BASIC COMPUTER CONCEPTS
HISTORY OF COMPUTERS
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Steve Russell
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William Higinbotham
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Donald Davies
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Ray Tomlinson
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Detailed explanation-1: -Raymond Tomlinson is widely known for inventing network electronic mail, choosing the “” sign in emails to connect the username with the destination address. His email software (SNDMSG) was widely distributed for years, and proved to be an exceptionally innovative solution.
Detailed explanation-2: -Perhaps the most widely accepted story about who really invented email centers around another MIT graduate named Ray Tomlinson. He created an electronic messaging system for ARPANET (or the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), which was a precursor to the internet.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1978, a 14-year-old named V.A. Shiva Ayyadurai developed a computer program, which replicated the features of the interoffice, inter-organizational paper mail system. He named his program “EMAIL”.