Day: October 8, 1971

You’ve got mail

InternetsComputer engineer and recent MIT graduate Ray Tomlinson, working on the nascent ARPAnet project, adds minor new features to an experimental file transfer protocol and, in so doing, sends the first network e-mail. This first message doesn’t have far to travel – it arrives at another computer terminal in the same room – but it is the beginning of e-mail on ARPANET, a feature which is adopted so widely and so quickly that it accounts for 75% of all ARPANET data traffic just two years later. Tomlinson is also credited for inventing the user@destination e-mail address format.

The Immortal: Reflections On A Lost Tomorrow

The ImmortalABC airs the third episode of the modern-day science fiction series The Immortal, starring Christopher George. Jack Albertson guest stars.

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Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea: Cave Of The Dead

Voyage To The Bottom Of The SeaThe 87th episode of Irwin Allen’s adventure series Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea airs on ABC, starring Richard Basehart and David Hedison. Warren Stevens guest stars.

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The Prisoner: The Chimes Of Big Ben

The PrisonerITV broadcasts the second episode of The Prisoner, produced, occasionally written by, and starring Patrick McGoohan. Leo McKern guest stars as Number Two.

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Adventures Of Superman: The Seven Souvenirs

The Adventures Of SupermanThe 64th episode of The Adventures Of Superman airs in syndication, starring George Reeves, Noel Neill, and Jack Larson. Phil Tead guest stars.

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Science Fiction Theatre: Dead Storage

Science Fiction TheatreThe 24th episode of the syndicated science fiction Science Fiction Theatre airs on stations across the U.S. Hosted by Truman Bradley, the episode stars Virginia Bruce and Walter Coy.

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