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Several other email networks developed in the 1970s and expanded subsequently. Proprietary electronic mail systems began to emerge in the 1970s and early 1980s. IBM developed a primitive in-house solution for office automation over the period 1970–1972, and replaced it with OFS (Office System), providing mail transfer between individuals, in ...
On 8 December 2008, Google added a to-do list to Gmail. When the new Tasks feature is enabled, a box shows up on top of the Gmail window. In it, users can add, reorder and delete tasks. It is also possible to assign a due date to each action and even convert e-mails into tasks. [25]
On October 19, 1985, the first Blockbuster video-rental store opened, in Dallas, Texas. The store was unique at the time because it offered customers 8,000 tapes on shelves and had a computerized ...
1985: Case formally launches Quantum Computer Services from the "ashes" of Control Video, starting the company that would become AOL. 1989 : Quantum Computer Services is renamed America Online.
Exchange Server was an entirely new X.400-based client–server mail system with a single database store that also supported X.500 directory services. During its development, Microsoft migrated their own internal email from a Xenix-based system to Exchange Server from April 1993, [3] with all 32,000 Microsoft mailboxes on Exchange by late 1996.
AOL is celebrating its 35th anniversary, and what better way to commemorate than with a look back at how the brand has transformed over the years.
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At first, his email messaging system was not considered important. Its development was not a directive of his employer, with Tomlinson merely pursuing it "because it seemed like a neat idea." [14] When showing the system to a colleague, Tomlinson said "Don't tell anyone! This isn't what we're supposed to be working on." [24]