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krissel
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Where the @ symbol originated
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May 08, 2009, 02:57:59 AM »
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/05/i...-473-years-old/
And of course, the first email:
http://openmap.bbn.com/~tomlinso/ray/firstemailframe.html
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gunug
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May 08, 2009, 05:15:10 AM »
I know from now on I'm going to always think of it as "the monkey" sign; it indicates where gunug monkey is lurking these days!
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Xairbusdriver
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Where the @ symbol originated
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May 08, 2009, 08:23:05 AM »
QUOTE("Ray Tomlinson")
The...messages were entirely forgettable and I have, therefore, forgotten them.
I've sent a few hundred thousand of those myself! Does that mean I'm in "good company?!"
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Those that use metric = #1 Measurement system
And the United States = The Banana system
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