c/retronet · by Mickey7@lemmy.world · 3y

Does anyone remember how when email first became available you had to pay per message?

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Nausiyan@lemmy.sdf.org · 4 pts · 3y (2 replies)

I remember hearing about it but have not experienced it myself but certainly remember SMS charged per message.

mnrockclimber@lemmy.sdf.org · 3 pts · 3y

My first exposure to internet email (discounting BBS's and fido->internet gateways) was through CompuServe. They charged for access by the minute but there was no per message fee. Everything was covered by the usage billing.

jdh@lemmy.sdf.org · 2 pts · 3y

Same