When was e-mail first used? and who invented it?

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When was e-mail first used? and who invented it?

2007-02-27 01:07:03 · 3 answers · asked by ackinalitr 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet

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E-mail started in 1965 as a way for multiple users of a time-sharing mainframe computer to communicate.Ray Tomlinson initiated the use of the @ sign to separate the names of the user and their machine in 1971

2007-02-27 01:14:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

I believe the US army invented internet so I would assume email as well.

2007-02-27 01:15:38 · answer #2 · answered by Leeza 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

here's another "history of email" link

http://www.livinginternet.com/e/ei.htm

god bless

2007-02-27 01:15:36 · answer #3 · answered by happy pilgrim 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋