12 Jan
2005
12 Jan
'05
3:07 a.m.
On Wednesday 12 January 2005 9:53 am, John Allain wrote:
Actually, I think the point was that the friend has been a mac fanatic SINCE
1985, but not that this HAPPENED in 1985. I know the Mac store in chicago
only opened a couple years ago.
perturbed, he
wrote an email to steve jobs to inform him
Interesting story, but I find it hard to believe that emailing outside
of academic and military circles was done much at all back in 1985.
Oh yeah, and within a given company too, but seldom outside it.
I'd believe this story if it was first set-up with how the two got email
in the first place.
John A.
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