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The first one was sent in 1971

Ross

I believe the answer is:

email

(Other definitions for email that I've seen before include "Spam perhaps" , "Message sent via computer" , "Post" , "Messages between computer terminals" , "Messages via the internet" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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