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  • Collection: Digital Equipment Corporation

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Publicity photo of the Memory Test Systems 2113 Core Memory Tester (built from DEC system modules.) A memory test computer was used to test the ferrite core memory modules in early general computers such as Whirlwind.

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Two female employees discussing work in a Mill office. DECwriter and acoustic coupler in foreground.

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A prize-winning entry in Digital's Photo Contest, taken with Pentax camera (2 second exposure at f/5.6)

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A group of 4 male engineers(?) pose with LINC-8 computer (left) and ASR-33 teletype (right)

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Digital President Ken Olsen reads documents while giving blood.

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Kenneth Olsen, President of Digital Equipment Corporation, gives social security numbers to be typed by Duane Mulcahy. According to Olsen's description of the early days: "We did everything ourselves. My wife cleaned toilets and my brother Stan and…

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Instructor Ed Hilton teaching students with the PDP-8/S (ASR-33 teletype next to student on right).

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Digital President Ken Olsen presents the 1000th PDP-8 computer to Teradyne President Nick DeWolf.

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Instructor Ed Hilton teaches basic computer technology on PDP-8 computer to Maynard students.

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Win Hindle is handing a check to unknown man. They are standing in front of a PDP-10.

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Representatives of Digital Equipment Corporation at what appears to be a trade show. PDP-8 and Flip Chips are being displayed.

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As part of Digital's 25th Anniversary, the Town of Maynard honored Ken Olsen with a dinner and the introduction of Ken Olsen Plaza.

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Digital Lab Data Products promotional poster showing a bit of friendly rivalry between Geneva, Switzerland and Maynard, Massachusetts.

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A poster celebrating the 20 year relationship between Digital and the Town of Maynard (the Minicomputer Capital of the World). The poster appears to be created by the IPG (Industrial Products Group) which was based in the Mill.

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A poster by digital promoting the PDP-12 computer.

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A promotional poster produced by Marketing and Sales Support Digital Central European Region.

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A poster promoting the Large Computer Group's DECSYSTEM 10, DECSYSTEM 2O and DAS (Digital Advanced Systems).

The scene is the Old North Bridge in Concord.

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An extra edition of the magazine all about DEC.

The Year of DEC

"We had a vision of computing we knew the world needed" - Ken Olsen

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Thank You poster advertising a Digital 40th Anniversary event near the PKO3 Helipad (Parker Street campus in Maynard)