What was the symbol @ used for before the internet was developed?

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What was the symbol @ used for before the internet was developed?

2007-09-22 12:44:17 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers

Did people actually use it in writing or typing?

2007-09-22 12:58:21 · update #1

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Yes, people actually used it :-))

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2007-09-22 20:01:42 · answer #1 · answered by zen 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋

It's an ancient egyptian hieroglyphic that was used to infer action: picture of hand, @, picture of woman's mouth with words coming out of it = slap your biatch when she talks too much. Hope this helps.

2007-09-23 01:56:54 · answer #2 · answered by pizzapants 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

It was used for the same thing then as it is now. "At". It's been on the standard American typewriter keyboard for a hundred years.

2007-09-22 12:55:11 · answer #3 · answered by artistagent116 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋