On Line

This issue of Digital Equipment Corporation's internal newsletter, "On Line," highlights the company's growth and recent achievements in September 1967. Key news items include:

• PDP-8 Milestones: Digital celebrated the sale of their 1,000th PDP-8 computer to Teradyne, Inc. The issue details the widespread use of the PDP-8 across diverse fields, including physics, oceanography, typesetting, university research, education, and industrial quality control.
• Marketing and Personnel Updates: The company formed a new Marketing Committee to better coordinate product line efforts. There were also announcements regarding new leadership appointments, including Bob Savell as PDP-10 Product Manager and George Rice as Manager of Product Planning for the PDP-8.
• Publicity and Expansion: The newsletter features a story about a student who purchased a PDP-8 computer "cash-and-carry" at the WESCON show, emphasizing the computer's accessibility. Additionally, the company announced a construction project to expand employee parking facilities by four acres.
• Organizational News: The Digital Equipment Computer Users Society (DECUS) reported significant membership growth and program library expansion. The Training Department celebrated its largest graduating class to date, and the newsletter lists recent company anniversaries and new employees joining the firm.