Yes 1996 was definitely the year everyone got on email, and even Microsoft is finally getting the picture. From my relatives to my neighbors, and in no small measure thanks to AOL, the general population is now comfortable with sending and receiving email. Well, the web is still too time consuming.
Email is about the one thing they can all agree on.
Mainly because email is so, well, ordinary that it hasn't really captured any attention while it has been getting all this critical mass. That will change in 1997, methinks. Miss Manners gets wired In keeping with our theme this week, I am glad to see Judith Martin getting with the program and giving her blessing to email. Almost nine years ago, I wrote a parody column for PC Week about what computer-related topics Miss Manners would deal with if she were interested in that portion of her business. I think you'll agree that it still holds up well today.