E-mail predates even the internet, it was obviously clear before people had terminals let alone computers on their desks that we needed means of electronic comm

E-mail predates even the internet, it was obviously clear before people had terminals let alone computers on their desks that we needed means of electronic communication. From Wikipedia: "E-mail predates the inception of the Internet, and was in fact a crucial tool in creating the Internet. MIT first demonstrated the Compatible Time-Sharing System (CTSS) in 1961.[17] It allowed multiple users to log into the IBM 7094[18] from remote dial-up terminals, and to store files online on disk. This new ability encouraged users to share information in new ways. E-mail started in 1965 as a way for multiple users of a time-sharing mainframe computer to communicate. Although the exact history is murky, among the first systems to have such a facility were SDC's Q32 and MIT's CTSS." Unless your saying that E-mail wasn't solving a problem since we had the Electric telegraph so we didn't need anything better? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_telegraph http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_telegraph