The first text message ever sent, reading “Merry Christmas,” was sold on Tuesday for €107,000 (US$121,000) as a ‘Non-Fungible Token’ (NFT) at a Paris auction house. The text, which was sent on December 3, 1992, was put up for auction by the British telecoms company Vodafone. Vodafone engineer Neil Papworth sent the SMS from his computer to a manager in Britain, who received it on his 2kg (4lb) “Orbitel” telephone – similar to a desk phone but cordless and with a handle. “They were in the middle of end-of-year events so he sent him the message ‘Merry Christmas’,” said Maximilien…