Digital Equipment Corporation

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computer company defunct company technology company

Digital Equipment Corporation was a pioneering American computer company best known for its influential minicomputers and major role in the development of modern computing.

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Digital Equipment Corporation canonical 53

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Predicate Object
instanceOf computer company ⓘ
defunct company ⓘ
technology company ⓘ
acquiredBy Compaq ⓘ
acquisitionYear 1998 ⓘ
contributedTo development of minicomputer market ⓘ
early computer networking ⓘ
time-sharing computing ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
employeeCountAtPeak over 100000 ⓘ
fate acquired by Compaq and later absorbed into Hewlett-Packard ⓘ
foundedBy Harlan Anderson ⓘ
Ken Olsen ⓘ
foundedInPlace Maynard, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundedInYear 1957 ⓘ
headquartersLocation Maynard, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ
industry computer hardware ⓘ
computer software ⓘ
information technology ⓘ
keyPerson Gordon Bell ⓘ
Ken Olsen ⓘ
Robert N. Noyce ⓘ
surface form: Robert Noyce
knownFor influence on modern computing ⓘ
minicomputers ⓘ
time-sharing systems ⓘ
majorCompetitor Data General ⓘ
Hewlett-Packard ⓘ
IBM ⓘ
Prime Computer ⓘ
notableFacility Mill complex in Maynard, Massachusetts ⓘ
notableProduct DEC Alpha servers ⓘ
surface form: DEC Alpha

DECsystem-10 ⓘ
PDP-1 ⓘ
PDP-11 ⓘ
PDP-8 ⓘ
VAX ⓘ
VMS operating system ⓘ
VT100 terminal ⓘ
operatingSystemDeveloped RSX-11 ⓘ
TOPS-10 ⓘ
TOPS-20 ⓘ
VMS ⓘ
peakPeriod 1970s ⓘ
1980s ⓘ
processorArchitectureDeveloped Alpha architecture ⓘ
VAX ⓘ
surface form: VAX architecture
stockExchangeListing New York Stock Exchange ⓘ
successor Compaq ⓘ
Hewlett-Packard ⓘ
tickerSymbol DEC ⓘ

Referenced by (53)

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USB Implementers Forum → foundedBy → Digital Equipment Corporation ⓘ
AltaVista → founder → Digital Equipment Corporation ⓘ
AltaVista → developer → Digital Equipment Corporation ⓘ
AltaVista → operatedBy → Digital Equipment Corporation ⓘ
AltaVista → parentCompany → Digital Equipment Corporation ⓘ
AltaVista → originalOwner → Digital Equipment Corporation ⓘ
Leslie Lamport → employer → Digital Equipment Corporation ⓘ
Jeff Dean → employer → Digital Equipment Corporation ⓘ
Robert W. Taylor → employer → Digital Equipment Corporation ⓘ
Grace Hopper → employer → Digital Equipment Corporation ⓘ
DEC Alpha servers → developer → Digital Equipment Corporation ⓘ
DEC Alpha servers → marketedBy → Digital Equipment Corporation ⓘ
DEC Alpha servers → manufacturer → Digital Equipment Corporation ⓘ
Anita Borg → employer → Digital Equipment Corporation ⓘ
Brian Reid → employer → Digital Equipment Corporation ⓘ
PDP-7 → manufacturer → Digital Equipment Corporation ⓘ
VAX → developer → Digital Equipment Corporation ⓘ
VAX → manufacturer → Digital Equipment Corporation ⓘ
PDP-11 → manufacturer → Digital Equipment Corporation ⓘ
Apollo Computer → competitor → Digital Equipment Corporation ⓘ
Gordon Bell → employer → Digital Equipment Corporation ⓘ
Ken Olsen → coFounded → Digital Equipment Corporation ⓘ
Ken Olsen → employer → Digital Equipment Corporation ⓘ
Ken Olsen → founded → Digital Equipment Corporation ⓘ
PDP-1 → manufacturer → Digital Equipment Corporation ⓘ
VMS operating system → developer → Digital Equipment Corporation ⓘ
VMS operating system → marketedBy → Digital Equipment Corporation ⓘ
VT100 terminal → manufacturer → Digital Equipment Corporation ⓘ
subject surface form: VT100
DEC → refersTo → Digital Equipment Corporation ⓘ
DEC → acquired → Digital Equipment Corporation ⓘ
subject surface form: Compaq
VMS → developer → Digital Equipment Corporation ⓘ
RSX-11 → developer → Digital Equipment Corporation ⓘ
TOPS-10 → developer → Digital Equipment Corporation ⓘ
Alpha architecture → developedBy → Digital Equipment Corporation ⓘ
Alpha architecture → notableVendor → Digital Equipment Corporation ⓘ
Data General → competitor → Digital Equipment Corporation ⓘ
PDP-8 → manufacturer → Digital Equipment Corporation ⓘ
TOPS-20 → developer → Digital Equipment Corporation ⓘ
David L. Mills → employer → Digital Equipment Corporation ⓘ
DECsystem-10 → manufacturer → Digital Equipment Corporation ⓘ
DECsystem-10 → discontinuedBy → Digital Equipment Corporation ⓘ
Prime Computer → competition → Digital Equipment Corporation ⓘ
TECO → developer → Digital Equipment Corporation ⓘ
Harlan Anderson → coFounded → Digital Equipment Corporation ⓘ
Harlan Anderson → employer → Digital Equipment Corporation ⓘ
K. Ramakrishnan → employer → Digital Equipment Corporation ⓘ
Butler Lampson → employer → Digital Equipment Corporation ⓘ
Jim Gray → employer → Digital Equipment Corporation ⓘ
Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) Western Research Laboratory → parentOrganization → Digital Equipment Corporation ⓘ
subject surface form: Digital Equipment Corporation Western Research Laboratory
Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) Western Research Laboratory → sponsor → Digital Equipment Corporation ⓘ
subject surface form: Digital Equipment Corporation Western Research Laboratory