Sponsor for PC Pals Forum
« previous next »
Pages: [1]   Go Down

Author Topic: The first e-mail was sent 41 years ago today.  (Read 1501 times)

Offline Clive

  • Administrator
  • *****
  • Posts: 75153
  • Won Quiz of the Year 2015,2016,2017, 2020, 2021
The first e-mail was sent 41 years ago today.
« on: October 31, 2010, 19:29 »
Forty-one years ago today, a pair of computer scientists tried to send the world's first computer-to-computer message via the internet. The message was to be the word "log." Their connection crashed before they got to "g."

LINK
Logged

Offline Simon

  • Administrator
  • *****
  • Posts: 77923
  • First to score 7/7 in Quiz of The Week's News 2017
Re: The first e-mail was sent 41 years ago today.
« Reply #1 on: October 31, 2010, 19:50 »
One of them was probably Rik!  ;D
Logged
Many thanks to all our members, who have made PC Pals such an outstanding success!   :thumb:

Offline Clive

  • Administrator
  • *****
  • Posts: 75153
  • Won Quiz of the Year 2015,2016,2017, 2020, 2021
Re: The first e-mail was sent 41 years ago today.
« Reply #2 on: October 31, 2010, 21:02 »
 :arf:
Logged

Offline Rik

  • Former Admin
  • *****
  • Posts: 26506
  • Ceud mille failte
Re: The first e-mail was sent 41 years ago today.
« Reply #3 on: November 01, 2010, 10:59 »
 :wahh: ;D

I didn't get my first email account until 1984.  ;)
Logged
Slainthe!

Rik

Offline Simon

  • Administrator
  • *****
  • Posts: 77923
  • First to score 7/7 in Quiz of The Week's News 2017
Re: The first e-mail was sent 41 years ago today.
« Reply #4 on: November 01, 2010, 11:36 »
A late developer, then.  :)x
Logged
Many thanks to all our members, who have made PC Pals such an outstanding success!   :thumb:

Offline Rik

  • Former Admin
  • *****
  • Posts: 26506
  • Ceud mille failte
Re: The first e-mail was sent 41 years ago today.
« Reply #5 on: November 01, 2010, 11:54 »
Yes, a mere child. ;D
Logged
Slainthe!

Rik

Offline sam

  • Administrator
  • *****
  • Posts: 19977
Re: The first e-mail was sent 41 years ago today.
« Reply #6 on: November 01, 2010, 13:03 »
Quote from: Rik on November 01, 2010, 11:54
Yes, a mere child. ;D

No, I was the mere child in 1984.
Logged
- sam | @starrydude --

Offline Simon

  • Administrator
  • *****
  • Posts: 77923
  • First to score 7/7 in Quiz of The Week's News 2017
Re: The first e-mail was sent 41 years ago today.
« Reply #7 on: November 01, 2010, 13:09 »
;D
Logged
Many thanks to all our members, who have made PC Pals such an outstanding success!   :thumb:

Offline Rik

  • Former Admin
  • *****
  • Posts: 26506
  • Ceud mille failte
Re: The first e-mail was sent 41 years ago today.
« Reply #8 on: November 01, 2010, 15:54 »
Quote from: sam on November 01, 2010, 13:03
No, I was the mere child in 1984.

Relative to where I am now, Sam, so was I. ;)
Logged
Slainthe!

Rik

Offline Clive

  • Administrator
  • *****
  • Posts: 75153
  • Won Quiz of the Year 2015,2016,2017, 2020, 2021
Re: The first e-mail was sent 41 years ago today.
« Reply #9 on: November 01, 2010, 17:21 »
Quote from: sam on November 01, 2010, 13:03
No, I was the mere child in 1984.

Nobody likes a show-off Sam.   ;D
Logged

Offline Rik

  • Former Admin
  • *****
  • Posts: 26506
  • Ceud mille failte
Re: The first e-mail was sent 41 years ago today.
« Reply #10 on: November 01, 2010, 17:35 »
 :laugh:
Logged
Slainthe!

Rik

Offline sam

  • Administrator
  • *****
  • Posts: 19977
Re: The first e-mail was sent 41 years ago today.
« Reply #11 on: November 02, 2010, 12:32 »
lol
Logged
- sam | @starrydude --

Show unread posts since last visit.
Pages: [1]   Go Up
« previous next »
Sponsor for PC Pals Forum