This Is How People Sent And Received Emails Back In The 80’s

In this digital age, we are not unfamiliar with email anymore. Today, people still use email because it is a kind of formal communication which can be used in various situations.

However, back in 1984, email was a pretty big thing. Micronet, one of the earliest email platforms, released an instruction video which is hilarious. The video explains how people used to send and receive emails long before the World Wide Web was invented. The video was shown in a computer program called "Database" from Thames TV.

While putting the phone down, the man in the clip says: “It asks with a tone, and then I just flick a switch on the modem and replace the receiver.” Yes, putting down the phone.

Technically, phones are used to send emails to people. However, it seems that in 1984, you needed to pick up the telephone to be able to electronically send a message to someone. Not only that you also need to have a modem, which doesn’t exactly look like the modem that we use today.

Ultimately, this is a video of a man picking up his telephone and looking at Teletext. It does not seem to make sense at all, but it is how people send and receive emails in 1984. At least, we should be thankful for being able to learn this.