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A brief discussion of the origins and design importance of the “@” symbol
Posted in Internet on March 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In English it’s referred to as the “at” or “ape tail”; the “arroba” in Spanish; the “chiocciola” in Italian. The Germans call it a “monkey’s tail,” and the Chinese “little mouse.” The Russians think of it as a dog, and the Finns as a slumbering cat. The ”@” symbol, the ubiquitous presence in electronic or “e” mail [...]
The CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 Becomes Law
Posted in Internet on December 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On December 16, 2003, President George W. Bush signed the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 into law.
AOL Spins Off From Time Warner and Replaces Imation On the Stock Exchange
Posted in Internet, tagged AOL, Google, Imation, Tim Armstrong, Time Warner on December 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
AOL spins off from Time Warner and rejoins the NYSE taking the place of Imation.
Reunion of the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Lab (S.A.I.L.)
Posted in Apple, Bell, DEC, Gaming, High Tech History, Internet, MIT, Microsoft, Stanford on December 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The Artificial Intelligence Pioneers Reunited at Stanford University.
Leo Beranek, Founder of BBN, Gets Lifetime Achievement Award
Posted in High Tech History, Internet, MIT on November 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Mass TLC honored scientist, inventor, entrepreneur, musician, television executive, philanthropist, and author Leo Beranek with a Lifetime Achievement Award on November 4, 2009.
The First Domain Ever Registered Was Symbolics.com
Posted in Internet on October 19, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Symbolics.com was the first domain name ever registered.
DEC Co-Founder Publishes Memoir
For more information on "Learn, Earn & Return: My Life As A Computer Pioneer" see: www.locustpress.com.-
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