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The first network email crossed an entire packet-switched network to reach a computer standing right beside the sender.
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Made networked mail possible. ARPANET connected distant computers. Email gave its users a practical reason to communicate across those connections, becoming a major early network application.
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Both events are tagged Telecommunications and Computing. Follow the topic to compare their stories; no direct influence is asserted.
Explore a shared thread
Both events are tagged Computing and Telecommunications. Follow the topic to compare their stories; no direct influence is asserted.
Explore a shared thread
Both events are tagged Computing and Telecommunications. Follow the topic to compare their stories; no direct influence is asserted.
Explore a shared thread
Both events are tagged Computing and Telecommunications. Follow the topic to compare their stories; no direct influence is asserted.
Explore a shared thread
Both events are tagged Computing. Follow the topic to compare their stories; no direct influence is asserted.