Neil Papworth
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Nov 4, 2026
Devin JosephHOST
December 3rd.
Devin JosephHOST
Here's software engineer Neil Papworth breaking down how it all went down.
Neil PapworthSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I was actually at a Vodafone site in England, and there was a Vodafone Christmas party going on the other side of town in Newbury in a hotel.
Neil PapworthSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And It was just basically, right, we've got to send a text message to one of the directors that's over there.
Laurie SantosHOST
Nobody realized they were making these like, you know, walk on the moon moments in human communication.
Laurie SantosHOST
But anyway, 1992, British engineer Neil Papworth sends the first asynchronous written text message to the cell phone of his boss who was at a holiday party.
Laurie SantosHOST
What did the text message say? "Merry Christmas." By the start of the new millennium, new developments continue quite rapidly.
Laurie SantosHOST
First video call on Skype, 2005.