[ih] Donald Bitzer, 90, a pioneer of cyberspace and plasma screens

[Tony Patti]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/12/13/donald-bitzer-dead-plas
ma-screen/

Donald Bitzer, a pioneer of cyberspace and plasma screens, dies at 90 

He helped shape cyberculture as the father of PLATO, a computer-based
educational network that sparked the development of plasma screens and
digital messaging. 

 

https://x.com/stevesi/status/1868508177941344496 

An outstanding leader and incalculable influence on modern computing.

If you have not read "Friendly Orange Glow" then it is a must read.

 

 

Tony Patti

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