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Ask HN: Who Invented Email?

3 points| stereoradonc | 2 years ago

There are many claimants, and Google search reveals a lot of SEO'd information. I am genuinely curious about how the protocol evolved, and please include references based on your statements.

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daly|2 years ago

We had email on our IBM 370 back in 1978. It was implemented using a virtual card reader/punch device driver using the as-mentioned VNET.