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Thread Author: Falkirk Bairn Replies: 6
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 Mon 7 Mar 16 07:35 
  Death -Ray Tomlinson - Internet Pioneer THE @ Man - Falkirk Bairn
Ray Tomlinson - the man who sent the FIRST Email in 1971 was told by his boss @ the time

“Don't tell anyone! This isn't what we're supposed to be working on.”

Pioneer in Internet, use of the @ sign, sent the 1st email between computers 10 feet apart and changed communications even more than the Penny Post.

He died aged 74 from a heart attack.

tinyurl.com/hgrbvdq
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 Mon 7 Mar 16 08:40 
  Death -Ray Tomlinson - Internet Pioneer THE @ Man - Duncan
What is the proper name for the '@' symbol?

The '&' is called 'ampersand', not just the 'and' sign. So what's the '@' called?

Come on, it's Monday, someone must know!
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 Mon 7 Mar 16 08:56 
  Death -Ray Tomlinson - Internet Pioneer THE @ Man - VxFan
>> So what's the '@' called?

Officially, this symbol is called "commercial at"

www.ipl.org/div/farq/atsignFARQ.html

There are also numerous nicknames for it, including snail, curl, strudel, whorl, and whirlpool.
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 Mon 7 Mar 16 09:04 
  Death -Ray Tomlinson - Internet Pioneer THE @ Man - Zero
>> >> So what's the '@' called?
>>
>> Officially, this symbol is called "commercial at"

And why was it on a keyboard in the first place? first used in accountancy and trade i.e. x qty @ x unit cost, it featured on many mechanical tabulators and adding machines.
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 Mon 7 Mar 16 12:18 
  Death -Ray Tomlinson - Internet Pioneer THE @ Man - No FM2R
Some days I am too dense for words.

I have spent some time mildly wondering what Tomlinson had to do with the Death Ray and trying to work out if I was missing some joke or something.

With the 3rd cup of coffee a light dawned.
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 Mon 7 Mar 16 12:20 
  Death -Ray Tomlinson - Internet Pioneer THE @ Man - Stuartli
>>With the 3rd cup of coffee a light dawned.>>

LOL!



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 Mon 7 Mar 16 13:00 
  Death -Ray Tomlinson - Internet Pioneer THE @ Man - WillDeBeest
I was thinking Death-Ray Tomlinson must be one of AC's African Space-Jazz cats.
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