A history of Digital Equipment Corporation, founded in 1957 to build small digital modules, pioneered minicomputers before being acquired by Compaq in 1998
I found out most of this while putting together my GTC documentary but this is a great recap. @portershed @johnbreslin @ATU_GalwayCity https://arstechnica.com/... @louismcdonald : Long gone, DEC is still powering the world of computing. | I loved working in a VAX and using DCL to build some assume tools #computing #edtech https://arstechnica.com/... Daniel Payne / @daniel_j_payne : Excellent history lesson on all things DEC, and yes, I used VAX and VMS for many years in my chip design days, https://arstechnica.com/... Glenn K. Lockwood / @glennklockwood : A nice piece on how DEC and VMS influenced the world of computing today. A fun Friday read: Long gone, DEC is still powering the world of computing https://arstechnica.com/... [image] Prof Marc Tennant AM / @marctennant : A terrific read for computer nerds like me - I remember VAX - they were terrific and NT was great too - felt proper and robust! Lovely to read of the liniage of computing. https://arstechnica.com/... Anthony Hernandez / @hernandez_a : DEC and mainframes powering so much tech still. We gotta start a firm @FaquiryDiaz 🤣🤣🤣 Maintenance for legacy systems! Banks, airlines and governments call us today for all your needs! https://arstechnica.com/... Mike Tuccinardi / @tuch2 : @monicajwrites This is a terrific history of modern computing article. I was there in the late 80s and early 90s, I can say what he wrote about Sun Microsystems is true. It was fun stuff. https://arstechnica.com/... Angus Davis / @angusdav : Great memories from my first job in tech: “@agreen ran a bulletin board system (BBS) and later an Internet service provider called Intelecom Data Systems (IDS) on a VAX 11/730 server in the basement of his parents' house in Rhode Island.” https://arstechnica.com/... Mark / @mstewart__1 : Computer history buffs will enjoy reading about DEC, VAX/VMS, and Alpha and their modern offspring https://arstechnica.com/... LinkedIn: Bob H. : My first professional role was with Digital Equipment Company. I spent ten years learning what innovation and operational excellence was all about! … Didier Wenger : https://lnkd.in/eTUgbYHN 💾 This is the company where I found and developed my passion for IT. I started working there as an apprentice at age 16. … Andy Patrizio : I'm not one for bragging or self-congratulations but I am very proud of this story. https://lnkd.in/gpt7Tbt6 Peter Lega : Amazing company that worked agile and at scale long before it was a thing. — https://lnkd.in/gGQxkj_r Victor Blake : Great story about DEC and it's influence. Some errors (story says DEC only supported True64 Unix... which is probably true on the Alpha … Matt Kroll : The first personal computer I ever used was my father's DEC laptop when I was 4 years old. He would let me play on the keyboard … Dhruva Krishnamurthy : Deep respect to #DEC engineers. I feel honored to have worked with a few on #VMS but much later at #HP. Wish I was there back when all those innovations happened... … Tim Hollingshead : Technologies of Ethernet, UNIX, 64 bit, Windows NT, MAC ARM, Multi-user, clustering, Email and more. … Kevin Larson : Began my career in 1986 as a VAX/VMS programmer and helpdesk support working for Rockwell International in Downey CA. This article was a trip down memory lane. … Nari Kannan : Amazing history of DEC, a company I worked for before! My history started with them donating tons of VAX/VMS Machines to University of Massachusetts Amherst CS grad school. … Gilbert West : Fun fact; while many know that HAL was a letter shift of IBM, I think fewer people know that WNT (Windows NT) was a letter shift of VMS. …