2023-10-09
Computer history buffs will enjoy reading about DEC, VAX/VMS, and Alpha and their modern offspring https://arstechnica.com/...
Ars Technica
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 : ...
2023-10-08
Computer history buffs will enjoy reading about DEC, VAX/VMS, and Alpha and their modern offspring https://arstechnica.com/...
Ars Technica
A history of Digital Equipment Corporation, which pioneered minicomputers after being founded in 1957 and was acquired by Compaq in 1998
One of the early pioneers in computing, the company disappeared in the late 1990s. — Even though very few of the early players in technology still exist, we use their creations t...