On Line

This document is the February edition of "On Line," the internal newsletter for Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC). It provides updates on company news, product developments, and employee achievements. Key topics include:

• Product News: The announcement and expansion of the PDP-10 computer line, the company's significant market presence in Australia and New Zealand, and a technical overview of DEC's module production, which includes over 340 different types for analog-to-digital conversions and industrial control.
• Company Performance: A report on strong financial growth for the six-month period ending December 1968, reflecting increased net sales and earnings.
• Operational Highlights: An overview of the company's purchasing department (including humorous anecdotes about "unfilled requisitions"), the importance of industrial design in the appearance of computers, and the formation of a new "Physics Group" to better serve the scientific market.
• Employee & Community Features: Personnel updates, including engineering career achievements, a profile of a local community leader (Walter Bonin) who is also a DEC employee, and an inside look at the role of the company's nurses in promoting employee health.