On Line

This issue of Digital Equipment Corporation’s newsletter, On Line, highlights company developments, community engagement, and employee features from February 1970. Key topics include:

• Company Expansion and News: The opening of the new Westfield plant and a report on the company's rapid employment growth, which exceeded 5,000 employees.
• Corporate Philanthropy: Details on the donation of computers to 15 high schools and vocational institutions to support advanced educational curricula.
• Employee and Office Spotlights: Features on the "Tape Preparation" group, the Ottawa office’s focus on teamwork, and individual staff stories, such as a Princeton sales engineer who helped evacuate a building after a plane crash, and an employee who won a state snowmobile championship.
• Industry Presence: Coverage of DEC's participation in a physics trade show and the launch of the "TAG" (Temporary Assistance Girl) program, which debuted with a fashion show at Maynard High School.
• Administrative Updates: A survey of reader feedback regarding the On Line publication and a section dedicated to recent promotions and appointments within the company.