jan 1, 1971 - First Email
Description:
First email program writtenby Ray Tomlinson*
First system to send
messages between different machines
@ symbol chosen because it refers to
where you are ‘at’
First email was just a test - actual contents of the message has been lost
First unsolicited email (spam): 1978
Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1971
Now
~ 53 years ago
