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IRATA.ONLINE: A Community for Retro-Computing Enthusiasts

218 points| Bluestein | 1 year ago |irata.online

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[+] foft|1 year ago|reply
Thom did great work on the Plato stuff. Also be sure to check out his Fujinet work, really nicely done. Ported to many platforms too.
[+] smusamashah|1 year ago|reply
Can someone explain what this is? It says its a community, so is it forum? But if it is than what does it mean by installing it? Or is it a forum software that anyone can install on one of the compatible platforms to start a new community?
[+] evaneykelen|1 year ago|reply
Is this in any way related to the Irata of Commodore 64 fame? The site doesn’t seem to contain a reference. The Irata I knew from the C64 demo scene is https://csdb.dk/scener/?id=4380
[+] ddingus|1 year ago|reply
Not that I am aware of. It is a revival of the PLATO networked learning environment.
[+] anonzzzies|1 year ago|reply
I am. And it is the best thing. Happiness on a level for no money that money alone cannot buy.
[+] empressplay|1 year ago|reply
You can connect to it via the cross-platform microM8 Apple IIe emulator https://paleotronic.com/microm8 -- there's an option on the startup menu screen to connect to irata.online using the Apple II DHGR client
[+] ddingus|1 year ago|reply
Man, I have to get my 800xl running again.

This looks very interesting!

[+] Bluestein|1 year ago|reply
I had one of those. Good times! Also, came with a (treasured) spacefighting game on a cartridge (can't remember the name) and another - rather more strange one - on a listing, where you could run a (rather detailed) nuclear plant. Great machine ...
[+] pieterhg|1 year ago|reply
This is amazing.

Are there any Windows 3.11 programs that support PLATO?

I'd love to add this by default on my virtual PC at pieter.com.

[+] MomsAVoxell|1 year ago|reply
Would be great if this could be accessed with an iPad .. anyone working on an iOS client?
[+] tschak|1 year ago|reply
The web client can be used on any system with a suitable web browser. Press the orange button on the website. :)
[+] Aeolun|1 year ago|reply
Retro computing with those massive modern buttons with insane padding rings a bit…
[+] mechagodzilla|1 year ago|reply
The PTerm app no longer works on modern MacOS unfortunately.
[+] mfro|1 year ago|reply
Yep. Per the developer(s):

NOTE: 12/1/2024 - We are aware that the Mac DMG does not install on Mac OS Sequoia. You can try the Java Pterm until such time that the programmer can get a new Mac and test and build a new package.

https://cyber1.org/pterm.asp

[+] leoc|1 year ago|reply
'īrāta' means 'angry [woman]', fwiw.
[+] foft|1 year ago|reply
Also read it backwards
[+] mechagodzilla|1 year ago|reply
Ooh, I wish there was a Kaypro port!
[+] ddingus|1 year ago|reply
Does the Kaypro do graphics?

If so, there is a client written in C, I believe.

[+] anothername12|1 year ago|reply
Well now I know what I’m sinking time into this Christmas break!
[+] ThinkBeat|1 year ago|reply
This is really cool. Except that a hub for retro computing should not point people to Facebook to keep up with news.

""" New developments on IRATA.ONLINE happen fast! Check the Facebook group for everything from new PLATOTerm ports, scheduling workshops and events, to announcements of new content on the service itself! """

[+] tschak|1 year ago|reply
Hi. I run IRATA.ONLINE. Where should I post news? :) -Thom
[+] simultsop|1 year ago|reply
That's really odd, if they did it for privacy reason they missed some news.
[+] yalok|1 year ago|reply
What are the specific reasons that this is a problem?

Asking without any bias, just curious if there’re any other reasons than what I already know…

[+] unit149|1 year ago|reply
ioctl man page lists a non-negative value that is floored as a return value indicating user error. given that it is written in standard libc, all the PLATO-based note-taking archival systems that regress in a linear fashion depending on how much bandwidth one is working on.