The Friendly Orange Glow: The Untold Story of the PLATO System and the Dawn of Cyberculture: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Friendly Orange Glow: The Untold Story of the PLATO System and the Dawn of Cyberculture runs 21.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by George Newbern (about 14.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 21.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 43 days |
| 1 hour / day | 22 days |
| 2 hours / day | 11 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 15 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 21.1 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 3,827 Computers & Technology audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by George Newbern
George Newbern narrates 502 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 4,800 hours in all.
About as long, on the Computers & Technology shelf
43 Computers & Technology audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Friendly Orange Glow: The Untold Story of the PLATO System and the Dawn of Cyberculture is an audiobook by BRIAN DEAR: a 21.1-hour unabridged recording, read by George Newbern, released November 14, 2017, on the Computers & Technology shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 21.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- George Newbern
- Released
- November 14, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Computers & Technology
- ISBN
- 9780525499619
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Friendly Orange Glow: The Untold Story of the PLATO System and the Dawn of Cyberculture as an audiobook?
The Friendly Orange Glow: The Untold Story of the PLATO System and the Dawn of Cyberculture runs 21.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 14.1 hours.
Is The Friendly Orange Glow: The Untold Story of the PLATO System and the Dawn of Cyberculture free as an audiobook?
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Who narrates The Friendly Orange Glow: The Untold Story of the PLATO System and the Dawn of Cyberculture?
The Friendly Orange Glow: The Untold Story of the PLATO System and the Dawn of Cyberculture is narrated by George Newbern.
Is The Friendly Orange Glow: The Untold Story of the PLATO System and the Dawn of Cyberculture worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 14.1 hours, saving 7 hours.