{"id":1196031,"date":"2023-10-25T07:30:09","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T11:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1196031"},"modified":"2023-10-25T07:30:09","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T11:30:09","slug":"how-to-make-almost-any-computer-a-modern-day-plato-terminal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1196031","title":{"rendered":"How to make almost any computer a modern-day PLATO terminal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In our previous deep dive<\/a> into the groundbreaking world of PLATO, we pointed out the technological advances the system heralded in graphical displays, sound, and user interface; the trailblazing software environment it hosted with educational content, networked messaging and communications, and multiplayer games; and the cultural impact it had on subsequent systems\u2014and even on the modern Internet.<\/p>\n

But all’s not lost if you missed out on PLATO the first time around. The spirit, technology, and even software of PLATO live on in modern retrocomputing re-creations. In today’s article, we’ll look at two of these services and demonstrate how almost any computer can be a modern-day PLATO terminal, too.<\/p>\n

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Although other resurrected PLATO instances are around, today we’ll be looking at two that specifically cater to the curious public, IRATA.ONLINE<\/a> (yes, Atari spelled backwards, just like in M.U.L.E.) and Cyber1<\/a>. Both sites operate a server running an emulated PLATO environment with many of the same software components, but the specific mix of lessons (i.e., PLATO applications, more or less) and their front-ends differ somewhat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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