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title: "text-mode:\n\nThe Morris worm or Internet worm of November 2, 1988 was one of the first computer worms distributed via the Internet. It was written by a student at Cornell University, Robert Tappan Morris, and launched on November 2, 1988 from MIT."
date: 2013-11-04 15:04:26 +00
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> The [Morris worm](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_worm) or Internet worm of November 2, 1988 was one of the first computer worms distributed via the Internet. It was written by a student at Cornell University, Robert Tappan Morris, and launched on November 2, 1988 from MIT.

November 4th, 2013 7:04am