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This undated photo courtesy of Raytheon BBN shows Raymond S. Tomlinson. The hardworking "at" symbol that makes our e-mail go has a rich history in commerce and was used almost exclusively by grocers and accountants when it was plucked from obscurity on a teletype machine's keyboard by Tomlinson back in 1971.   (AP Photo/Raytheon BBN)  NO SALES

This undated photo courtesy of Raytheon BBN shows Raymond S. Tomlinson. The hardworking "at" symbol that makes our e-mail go has a rich history in commerce and was used almost exclusively by grocers and accountants when it was plucked from obscurity on a teletype machine's keyboard by Tomlinson back in 1971. (AP Photo/Raytheon BBN) NO SALES

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