JPA Daily Buzz - Edisi 30 2026

page 1 30th Edition/ 2026 13 March 2026 Behind every story, there is a team that works with heart. The Pulsekeeper Dr. Diyana Hassim The VisionWhisperer Norazizul The Pixel Alchemist Sabrina The Buzz Architect Lidyawati The Buzzkeeper Nurfazlina The Light Catcher Syukran The Buzz Crew More than 50 years ago, a simple test message between two computers quietly changed the way the world communicates. Today we send billions of emails every day. From official correspondence and meeting invitations to quick updates and reminders, email has become one of the most important tools of modern communication. In offices around the world, including within the public service, countless decisions, discussions and ideas travel through inboxes every single day. But have you ever wondered when the very first email in history was sent ? More interestingly, who sent it and what did it say? The answer takes us back more than 50 years, to a time when computers were very different from the sleek devices we use today. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, computers were enormous machines that often filled entire rooms. They were mainly used by universities, research laboratories and government institutions. These early computers could perform calculations and store information, but they had one major limitation. They could not easily communicate with one another. Researchers at the time were exploring ways to connect computers through networks so that information could be shared between different machines. One of the earliest computer networks was called ARPANET , developed in the United States. It allowed computers in different locations to connect and exchange data. However, there was still no simple way for people using those computers to send messages to one another. That is where one engineer made history. Who Invented Email? The story of Ray Tomlinson and the small message that changed global communication forever.