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demon-_-queen t1_j1of116 wrote

Did this guy actually invent email?

Also I never recognized he campaigned here until reading the comments and remembering. He probably should’ve put he invented email on those signs, but then again it’s also a very good thing that he didn’t get elected

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h8theh8ers t1_j1ojkbd wrote

No, he didn't invent email. People generally credit Ray Tomlinson for inventing email in 1971.

This guy claims he wrote a messaging program in 1978, which he called “EMAIL,” and he eventually got a copywrite for it in 1882. He shamlessly self-promoted for the next 30ish years and sued people that published things saying anything other than that he was email's creator.

And really, even if he had invented email, which he didn't, he'd still be a real shitty person.

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demon-_-queen t1_j1w1mmo wrote

Thank you! I didn’t know any of this about this guy, he is a shitbag!

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