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Re: First disk image of PLATO courseware for Apple II now available

Subject: Re: First disk image of PLATO courseware for Apple II now available
From: "N.N. Thayer" <nnthayer@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 19:02:11 -0700 (PDT)
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The Asimov admin has now moved the PLATO disk image to the /images/
educational folder.

PLATO Courseware - Computer Literacy, Introduction (Control Data
Corporation).dsk

The program itself is impressively broad-scope.  It's not just a
primer on technical concepts - it submits an overall philosophy of
computers and their role in society.  And, true to the original PLATO
goals, it's not just a presentation, but an *instructional* tool that
uses games and puzzles to cement the ideas in the user's mind.  There
are, of course, some things that stand out as very 1982-ish.  :)

A few screenshots:

http://www.easyscreens.info/gallery/20110710/7.png
http://www.easyscreens.info/gallery/20110710/3.png
http://www.easyscreens.info/gallery/20110710/4.png
http://www.easyscreens.info/gallery/20110710/5.png
http://www.easyscreens.info/gallery/20110710/6.png

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