Digital This Week

Summary This edition of "Digital This Week," dated August 16, 1982, provides a corporate update for Digital Equipment Corporation employees. Key highlights include:

• Corporate Performance: Digital reports strong financial growth in FY '82, achieving over 20 percent growth and record profits despite a worldwide recession. The company continues to emphasize research and development.
• Company History: A retrospective on the company’s evolution from its founding in an old New England woolen mill to its current status as a $3.9 billion industry leader.
• Employee Engagement: The newsletter details upcoming company outings at Canobie Lake Park, an educational partnership with the University of Lowell, and various internal seminar and training opportunities.
• Product & Industry News: Coverage of Laboratory Data Products (LDP), including the development of the MINC system, and a feature on the Computer Museum, which serves as a repository for computing history.
• Administrative & Community: The document includes financial results for FY '82, course schedules for Boston University and WPI programs held at company sites, news briefs regarding local museum exhibits and charity events, and a classifieds section for employees.