Yes, he may be all over the net and a sign of the electronic age, but the first smiley posting has been lost... until now. The report (surprisingly by Microsoft staff finally doing something worthwhile) is here. And what's even better is that his 20th birthday is only a few days away on the 19th Sept!
Archaeologists Discover First Smiley
Scott E Fahlman, he has a lot to answer for 😉
At least we're not left with \_/ as the smiley!