How did you send and receive e-mails in 1984?

Though thanks to the ability to send and receive e-mail easily, there are many people afflicted with massive spam everyday everyday, but the movie "How to send an 'E mail' - Database - 1984 -If you look at, it is obvious that it was hard to send a message online more than 30 years ago.

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This is a British local program broadcast in 1984 "DatabaseScene of.


Mr. Jane, moderator, talks to Julian Green and Mrs. Pat Mr. relay.


The couple will tell you how to use the computer connected to the telephone line.


Mr. Green speaks, "How to use is very easy," points the modular jack of the telephone line.


First of all replace the code connected to the telephone line with a modem ......


Insert the code from the modem into the jack on the telephone line.


This was the modem of 1984. It is a large machine with multiple volumes.


This is the menu screen.


Green sending a command to the computer.


The computer is connected to the telephone line.


Mr. Green, who began calling somewhere on the phone, is asking, "Is it easy to connect?"


"Yes, it's very easy," Mr. Green is checking the connection.


"When you hear the tone, turn on the modem ... ...."


"Completing by putting up the receiver"


The screen changes, "Prestel"The logo appears. Prestel, coined by "Press (publishing)" and "tel (telephone)", is a network service that started in the UK in 1979.


Mr. Green entered "1, 2, 3, 4" while talking "I enter a pass code because the computer is requesting logon (login)."


The "Microcomputing" logo appeared.


And it is connected to "Micronet". Micronet is a public bulletin board available to users of Microconputing, allowing users to view and write informationPersonal computer communicationIt is a service like.


Service name is slick.


Green, Mr. Green introducing the service that can be called the original form of e-mail called "Electronic mail". Since this e-mail can send and receive text through Micronet, it was a revolutionary service at that time.


"This computer is shared by everyone, but Julian and I are using it mainly," said Mr. Pat.


Mr. Pat, who answers "I am interested in new technology, I do not want to be left behind in the latest technology" to the question "Why did you buy a computer?", Just as entering a household account book or as a word processor I heard that they are communicating with a family doctor by e-mail.


"Thank you very much for introducing Micronet today", Mr. Green and Mrs. Jane who tells her goodbye for being told Mr. Jane. The broadcast on this day is here.


And another day broadcast. Today, I will try e-mail using Micornet introduced.


Mr. Pat in the standby state.


Jane who tells the destination "Can you access 7776 pages?"


Connection completed.


"Please send me a message"


Pat putting the message sent an e-mail.


It seems that a message arrived at the studio computer.


The same screen as what Putt entered appeared.


"Thank you very much"


Jane, who turns on the printer switch, saying, "I can print this message."


The message has been printed out.