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Celebrating the Legacy of PLATO
![[article image]](/system/assets/0000/3424/072010_CACMpg19_Celebrating-the-Legacy.large.jpg?1279552060&1279552059 "PLATO terminal")
Functioning PLATO terminals were set up for use by PLATO@50 Conference participants. The terminals included many of the first PLATO games and an array of social media preserved from the original PLATO databases.
Courtesy of Carina Sweet, Computer History Museum
The PLATO@50 Conference marked the semicentennial of the computer system that was the forerunner of today's social media and interactive education.
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