Zaka zapitazo, pa Okutobala 29, 1971, Raymond Tomlinson anali kugwira ntchito pa ARPANET (chotsogola cha Boma la US ku intaneti yomwe ikupezeka poyera) ndipo adapanga maimelo. Zinali zovuta kwambiri chifukwa, mpaka nthawi imeneyo, mauthenga amatha kutumizidwa ndi kuwerengedwa pa kompyuta yomweyo. Izi zidalekanitsa wogwiritsa ntchito komanso kopita ndi @ chizindikiro. Imelo yoyamba…