Learning how to reply to email in 1995.

In 1995, the first commercially available web-based email program, cc:Mail, was released by Lotus. This allowed users to access their email from any computer with an internet connection

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Before the days of Microsoft Outlook, Yahoo Mail and Gmail, America Online (AOL) was the dominant force in online services and in the delivery of the electronic message service commonly called eMail. To set the stage, in 1995 the World Wide Web segment of the Internet was an emerging technology and it was far from being widely adopted. To many, online services such as AOL were considered to be the Internet. Looking back, this service was a simply a stepping stone in teaching people how to access information online and for its time, AOL made it easier than competing services.

People in 1994 looking at an email address for the first time

"Ah, 1995 - when 'reply' meant you had to decide between bold text for emphasis or just yelling in all caps. 'Hey Tom, can we fly for that meeting? Also, do you remember how to use a phonebook?' 😂📧🕰️"

This was the sh*t back then

i remember recording this one

David Bowie talks about the impact of the Internet on society, 1999

Hahaha old school

Just imagine people sitting at their huge monitors 🤣🤣

How to send an email in 1984