Who Invented Text Messaging?
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While the origins of text messaging can be dated back to the early 20th century with RCA (now known as Verizon), modern text messaging between two phones was done by Riku Phikonen in 1993. Prior to that, text messages sent from phone to computer was done in 1992 by Neil Papworth.
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Sending a text message, or texting, with your mobile phone was first completed in 1989. In 1995, only about one message was sent by customers per month. The average increased to around
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Matti Makonnen was paid $300 USD to invent text messaging! Crazy, right?! Well, now he's a VP at Nokia, so don't shed any tears for him!
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Text was invented in the late 1980's by a group of Europeans developing standards for data additions to GSM.
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The first instant messenger program was invented by the company Mirabelis. They came out with their program ICQ in 1996. It was based off of MIRC chat room technology. Look here for
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