Gary Thuerk, The First SPAM Spreader on the Internet
The father of spam
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2 min readFeb 23, 2021
“The world’s oldest spam was sent at 12:33 EDT on 3 May 1978 by Gary Thuerk (USA).
Gary Thuerk, Marketing Manager of Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), an American computer company, on May 3, 1978, wanted to broadcast news about the first sale of his company’s newest computer in Los Angeles and San Mateo, California.
