On Line

This issue of On Line, the monthly publication for Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) employees, highlights company news and internal organizational updates from March 1970. Key features include:

• Corporate Restructuring: DEC announced a reorganization of its financial and accounting departments into six specialized areas to better support the growing international corporation.
• Facility Updates: The issue reports on the expansion of the Chicago regional office, the successful move to a new module manufacturing facility in Puerto Rico, and upgrades to switchboard capacity at the Maynard location.
• Employee and Office Spotlights: Coverage includes updates from the Western region, the Test Equipment Service group, and various anecdotes, such as the adoption of a dog by construction workers and a service technician installing a computer using a Swiss Army knife.
• Technological Milestones: The newsletter touches on the impact of DEC computers in education, noting the enthusiasm of students for programming, and highlights the application of various DEC systems (PDP-8, PDP-10, PDP-12) across diverse industries.