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    When was the first e-mail system developed and what did the first e-mail say?

    Question #44827. Asked by peasypod.

    peasypod

    The earliest email said "qwertyuiop" in 1971 and was sent by Ray Tomilinson, a computer engineer at Bolt, Beranek and Newman Computer company in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Ray was the first person to decide to use the symbol @ to separate the person's name from address.

    Mar 01 04, 9:25 PM

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