In 1984, not many people owned a personal computer. But the tech-savvy people who did—and also had a modem—were treated to the speed and convenience of “electronic message writing down the phone line.” British network Thames Television released a clip from its mid-1980s computer show *Database*, which featured very early tech adopters sending email through big, clunky computers. https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__bit.ly_2oPryuw&d=DwIFaQ&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=b5NZPQUb9_r2rQ3Zd74ATT3aSs9yKyRnJLOhqJvd7fE&m=uchpXeAw0AO-Z1_D349NKw9uMrgB6bSK-xTSKSyIgsI&s=871lW5tn07woh4MnmTEo5TkTZ0aRKi6epeomme9HHsQ&e= https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__bit.ly_2oPryuw-2B&d=DwIFaQ&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=b5NZPQUb9_r2rQ3Zd74ATT3aSs9yKyRnJLOhqJvd7fE&m=uchpXeAw0AO-Z1_D349NKw9uMrgB6bSK-xTSKSyIgsI&s=Lgrvs78Yx3ddFH1-OoJ_3i8oBrBJT9kYmJZjQ4xJmEE&e= -- Peterk Dallas, Tx [log in to unmask] Save our in-boxes! https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__emailcharter.org&d=DwIFaQ&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=b5NZPQUb9_r2rQ3Zd74ATT3aSs9yKyRnJLOhqJvd7fE&m=uchpXeAw0AO-Z1_D349NKw9uMrgB6bSK-xTSKSyIgsI&s=4ThTxp5EBKjLhahMwfquZkbBwVcqsvPIcTDF6WOgOzE&e= “If only there were a massive entity that I were forced to fund to tell me how I should live my life, since I’m so obviously incapable of deciding for myself.” M. Hashimoto List archives at http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/recmgmt-l.html Contact [log in to unmask] for assistance To unsubscribe from this list, click the below link. If not already present, place UNSUBSCRIBE RECMGMT-L or UNSUB RECMGMT-L in the body of the message. mailto:[log in to unmask]
