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Dear, Brian, 1961-
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PLATO (Electronic computer system) -- History.
Cyberspace -- History.
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Dear, Brian, 1961-
PLATO (Electronic computer system) -- History.
Cyberspace -- History.
MARC Display
The
friendly
orange
glow
: the
untold
story
of the
PLATO
system
and the
dawn
of
cyberculture
/ Brian Dear.
by
Dear, Brian, 1961-
Pantheon Books, 2017.
Call #:
303.4834 D285f
Subjects
PLATO
(Electronic computer
system
) -- History.
Cyberspace -- History.
ISBN:
9781101871553 (hc.)
Alternate title:
Untold
story
of the
PLATO
system
and the
dawn
of
cyberculture
Edition:
First edition.
Description:
xv, 613 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 543-555) and index.
Summary:
When Steve Jobs was only a teenager and Mark Zuckerberg wasn't even born, a group of visionary engineers and designers - some of them only high school students - in the late 1960s and 1970s created a computer
system
called
PLATO
, which was light-years ahead in experimenting with how people would learn, engage, communicate, and play through connected computers. Not only did
PLATO
engineers make significant hardware breakthroughs with plasma displays and touch screens but
PLATO
programmers also came up with a long list of software innovations: chat rooms, instant messaging, message boards, screen savers, multiplayer games, online newspapers, interactive fiction, and emoticons. Together, the
PLATO
community pioneered what we now collectively engage in as
cyberculture
. They were among the first to identify and also realize the potential and scope of the social interconnectivity of computers, well before the creation of the internet.
PLATO
was the foundational model for every online community that was to follow in its footsteps. The
Friendly
Orange
Glow
recounts in fascinating detail these remarkable accomplishments and inspiring personal stories. The addictive nature of
PLATO
both ruined many a college career and launched pathbreaking multimillion-dollar software products. Its development, impact, and eventual disappearance provides an instructive case study of technological innovation and disruption, project management, and missed opportunities. The
story
reveals new perspectives on the origins of social computing and our internet-infatuated world. Author Brian Dear is a longtime tech-startup entrepreneur.
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