[Informatics] [OT] Ray Tomlinson

[Andrew Shortell]

that is just where it is at

Andrew Shortell
Educator
CRC Melton


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> On 9 Mar 2016, at 10:07 am, ken price <kenjprice at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Just a curiosity: the @ symbol is called an Affenschwanz in German. And aapstert in Afrikaans.
> Both literally means "monkey's tail" which is a nice description of its appearance - a monkey with its tail curled around it.
> In Welsh it is malwen (snail)
> In Hungarian,kukac (worm or maggot)
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> But in English it appears to have no other name than the "at sign".
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> kp
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> On Wed, Mar 9, 2016 at 9:40 AM, Stephen Trouse <Stephen.Trouse at flinders.vic.edu.au <mailto:Stephen.Trouse at flinders.vic.edu.au>> wrote:
> He was just a b at by!
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> From: informatics-bounces at edulists.com.au <mailto:informatics-bounces at edulists.com.au> [mailto:informatics-bounces at edulists.com.au <mailto:informatics-bounces at edulists.com.au>] On Behalf Of Mark
> Sent: Tuesday, 8 March 2016 4:18 PM
> To: Year 12 VCE Informatics Teachers' Mailing List <informatics at edulists.com.au <mailto:informatics at edulists.com.au>>
> Subject: [Informatics] [OT] Ray Tomlinson
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> cc: Ray
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> Ray Tomlinson, the inventor of email and the man who picked the @ symbol for email addresses, has died aged 74.
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> Th@'s sad.
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> Mark Kelly
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