Thelatest #FujiNet version of PLATOTERM has been released for Atari 8-bitusers with FujiNet adapters! You can run the latest copy by using TNFS serveratari-apps.irata.online, and loading plato.atr from inside the Comms folder.
PLATOTERM 1.3 LITE for Atari 8-bit Computers has been released. This version fits in a 16K cartridge ROM byremoving preferences support, but otherwise is the complete terminal program. New features in this versioninclude a 2048 byte input buffer, support for higher baud rates, and all of the various supported pointingdevices. The disk version will be updated soon to match.
PLATOTERM 1.3 for Commodore 64 has been released, which includes manyfixes including improved character set image processing and the additionof basic color support for text (for the 8 basic PLATO system colors),much like the ZX Spectrum version.
The Apple IIgs version of PLATOTERM is ready for alpha testing! Please test, if you can! You will needan Apple IIgs with at least 512K of RAM, Marinetti, and a supported Ethernet card such as the Uthernetor Uthernet II. Serial is not yet supported, but will be added in an upcoming release.
The new release of PLATOTERM Amiga is ready for testing. Support for PAL displays has been added, allowing themto utilize the full 512 lines of visible display in interlaced mode, and thus use a larger font; covering the entire display. If you are a PAL user, please test and let me know how it works! -Thom
IRATA.ONLINE is provided for the benefit of retro-computing users to have a place to socialize, anddevelop interesting multi-user, interactive, and graphical games and social applications. It descendsfrom the historical PLATO system, a massive time-sharing system that lasted from 1962 until NovaNET was closed in 2015. Wikipedia entry.
It is vital that communities grow, and to that end, IRATA.ONLINE is part of a rebirth of the PLATO systemthat started with the launching of Cyber1.org in 2004, and is the directresult of the efforts of that community to provide a distribution of the PLATO system that could be runon other systems. IRATA.ONLINEwas initially intended to provide users of Atari 8-bit computer systems a customized experience thatwas easy to use. It is hoped that with the introduction of more PLATO terminals for other platforms thatIRATA.ONLINE's reach can extend even further.
Where will it go? Who knows. This is an experiment to provide something better than a BBS, bymaking something that is not only multi-user, but provides a complete social development experiencefor its users.
IRATA.ONLINE provides PLATOTerm, a terminal emulator for PLATO systems such as IRATA.ONLINE, andCYBER1.ORG PLATOTerm is being ported to dozens of systems, andmany targets are already available. The source code is also available for all of these targets, so thatthe terminal can not only be improved, each target can be used as a concrete example of how to realize a PLATOterminal for a platform currently not covered by PLATOTerm.
While this won't give you access to every part of the system (you will not be able to see users, or to use term-talk, for example), it will allow you to see the system, before your account is approved.
Notesfiles are the PLATO equivalent of forum posts. Anyone can post and reply to them, andanyone can request for notesfiles to be made. They can be private to a single person, a groupor to the public.
Programmable character sets are an integral part of the PLATO experience, they allow you todesign graphics that can be quickly transmitted, and the system provides a way to create notjust individual character cells, but combine them together to produce more complex graphics.
Shown here is a video providing an overview of IRATA.ONLINE, and its most basic andpervasive features. We log onto the system using both the PTERM and Atari clients, andwalk through the various menus, showing quickly how notes (and personal notes) work, aswell as show a quick glance of the games available, and a quick introduction to the uniqueprogramming environment available on PLATO systems.
The Protocol that IRATA.ONLINE uses is an ASCII based protocol developed for PLATO.it is ASCII in that it uses 7-bit characters and does not use the 8th bit of the byte.The protocol is completely documented in the "s0ascers" document, provided both belowand accessible using either author mode or Go in the menu system. If you wish to maketerminal software to access this service, this document is most useful.
To help foster adoption of the service, alongside the protocol implementation documentationabove, and the pterm source code, also above. Steve Peltz also provided example implementationsof a classic 68K Macintosh terminal (MacPAD) and a Sun SPARC terminal (XPad), both of theseare sample implementations written in easy to understand C, that can be brought over to bootstrapother terminal program efforts. A big thank you to Steve Peltz.
While not needed, it is possible for PLATO terminals to receive code from IRATA and execute it locally, possibly while interacting with code running on IRATA. A Micro Tutor interpreter exists within PTerm 6.0, and thus can be used to run Micro-Tutor lessons, and with appropriate implementations on other processors (6502, 6809, 68000, etc.), Micro-TUTOR could be extended to a wide variety of retro-computing systems. Source code in assembly for the Z80 Micro-Tutor interpreter is below:
IRATA.ONLINE like all PLATO systems, utilizes the TUTOR language for the majority of itsprograms and lessons. It is a very simple language to learn, and is designed to leveragethe unique aspects of the service. The editor, debugger, and visual editors needed to makeexcellent programs for this service, are all built in, and available to users that ask foran Author sign-on.
Watch the short video on the IRATA International online proctoring page to see how convenient it is to test from home or work. Be sure to run the system test and exam simulation before you sign in to register for an online proctored exam. Good luck!
Exam appointments may be made in advance or on the day you wish to test, subject to availability and depending on the exam that you wish to take. The exam/appointment testing time limit noted on Pearson VUE web pages reflects the total appointment time, including an NDA, exam time, and survey.
IRATA International Certification exams are components of IRATA International Certification schemes. The exams are computer-based assessments of knowledge, competencies, and skills using the following formats:
Accommodations are any modifications made to tests or testing conditions that allow students with physical disabilities, learning disabilities, or limited English-language ability to demonstrate their knowledge and skills in a testing situation. As standard, if English is not your first language you will be given an additional 50% of the time limit to complete your exam. For additional accommodations please visit
irata.org/page/exam-accommodations for more information.
You must contact Pearson VUE or access your online Pearson VUE account to reschedule your exam at least a minimum of 48 hours prior to your appointment. Exams cannot be rescheduled less than 48 hours prior to your appointment. Failure to reschedule in time or failure to appear for your appointment will result in the forfeiture of your exam fee.
a) minimum age of 18 years.
b) candidates must be in good physical and mental condition self-certified, free from disabilities or medical conditions that may affect their safety. The candidate must be physically prepared to perform tasks that require strength, agility, coordination and are able to withstand the discomfort and stresses of working outside in the heat, cold, wind and other unfavorable weather conditions.
Technicians who carry out or intend to carry out work on ropes such as: inspection, testing, structural surveys on towers, piers, well, dams, wind towers; maintenance work on offshore platforms, power stations and petrochemical plants on the mainland; civil engineering maintenance and repair works on bridges, historical and iconic buildings; geotechnical engineering works such as drainage and rock wall consolidation.
Irata (industrial rope access trade association) is an organization of global significance. It is an association whose members are technicians and companies who work on ropes or do training for rope access work throughout the world.
Irata is recognized as the world's leading authority on industrial rope access. The association's aim is to support the activities of its members and technicians, and in the promotion and development of its safe system for rope access work.
An irata L1 technician is:
A) able to understand and follow the procedures for work on ropes, knows how to apply the method and make evaluations on the associated risks;
B) responsible for inspections of their own equipment;
C) able to assist in system assembly and other operations, under the guidance of a higher level supervisor;
D) able to undertake a simple rescue involving descent and have a knowledge of hauling systems.
Training course is intended for workers who must learn the basic techniques for evacuating an injured person from metal structures (cranes, metal structures, scaffolding and pylons), or from places difficult to access and exit, more properly defined as "confined spaces" (16 hours)
Training course intended for workers who, individually or in a company team, must learn the specific techniques for evacuating an injured person in industrial plants from non-standardized situations, including through the use of complex devices. (16 hours)
Training course aimed at civil protection operators, in the staff of institutions or occasional, who want to give practical help and support to qualified professionals working in a scenery of disaster or public danger (16 hours)
Training course intended for civil protection operators in the staff of institutions, which, already having the skills provided in SAR L1 Low Angle, and having already had experience, intend to increase the baggage of purely technical skills (24 hours)
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