LotusNotes
3 days ago
- #computing-history
- #military-research
- #collaborative-software
- Military origins of digital computing and its transition to civilian applications.
- Impact of WWII on US higher education and the rise of military-funded research.
- Development of PLATO, the first computerized teaching system, at the University of Illinois.
- PLATO's influence on modern computing, including social media and the internet.
- Creation of Lotus Notes by Ray Ozzie, inspired by PLATO's collaborative features.
- Lotus Notes' architecture and its role in defining groupware.
- IBM's acquisition of Lotus and the subsequent decline of Lotus Notes.
- Comparison between Lotus Notes and Microsoft Exchange in the enterprise market.
- Legacy of Lotus Notes and its impact on modern collaborative software.