Calico mail
Calico Mail!
Calico Mail is a popular email client for the Commodore 64 and other 8-bit computers. It was developed by a company called Calico Systems and was first released in the early 1980s.
Calico Mail was known for its user-friendly interface, ease of use, and innovative features for its time. It allowed users to send and receive email, manage their email accounts, and even create and send email attachments.
Some of the key features of Calico Mail included:
- Simple and intuitive interface: Calico Mail had a user-friendly interface that made it easy for users to navigate and use the program.
- Email management: Calico Mail allowed users to manage their email accounts, including sending and receiving email, deleting messages, and creating folders.
- Attachment support: Calico Mail supported the sending and receiving of email attachments, which was a new feature at the time.
- Address book: Calico Mail included an address book that allowed users to store and manage their contacts.
- Support for multiple email protocols: Calico Mail supported multiple email protocols, including SMTP, POP3, and IMAP.
Calico Mail was widely used in the 1980s and early 1990s, particularly among Commodore 64 enthusiasts and small business users. Although it has largely been replaced by more modern email clients, Calico Mail remains a nostalgic reminder of the early days of email and computing.