Happy Birthday, Electronic Spam
Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 1:51 pm
Thirty years old
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Gee thanks Gary, but they could have called it ThuerkIt was a pitch for a new computer. "We invite you to come see the 2020 and hear about the DECSYSTEM-20 family at the two product presentations we will be giving in California this month," read the missive, sent by a salesman named Gary Thuerk on May 3, 1978.
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