By 1976, PLATO had sprouted a variety of novel tools for online communication, including Personal Notes (email), Talkomatic (chat rooms), Term-Talk (instant messaging), monitor mode (remote screen sharing) and emoticons.
Bis 1976 brachte PLATO eine Vielzahl neuer Tools für Onlinekommunikation, einschließlich Personal Notes (E-Mail), Talkomatic (Chatrooms), Laufzeit-Talk (Instant Messaging), Monitor-Modus (Remote-Bildschirm-Sharing) und Emoticons hervor.