Infrastructure
The Rise and Fall of the Plasma Screen
Construction Physics (Brian Potter) · Oct 8, 2026 · 8:02 AM ET
In 1960, a team at the University of Illinois released the first version of their PLATO “computerized instruction system,” a network of what would eventually be thousands of computer terminals connected to large mainframe computers.
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