...
Back in 1977 I made one of the first computer animations by using the PLATO system's "spirograph" program to draw pictures then photograph the screen frame by frame on 16mm movie film. I finally had it converted to digital last week. Complete with the original music track. Leo Kottke's "Power Failure". I hope you like it.
https://wn.com/Plato_System_Animation_1974
Back in 1977 I made one of the first computer animations by using the PLATO system's "spirograph" program to draw pictures then photograph the screen frame by frame on 16mm movie film. I finally had it converted to digital last week. Complete with the original music track. Leo Kottke's "Power Failure". I hope you like it.
- published: 15 Jul 2022
- views: 178
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PLATO@50: PLATO Computer Learning System 50th Anniversary
[Recorded: June 2, 2010]
Science fiction writer William Gibson once famously said, "The future is already here. It's just not evenly distributed." Such was the ...
[Recorded: June 2, 2010]
Science fiction writer William Gibson once famously said, "The future is already here. It's just not evenly distributed." Such was the case in the early 1970s, when the fourth generation of the PLATO system, evolving since 1960 at the University of Illinois, made its debut. Viewed from today, it is hard to believe that the PLATO IV system could have existed when it did: Terminals with touch-sensitive, gas-plasma flat-panel displays, random-access audio, built-in color microfiche projectors and a powerful authoring language for developing nearly any kind of program imaginable.
PLATO was a centralized, mainframe-based system, with very sophisticated terminals connected to it. Its mission was to deliver education electronically at low cost. But it became much, much more than that. It quickly became home to a diverse online community that represented a microcosm of today's online world.
Much of what we take for granted in today's hyper-active, always-on world of social media, blogs, and addictive computer games could be applied to what life was like on the PLATO system beginning in the mid-1970s.
PLATO, an acronym standing for "Programmed Logic for Automated Teaching Operations," started as a project of the Coordinated Sciences Laboratory (CSL) at the University of Illinois in 1960. The original goal was to build on the mechanical "teaching machine" work of B.F. Skinner and instead see if it was possible to build a computer that could teach. In time they discovered not only was the answer yes, but computers could be extremely effective, and economically viable, at teaching large segments of the population.
In the 1970s, Control Data Corporation entered into a series of agreements with the University of Illinois to commercialize the PLATO system and bring it to the marketplace. The result was a great expansion of PLATO throughout the U.S. and the world, with systems installed in Canada, France, Belgium, Israel, Sweden, Australia, South Africa, United Kingdom, and elsewhere.
Fifty years on, PLATO has left its imprint across a wide range of computing activities, from e-learning to social media, from online multiplayer games to major hardware and software innovations. In this lecture, Brian Dear, founder of the PLATO History Foundation presents an overview of PLATO's history. Then Dr. Donald Bitzer, creator of PLATO and co-inventor of the flat-panel gas plasma display, and Microsoft's Ray Ozzie (who got his start on PLATO at the University of Illinois) discuss the history and impact of PLATO with John Markoff of the New York Times.
Catalog Number: 102630622
Lot Number: X5778.2010
https://wn.com/Plato_50_Plato_Computer_Learning_System_50Th_Anniversary
[Recorded: June 2, 2010]
Science fiction writer William Gibson once famously said, "The future is already here. It's just not evenly distributed." Such was the case in the early 1970s, when the fourth generation of the PLATO system, evolving since 1960 at the University of Illinois, made its debut. Viewed from today, it is hard to believe that the PLATO IV system could have existed when it did: Terminals with touch-sensitive, gas-plasma flat-panel displays, random-access audio, built-in color microfiche projectors and a powerful authoring language for developing nearly any kind of program imaginable.
PLATO was a centralized, mainframe-based system, with very sophisticated terminals connected to it. Its mission was to deliver education electronically at low cost. But it became much, much more than that. It quickly became home to a diverse online community that represented a microcosm of today's online world.
Much of what we take for granted in today's hyper-active, always-on world of social media, blogs, and addictive computer games could be applied to what life was like on the PLATO system beginning in the mid-1970s.
PLATO, an acronym standing for "Programmed Logic for Automated Teaching Operations," started as a project of the Coordinated Sciences Laboratory (CSL) at the University of Illinois in 1960. The original goal was to build on the mechanical "teaching machine" work of B.F. Skinner and instead see if it was possible to build a computer that could teach. In time they discovered not only was the answer yes, but computers could be extremely effective, and economically viable, at teaching large segments of the population.
In the 1970s, Control Data Corporation entered into a series of agreements with the University of Illinois to commercialize the PLATO system and bring it to the marketplace. The result was a great expansion of PLATO throughout the U.S. and the world, with systems installed in Canada, France, Belgium, Israel, Sweden, Australia, South Africa, United Kingdom, and elsewhere.
Fifty years on, PLATO has left its imprint across a wide range of computing activities, from e-learning to social media, from online multiplayer games to major hardware and software innovations. In this lecture, Brian Dear, founder of the PLATO History Foundation presents an overview of PLATO's history. Then Dr. Donald Bitzer, creator of PLATO and co-inventor of the flat-panel gas plasma display, and Microsoft's Ray Ozzie (who got his start on PLATO at the University of Illinois) discuss the history and impact of PLATO with John Markoff of the New York Times.
Catalog Number: 102630622
Lot Number: X5778.2010
- published: 10 Jun 2010
- views: 9483