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Re: The first smiley?
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lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.geek
Date: 
Thu, 26 Sep 2002 10:43:01 GMT
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There was a bit here

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/27107.html

and here

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/27122.html

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"Mark Sandlin" <sandlin@nwlink.com> wrote in message
news:sandlin-7DEC1E.21382125092002@news.lugnet.com...
> In article <H2ztLr.GJz@lugnet.com>,
>  "Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote:
> 
> > Possibly apocryphal, possibly not really the first but an interesting • story
> > of computer archeaology nontheless:
> > 
> > http://research.microsoft.com/~mbj/Smiley/Smiley.html
> 
> I was reading something the other day about how the first smiley being
> used in an advertisement as long ago as the 60s.
> 
> I'll see if I can find it.
> 
> --
> ~Grand Admiral Muffin Head
> --
> Mark's Lego Creations
> http://www.nwlink.com/~sandlin/lego



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  Re: The first smiley?
 
(...) used in an advertisement as long ago as the 60s. I'll see if I can find it. (24 years ago, 26-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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