operating systems. 1974 IBM Los Gatos Scientific Center develops a portable computer prototype called SCAMP (Special Computer APL Machine Portable). Motorola begins a run of firsts in the mobile market, including the 8000 series, aka the Brick Phone. “JOEL, THIS IS MARTY. I’M CALLING YOU FROM A CELL PHONE, A REAL HANDHELD PORTABLE CELL PHONE...” First words on a mobile phone call from Motorola researcher and executive Martin Cooper to chief competitor Joel S. Engel of Bell Labs, in New Jersey, 3 April 1973. 1976 First incidence of spam when marketing director of computer manufacturer Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) sends message promoting sales events for its latest models to about 400