The history of Lotus Notes and the influence of PLATO. A journey through long forgotten software genres and product categories.

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@amoroso one of my favourite non-fiction computer history books is The Friendly Orange Glow about the rise and fall of PLATO and what could have been.

I caught the tail end of the PLATO era via a TI99/4A in a store in Leicester

http://friendlyorangeglow.com

The Friendly Orange Glow book

@ukscone I read the book, really great.