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Ray tomlinsonHistory of EmailRay Tomlinson, a computer engineer developed a system for sending messages between computers that used the @ symbol to identify addresses.
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Larry Roberts Larry Roberts writes the first email program that develops the ability to list, select, forward, and respond to messages.
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The first release of Lotus Notes email software. 35,000 copies are sold in the first year. Evelops the ability to list, select, forward, and respond to messages.
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microsoft logoMicrosoft releases Internet Mail and News 1.0, a feature of its third release of Internet Explorer. This is later renamed Outlook.
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EmailAbout 10 million users worldwide have free web mail accounts.
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Email celebrates its 30th anniversary with virtually every business in the developed world signed on
