"first" computer on the internet

Dan, you are grossly over-reacting. Yes, some people here made light of your email, but then don't join a list passionate computer geeks if you can't tolerate some criticism. Fact is, you brought this on yourself by writing things such as "where E-Mail was first created." E-mail, as YOU noted, is hardly limited to the Internet. It existed long before the mainstream, modern Internet was born. I would argue that the telegraph was the first electronic mail system. So then, why did you wrote "where E-Mail was first created," knowing full well that such as claim is wildly off-base? People are only attacking you because of the sweeping generalization that you made. If you were to say SPECIFICALLY what this guy created, with details, then that's great. But to come along say he "created" email for any network is pretty silly. It's like saying Henry Ford "created" the automobile or (more appropriate for this list) IBM "created" computers. Maybe that's acceptable for ordinary drivers or computer users, but don't try pulling it here. That's nice. Use your experience and knowledge to tell us something new and interesting about it.