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ricardo :mastodon: on Nostr: 30 years ago, HoTMaiL launched on July 4, 1996, helping make web-based email feel ...

30 years ago, HoTMaiL launched on July 4, 1996, helping make web-based email feel normal.

This 1996 homepage said it was already “over 500,000 users strong.” Today, it is a reminder of how simple the early internet looked before inboxes became identity, work, security, and our entire digital lives.