Digital Newsletter

This July 1969 newsletter from Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) highlights several key developments in their computing technology and business operations:

• Product Launches and Updates: The newsletter announces the new FOCAL time-sharing language, designed for small computers to facilitate educational and engineering applications. It also details significant monitor improvements for the PDP-10, enabling multi-user access to single programs, and provides updates on the PDP-15 and PDP-8/L systems.
• Industrial and Specialized Applications: DEC reports on the formation of a "Control Products Group" and highlights how various industries are utilizing their systems. This includes PDP-9 usage for complex physics analysis, the application of PDP-8 systems for neutron spectrometry, and the use of computers in manufacturing, typesetting, and spacecraft guidance systems by companies like Chase Brass and Copper and Martin Marietta.
• Corporate and Global Expansion: The company reports on the growth of its Canadian facility at Carleton Place, the relocation of its European headquarters to Geneva, and the activities of its "Computer Special Systems Group," which helps bridge the gap between customer-specific instrumentation and computing needs.
• User Community and Resources: Information is provided regarding the Digital Equipment Computer Users Society (DECUS), including upcoming symposiums, calls for papers, and recent publications written by DEC personnel.