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Technical News & Discussion => Windows News & Discussion => Topic started by: Malc on May 03, 2008, 13:58:00

Title: Emails birthday
Post by: Malc on May 03, 2008, 13:58:00
Apparently it is 30 years since the first email was sent...


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7380788.stm
Title: Re: Emails birthday
Post by: Rik on May 03, 2008, 14:11:20
Apparently, they're still waiting for it to be delivered. ;D
Title: Re: Emails birthday
Post by: john on May 03, 2008, 16:23:55
Quote from: Rik on May 03, 2008, 14:11:20
Apparently, they're still waiting for it to be delivered. ;D

They shouldn't have used Ornange then  ;D

Actually to be pedantic it's 'spams' birthday, the first e-mail was in the 1960's  :)
Title: Re: Emails birthday
Post by: Rik on May 03, 2008, 16:26:26
I'm sure they had pork luncheon meat during WWII, John.  :whistle:
Title: Re: Emails birthday
Post by: Malc on May 03, 2008, 16:52:35
Quote from: john on May 03, 2008, 16:23:55


Actually to be pedantic it's 'spams' birthday, the first e-mail was in the 1960's  :)


Monty python sang about spam in the 60'S  ;D
Title: Re: Emails birthday
Post by: Rik on May 03, 2008, 16:54:20
I ate it in the 1950s, does that count? ;D
Title: Re: Emails birthday
Post by: john on May 03, 2008, 17:39:00
Quote from: Rik on May 03, 2008, 16:54:20
I ate it in the 1950s, does that count? ;D


Maybe that's why it hasn't arrived then  ;D

I knew I could rely on you to change the topic to Idnetters favourite one Rik  :laugh:
Title: Re: Emails birthday
Post by: Rik on May 03, 2008, 17:40:03
I try, John, in fact most people find me very trying. ;D