Digital Newsletter

This issue of the Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) newsletter from August 1969 highlights various technological advancements and company news:

• Product Introductions: DEC introduced the LAB-K, a solid-state logic controller for life science research, and discussed the role of the PDP-8/L computer in processing lunar sample data.
• Software and Applications: The newsletter features a new 3D plotting program for small computers, the use of PDP-8s for analyzing aircraft flight data, and the availability of ARMsim software for running IBM 1401 programs on PDP-8s.
• System Deliveries: Reports on the first PDP-12 delivery to MIT, the first production deliveries of the PDP-14 controller, and the milestone delivery of the 1,000th PDP-8/L to MTS Systems Corporation.
• Corporate Performance: DEC reported record fiscal year 1969 earnings with net sales of nearly $88 million, alongside updates on expansion and infrastructure.
• Industry Use Cases: Examples include the use of PDP-8/S computers to monitor Seaway locks, the adoption of dual PDP-10 systems by Computer Center Corporation, and the implementation of L&W Data Systems' low-cost broker portfolio management system.
• Innovation and Personal Use: The issue covers a project to produce Braille using computer-aided systems and a human-interest story about a researcher using a PDP-8/L in his home to educate his children and assist in statistical work.