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jan 1, 1979 - The idea of using symbols

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The idea of using symbols -) came from Kevin Mackenzie to tell how you feel when writing a message; however people do not like the idea. A few years later Scott Fahlman changes Kevin’s idea to :-) and :-( . This idea catches on!

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Date:

jan 1, 1979
Now
~ 46 years ago