The Friendly Orange Glow: The Untold Story of the PLATO System and the Dawn of Cyberculture
by Brian Dear
Description
This richly researched history reveals how PLATO, an experimental computer-based education system developed in the 1960s, evolved into a pioneering social and technological platform. Long before the modern internet, its users exchanged messages, built online communities, created multiplayer games, and explored ideas that would shape the emerging culture of cyberspace. The book traces PLATO’s influence on innovations ranging from networked gaming and online communication to touchscreen interfaces and flat-panel displays, while bringing to life the visionary people who made it possible. Engaging and deeply informed, it offers a compelling account of the overlooked origins of cyberculture.
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paperback
Pantheon Books
Published Jan 1, 2017
613 pages
ISBN: 9781101871553
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First Published
2017
Language
eng
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