Digital This Week

This document, dated May 30, 1983, serves as an internal newsletter for Digital Equipment Corporation. It provides employees with company updates, event schedules, and classified advertisements.

Key highlights include:

• Business Announcements: Digital announced a new scientific word processing software for VAX systems and the successful installation of a fiber-optic network at their Marlboro facility. Additionally, the company introduced a new 10-megabyte Winchester disk drive and a new computerized shopping service called DecMart.
• Corporate News: General Georges Doriot received an honorary degree from Boston University; Digital made a $1.6 million equipment donation to the university; and the company reorganized its marketing operations into six groups.
• Internal Logistics: The newsletter outlines office phone system changes, provides an employee "Marketplace" for buying and selling goods, and lists various technical seminars and training opportunities.
• Employee Events: The publication covers community activities, such as a charity swim meet for the Heart Association, a truck "Roadeo" event, an employees' flea market, and information regarding local vanpools and company policy regarding chain letters.