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Happy Birthday, Electronic Spam

Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 1:51 pm
by themanintheseersuckersuit
Thirty years old
It 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.
Gee thanks Gary, but they could have called it Thuerk

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... rss_nation

Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 7:04 am
by littlebeast13
I might still have that somewhere in my Go mail.....

lb13

Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 10:08 am
by PlacentiaSoccerMom
I am not going to wish SPAM a happy birthday.

Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 10:28 am
by Bob Juch
The volume of spam is up four times from this time a year ago.