Thread: Ever wondered why we use the @ sign for email addresses?

Originally Posted by thaimeme

Originally Posted by Cujo

Originally Posted by Looper

Originally Posted by Kurgen

Ever wondered why we use the @ sign for email addresses?

Nope.

But if I was forced to hazard a guess I would probably say something like...

Originally Posted by Kurgen

the ‘@’ sign made the most sense. It denoted where the user was at.

Which amazingly turns out to be the right answer.

Actuall not.
@ originally had nothing to do with 'at' as in at a location but. as the article says 'at the rate of'.
As in 12 bottles of Chang @ 50B per bottle.

...or, the old yesteryear price of 3 bottles @ B100
Those were the days.

That doesn't seem right either.
That would be 3 bottles for 100 @ 33.333 per bottle.