@ is old

[biostud]

This letter written by a Florentine trader in 1536 contains what is the earliest known example of the @ sign, the quintessential symbol of the Internet. According to an Italian scholar, the symbol stands for "amphora," which was a weight unit used by ancient Greeks and Romans.

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[Description]

OK.

 

[Konigin]

Cool, I'm probably the only one who has wondered about that.

 

[Shawn]

w00t

a @~~/~~~~~ for j00

 

[zimu]

that is... just... incredible.
i mean it goes right up there on the list of "mysteries of the universe" next to "where do my socks go when i put them in the laundry?"

 

[sonambulo]

:thumbsup:

a worthy click. took up a nice five minutes a'fore i hit the sack.

 

[Kadarin]

Originally posted by: Description
OK.

This thread is about as useful as knowing what the O and the K stand for in "OK".

 

[zimu]

Originally posted by: Astaroth33

Originally posted by: Description
OK.

This thread is about as useful as knowing what the O and the K stand for in "OK".

if you really wanna know, OK is a term used in the past by german car manufacturers, if i'm not mistaken the guys name was otto something, and he'd sign off to show that a car can leave the factory with his initials "OK" which caught on.

true story 😉

 

[Bulk Beef]

etymology of OK

predates cars by quite a bit. Cecil knows all.