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Digital Equipment Corporation Library

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A black and white photo of DEC Memory Tester 1516. The first systems Digital made were memory test systems to check the core stacks that were the memories used at that time. The technology used in these test systems were later used to build memories…

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The keyboard was introduced in 1982 to be used with the VT 220 terminal.

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The circuit board is embedded in acrylic and used as a display.

FDDI stands for "Fiber Distributed Data Interface", a standard used in the early 1990s for data transmission in a local area network using optical fiber cables.

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A map of the origin and development of Digital Equipment Corporation from 1957 through 1986. The DEC Tree is an article that was published in the magazine "Computerworld" on September 24, 1986.

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A poster/calendar for the Digital Central Engineering Development Programs in 1985. The calendar features a picture of the Assabet Mills from Thompson Street in 1881.

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large aluminum (painted) rectangular mounting box for System Building Blocks. Painted speckled tan/brown. 'DEC Building Blocks' marked on back along with 'Digital Equipment Corporation' and 'Maynard Massachusetts' (no other nomenclature).

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A black and white photo of DEC's PDP-4 computer. Digital's PDP computer line was designed with the goals of interactivity, low cost, simplicity, and reliability. The computers in this 18-bit computer family are the PDP-1 of 1960, PDP-4 of 1963,…

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A black and white photo of the PDP-1 Computer. Digital demonstrated its prototype PDP-1 computer at the 1959 Joint Computer Conference in Boston, MA. The whole showing was buzzing about this fledgling company called Digital and this little machine…

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A stencil used on "Dead Shot" products marketed by the American Powder Co. in Maynard, MA.

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An advertising sign for the Powder Mills "Dead Shot Powder" product. This powder was manufactured by the American Powder Company at it's mills in Acton and Maynard.

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Written by Mabel Clarke Davison, Parliamentarian of Massachlusetts State Federation of Women's Clubs and given by the President of the Maynard Women's Club to all future presidents of the club.

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Two advertising cards for Davidson "The Druggist". Davidson specialized in hospital and other prescriptions and was located in Maynard, MA.

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An advertising card for Davidson, the Druggist.

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Three invoices made out to Mr. David Nugent. The first is an invoice for masonry work performed by P. Fahey, Marlborough, Mass., dated July 29, 1893. The second invoice is to David Nugent from Joshua Edwards for costs associated with renting…