brianstorms.com
brianstorms weblog: The Past Is Also Here. And It's Also Not Evenly Distributed Yet.
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Laquo; Three Dollars Per Gallon. We're All Toxic ». October 16, 2004. The Past Is Also Here. And It's Also Not Evenly Distributed Yet. The future is here. It's just not evenly distributed yet.". Documentary DVD about Gibson and the future. (I seem to recall that's where he said it. Anyone know? But did Gibson really originate the quote? Is this notion of a not-yet-widely distributed future his? I never had reason to wonder that until last night. 1 What Triggered the Meme. First, let's look at the history.
daleske.com
PLATO - The Proto-Internet
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Skip to main content. Skip to site menu. Timeline and history of the development of online virtual stories and games on PLATO, the "Proto-Internet", written in 2008 by John Daleske. PLATO for Education and Training. Computer system started as a project to make a system for computer-based education. It became a whole lot more. PLATO - The First Online Social Network. There was an online social networking system BEFORE MySpace, FaceBook or others! For example, Ray Ozzie. Well known for Lotus Notes started ...
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PLATO - The Proto-Internet
http://www.daleske.com/plato/index.php
Skip to main content. Skip to site menu. Timeline and history of the development of online virtual stories and games on PLATO, the "Proto-Internet", written in 2008 by John Daleske. PLATO for Education and Training. Computer system started as a project to make a system for computer-based education. It became a whole lot more. PLATO - The First Online Social Network. There was an online social networking system BEFORE MySpace, FaceBook or others! For example, Ray Ozzie. Well known for Lotus Notes started ...
platohistory.org
PLATO History: Yet another PLATO innovation ignored, this time patented by Google
http://www.platohistory.org/blog/2011/03/yet-another-plato-innovation-ignored-this-time-patented-by-google.html
Yet another PLATO innovation ignored, this time patented by Google. Today the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued a patent. To Google for its Google Doodles feature, wherein the company's home page logo is customized on certain holidays or days to commemorate a certain person, place, or thing. Consider that Sergey Brin was born on August 21, 1973. Thanksgiving day that year fell on November 22, 1973. On that day, the PLATO welcome page looked like this:. March 22, 2011 7:41 AM. Please help s...
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PLATO History: Illinois Alumni magazine article on PLATO
http://www.platohistory.org/blog/2010/09/illinois-alumni-magazine-article-on-plato.html
Illinois Alumni magazine article on PLATO. The September 2010 issue of Illinois Alumni. Magazine, the official publication of the University of Illinois Alumni Assocation, has an article about the history of PLATO entitled In The Time Of PLATO: How Students at Illinois Created Today's Computer Technology 50 Years Ago. Mentioned in the article are Dan Alpert, Don Bitzer, Roger Johnson, Ray Ozzie, C.K. Gunsalus, Lippold Haken, and Paul Tenczar. September 12, 2010 7:39 AM. Learn more about the upcoming book:.
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PLATO History: Eugene Jarecki on The Daily Show
http://www.platohistory.org/blog/2012/10/eugene-jarecki-on-the-daily-show.html
Eugene Jarecki on The Daily Show. Eugene Jarecki was the guest on The Daily Show last night with Jon Stewart. Born in Connecticut in 1969, and a Princeton graduate, is a successful filmmaker with a string of compelling, award-winning movies. His latest is the prison and drug war documentary The House I Live In. Which is getting excellent reviews. He and his brothers are now all filmmakers. All successful. His brother Andrew. Which also got very good reviews. So I would always be happy to play Empire.".
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PLATO History: David Lassner Voted In As New Univ of Hawaii President
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David Lassner Voted In As New Univ of Hawaii President. Congrats to David Lassner, a longtime PLATO user and administrator at University of Hawaii. Here's the news story: http:/ www.civilbeat.com/2014/06/lassner-chosen/. June 2, 2014 6:07 PM. Learn more about the upcoming book:. Please help support this important project to document and archive the history of the PLATO computer system and its online community. Your support is appreciated! Join the Mailing List! PLATO History on Twitter.
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PLATO History: March 11, 1961: PLATO II demo, with timesharing and remote access
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March 11, 1961: PLATO II demo, with timesharing and remote access. It's a significant date because it was a very early public demonstration not only of computer-based education, but also of time-sharing and remote access of a computer system. The demo was held at the Allerton House, 30 miles to the west of the University of Illinois' ILLIAC computer at the Coordinated Sciences Laboratory. March 11, 2011 12:43 PM. Bitzer Donald Braunfeld Peter PLATO II 1961 timeline. Learn more about the upcoming book:.
thinkofit.com
PLATO: The Emergence of Online Community
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PLATO: The Emergence of Online Community. This article is also available at Just.Thinkofit.com. An earlier version appeared in the January 1994 issue of Matrix News. Two decades before the World Wide Web came on the scene, the PLATO system pioneered online forums and message boards, email, chat rooms, instant messaging, remote screen sharing, and multiplayer games, leading to the emergence of what was perhaps the world's first online community. PLATO Notes: Original Development. In the summer of 1973, Pa...
