Wow…. end of an era.
Dr. Donald L. Bitzer, creator of the PLATO system, and co-inventor of many key technologies like the AC gas-plasma flat-screen display, passed away yesterday at 90. Don was the main person I wrote about in my book THE FRIENDLY ORANGE GLOW.
No words. RIP, Don.
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@brianstorms I had the great luck to spend a Saturday playing on a PLATO network at Control Data headquarters when I was a kid, it was such an incredible experience. I still remember playing Empire all day long.
Read your book this year.
Went never having heard of PLATO to being utterly enthralled.
You helped bring Donald Bitzer, and his pretty amazing vision, to a wider audience.
Thank you.
Please send Bruce my warmest regards
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