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before the internet what was @used for in they keyboard?thanks? - Emms - 11-09-2012 06:43 PM
- Chris - 11-09-2012 06:52 PM
@ is a shortened version of "at", so someone could of typed "Get milk @ 6:00 PM" and printed it.
It might have also been used for programming.
- Rattles - 11-09-2012 06:52 PM
@ = at
- Jisha - 11-09-2012 06:52 PM
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- Angel Alejandro - 11-09-2012 06:52 PM
was abbreviation meaning "at the rate of" in keyboard appear at 1889
today @ used for "located at" or "directed at" in email addresses and social media like Facebook and Twitter. in social networks used for tags @followed by the name of your friend
@ is a commercial symbol called at site or at rate meaning at and at the rate of
in latinamerica called arroba, is a weight measure and a symbol used in adjetives for both genres male and female
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- Nephop - 11-09-2012 06:52 PM
i don't know what the hell you are talking about.