Oral history interview with Donald Lester Bitzer, 1988 Feb. 19.

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Oral history interview with Donald Lester Bitzer, 1988 Feb. 19.

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Bitzer discusses his relationship with Control Data Corporation (CDC) during the development of PLATO, a computer-assisted instruction system. He describes the interest in PLATO of Harold Brooks, a CDC salesman and his help in procuring a 1604 computer for Bitzer's use. Bitzer recalls the commercialization of PLATO by CDC and his disagreements with CDC over marketing strategy and the creation of courseware for PLATO.

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University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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Brooks, Harold F. (Harold Fletcher)

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Control Data Corporation

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In January 1980, William C. Norris began planning for Control Data Corporation (CDC) executives to write histories of the major business segments of the company. After compiling a list of potential contributors, selected current and former CDC executives were requested to write narratives, with as much supporting documentation as possible, on specific business areas or topics in mid-1980. By late 1981, all the narratives had been completed. From the description of Control Data Corpor...

Bitzer, Donald Lester

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Inventor of PLATO computer-assisted education system. From the description of Oral history interview with Donald Lester Bitzer, 1982 Aug. 17. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62436507 Computer scientist and PLATO co-inventor. From the description of Oral history interview with Donald Lester Bitzer, 1988 Feb. 19. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63289509 ...

Hochheiser, Sheldon.

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