[Air-l] The History of that "Other" Internet: PLATO

[Nancy Baym]

A personal PLATO sidenote...

I grew up in Urbana, home of PLATO, and in grade school when I was 9 
years old (early 1970s) we had several PLATO terminals in our 
classroom. I can't remember for the life of me what we DID with it, 
but I do remember choosing to stay after school so I could spend more 
time on it. I remember a lot of us being into it. (I'd be curious if 
those of you working on it can give me clues to what might have 
brought a bunch of 9 year olds to it with rapt fascination).

I've kind of wondered in recent years if that early experience set me 
up to be interested in the Internet and to help with the creation of 
this association...

Happy Thanksgiving all you Americans. Enjoy the day all the rest of 
you! Off to roast my turkey...

Nancy
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Communication Studies, University of Kansas
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