On Line

This issue of On Line, the May 1969 newsletter for Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), highlights the company's growth, personnel, and technological advancements:

• Product News: The centerpiece is the introduction of the new medium-sized PDP-15 computer, which is faster and more cost-effective than the PDP-9. The issue also features a new PDP-8/L-operated machine designed to increase efficiency in module manufacturing.
• Company Operations: The "Special Systems" department is highlighted for its role in creating custom hardware and software solutions for customers. DEC’s user society, DECUS, continues to grow, serving 4,000 members with program distribution and technical symposia.
• Personnel & Growth: The newsletter details various management appointments, promotions, and anniversaries. It includes a retrospective interview with Gloria Porazzo, who reflects on the company's early days when the workforce was tiny.
• Community & Education: Features cover how Digital computers are being used for unique purposes, such as therapy for hospital patients and genetics research in high schools. There is also an announcement for a photography contest focused on the Maynard Mill facility.
• Corporate Culture: The issue profiles employees like folk musician and software programmer Michael Harris and includes financial results for the first nine months of fiscal year 1969, showing significant growth in net sales and income compared to the previous year.