Editing PLATO (computer system) (section)

=== PLATO V: multimedia ===
[[Image:Platovterm1981.jpg|thumb|A PLATO V terminal in 1981, displaying RankTrek application, one of the first to combine simultaneous local microprocessor-based computing with remote mainframe computing. The monochromatic plasma display's characteristic orange glow is illustrated. Infrared sensors mounted around the display watch for a user's [[touch screen]] input.]]

[[Intel 8080]] microprocessors were introduced in the new PLATO V terminals. They could download small software modules and execute them  locally.  It was a way to augment the PLATO courseware with rich animation and other sophisticated capabilities.<ref>[https://archives.library.illinois.edu/erec/University%20Archives/0713808/1977%20Aug%20X-50%20PLATO%20V%20Terminal%20Stifle.pdf The Plato V Terminal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201212181916/https://archives.library.illinois.edu/erec/University%20Archives/0713808/1977%20Aug%20X-50%20PLATO%20V%20Terminal%20Stifle.pdf |date=2020-12-12 }}, J. E. Stifle, CERL Report X-50, August 1977.</ref>

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