Day in Tech History

Day in Tech History


April 27, 1998: Koko Gorilla Gets On AOL Chat

April 26, 2019

1998 – Using AOL chat, a sign language interpreter and an active audience, a female gorilla named Koko answered questions to the public. Koko resides at the Gorilla Foundation and with a vocabulary of 2,000 words, was able to respond to the chat room.