From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: ron@ronnatalie.com (Ron Natalie) Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2017 19:31:10 -0500 Subject: [TUHS] DEC Born 60 years ago In-Reply-To: <05b701d3625d$5b3b2640$11b172c0$@ronnatalie.com> References: <05b701d3625d$5b3b2640$11b172c0$@ronnatalie.com> Message-ID: <05b901d36260$080df030$1829d090$@ronnatalie.com> Digging through some records it looks like the $70,000 cash investment from ARDC hit DEC on July 1, so the corporate birthday must have been slightly earlier. -----Original Message----- From: TUHS [mailto:tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org] On Behalf Of Ron Natalie Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 7:12 PM To: 'Dave Horsfall'; 'The Eunuchs Hysterical Society' Subject: Re: [TUHS] DEC Born 60 years ago I have the 1957 date in several books (the publication of which predate Wikipedia). There's a document in Alan Earls's book that is the lease for DEC's first office space, dated August 27, 1957. Other information I have just says they took the venture money and founded DEC that summer. -----Original Message----- From: TUHS [mailto:tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org] On Behalf Of Dave Horsfall Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 5:09 PM To: The Eunuchs Hysterical Society Subject: Re: [TUHS] DEC Born 60 years ago On Mon, 20 Nov 2017, Clem Cole wrote: > Cute article from a few days ago in the Telegram about DEC with some > since pics that I thought I would pass on to this group. > > http://www.telegram.com/news/20171118/digital-equipment-born-60-years- > ago-in-maynard But no actual date, sadly... Anyone know for sure? I maintain a list of geeky things like this (and no, I don't necessarily trust Wikipedia, as it's only as accurate as the last person who edited it). -- Dave Horsfall DTM (VK2KFU) "Those who don't understand security will suffer."