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DEC: Digital Equipment Corporation

DEC is an abbreviation of "Digital Equipment Corporation". It was a large American corporation in the field of computer. The founder of the company was Ken Olsen, who was also the chairman and president of the company. In 1957, the Digital Equipment Corporation was co-founded by Ken Olsen and Harlan Anderson.

History

• In 1957, Digital Equipment Corporation was established by Ken Olsen and Harlan Anderson.
• In between 1957 to 1992, the head offices of DEC were to be found in a previously established wool mill in Maynard, Massachusetts.
• In the period of 1960s, PDP series of equipment technologies turned out to be well-accepted and trendy, particularly the PDP-8 which was broadly regarded as to be the foremost most demanding minicomputer.
• In 1992, Ken Olsen was forced to step down and leave the position of president.
• In the month of June 1998, DEC was taken by Compaq.
• In the month of May 2002, Compaq later on combined with Hewlett-Packard (HP).

Research laboratories of DEC

A number of the research laboratories of DEC comprise:

• Cambridge Research Laboratory (CRL) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.
• MetroWest Technology Campus (MTC) in Maynard, Massachusetts, United States.
• Systems Research Center (SRC) in Palo Alto, California, United States.
• Western Research Laboratory (WRL) in Palo Alto, California, United States.
• Western Software Laboratory (WSL) in Palo Alto, California, United States.

Reference: Digital Equipment Corporation

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