A Look Back at the 1960s PLATO Computing System

A Look Back at the 1960s PLATO Computing System

In the 1960s, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana—Champaign developed a computer system that they hoped would expand access to education. They envisioned instructors usingthe system to build lessons, and students stationing themselves at machines—whose touchscreen plasma displays had a distinct orange glow—to complete coursework.

Source: ieee.org