When did email become popular with the general public?

Answer 1

AnswerThat is tough to answer. The internet started as a DOD (Department of Defense) communications network in the 1950s. After Congress made it public domain in the 1980s, the Internet as we know it began. The reason for the history lesson is that email, or electronic messages, via the Internet have been around since the 1950s. I would say the best answer to your question would be when the Internet became affordable and the personal computer became affordable, which would be the early 1990s.