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Morgan Stewart dug up some old footage of a computer show from 1997 in which they show this cool new web email client called "HoTMail" which allows you to check your email within a web browser. How cool is that, huh? :-)
HotMail (and email) has definitely come a long way!
Posted by Tamara Gielen on Jan 19, 2009 in Fun stuff | Permalink
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Hehe...200kb limit! I remember when I didn't get any spam at hotmail either. Or I'd get spam, but I'd read it and reply back saying that they had the wrong email address. Too funny.
Posted by: Jim@ marketing reno | Feb 08, 2009 at 10:18 PM
I remember the buzz in early 2001 when I got a hotmail.com that started with my own name (and no numbers). Still use it today. Happy days!
Posted by: On the Money | Feb 04, 2009 at 10:31 PM
I went back to college in '96 after a three year break. Someone told me I had my own email address, all I remember is it was a mixture of numbers and some of my initials that corresponded to my library pass, college name and .ac.uk.
I logged on (with some help from someone) through, I think a system that was maybe called a VAX (?) based system. It was DOS based, green screen and you needed to be reasonably IT familiar to actually log on to the system to see what messages awaited you, if any.
I had to write to my friend who was away in London to get his email address to test it out.
That's progress. This is in an interesting clip Tamara, thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Richard Gibson | Jan 23, 2009 at 09:23 PM
Hehe! I think I prefer that interface and functionality to the current Hotmail :/
Posted by: Jake Holman | Jan 22, 2009 at 10:00 AM
unreal. especially the studio setting
Posted by: Bart Vermijlen | Jan 21, 2009 at 02:52 PM
yeah - and pictures would just load in the email, without any hassle :-)
Posted by: Tamara Gielen | Jan 20, 2009 at 11:13 AM
Wow - they had a 200Kb limit on attachements...
Posted by: Kieran | Jan 20, 2009 at 09:11 AM