The first email
Ray Tomlinson sends the very first email. His colleague has doubts about that @ sign.
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RayI just sent a message from one computer to another
Colleaguewhat did it say
RayQWERTYUIOP
Colleaguepoetic
RayI used the @ sign to separate user and computer
Colleaguethat'll never catch on
RayI bet one day people get 200 of these a day
Colleagueand read them all?
Rayno one will read them
Colleaguewhat will they be?
Raymostly men selling pills and princes needing bank details
Colleagueyou've invented hell
Make it yours
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