blog posts Late 1950s: Control Systems Laboratory at Illinois sought to mesh digital with learning Nov 27, 2017 12:15 pm by NatureIllinois in the News Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images Nature (Nov. 22) PLATO, the first generalized computer-assisted instruction system, was an early demonstration of time-sharing, networking - a 'prescient but doomed 1960s US computer network' Share on Facebook Tweet Email