Random conversation in Matt McGrath’s office a couple years ago after reading Nick Chrisman’s book we all knew

The first SPAM email was sent from THUERK at DEC-Marlboro (Gary Thuerk)

• The first SPAM email was sent from THUERK at DEC-Marlboro (Gary Thuerk)

• Marketing the DEC System 20 to all users of the ARPANET on the west coast (~600 people)
• Gary remains unapologetic to this day

ODYSSEY GIS developed at the Harvard Lab

• ODYSSEY GIS developed at the Harvard Lab

• The first significant vector-based analysis package with efficient polygon overlay
• Considered by some to be the prototype contemporary vector GIS
• Began as research into data structures and algorithms for spatial analysis in 1975-1979
• Denis White and Nick Chrisman started the work; later joined by Scott Morehouse, James Dougenik, and Randolph Franklin