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Welcome to The DEC Connection!
The DEC Connection is an association dedicated
to preserving the unique culture of Digital Equipment Corporation by
reuniting the Digital family through face-to-face events, intra-personal and
group communications, and joint activities. We want to preserve
Ken Olsen's cultural, technical and
management legacies. We promote events of local ex-DEC clubs. Membership
is open to all former employees and contractors -
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Events |
PTO Pittsburgh PA Reunion - Anyone wishing
to attend this get-together on Saturday, October 1, probably
afternoon in the Pittsburgh area, please contact Mary Cozma at
PTODigitalEquipment@gmail.com.
CXO Colorado Springs 18th and FINAL Annual
Reunion - Friday, October 21 from 5:00 – 9:00 pm. at the Dublin
House, 1850 Dominion Way, Colorado Springs, CO 80918, (719)
265-8820. Contact Laurie Marzulla,
lmarzulla@comcast.net.
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DEC Tech Talks
via Zoom
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This is shaping up to be a great series! And we
have some terrific presentations in the making, to be announced soon.
See the
Tech Talks page for
links to the video recording and presentations.
Our #3 DEC Tech Talk was delivered by DEC Connection member Bob Nusbaum,
another of our super-duper utility fielders - a great product manager. He
spoke about "High-Tech Darwinism" -- his experiences and
observations of Digital from his FMS and ALL-IN-1 product manager roles.
Bob worked at Digital for 18 years (plus 4 at CPQ). Discussion continues
as long as everyone wants afterwards.
Wednesday, August 31, 4 pm Eastern time, 1 pm Pacific time
To sign up to deliver a DEC Tech Talk, please email info@decconnection.org
with your name and a bit about your Digital background and what you'd like
to present. We do have a few in the queue so you have a while to work on
your pitch!
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Reunions |
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Upcoming:
SAVE THE DATE FOR THE NEXT DEC GET
TOGETHER...Sat, Oct 1, 2022 possibly around noon or oneish.
Please RSVP to indicate if you are interested in attending so we
can determine how large of a group to plan for. Details will
follow once we get an estimate of how many are interested and
book a venue. We welcome your correspondence with us while we
are planning by email :
PTODIGITALEQUIPMENT@GMAIL.COM.
Past:
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Sun., June 19, 2022:
Afternoon BBQ at
the WooSox Baseball Game
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Sun., Sept. 19, 2021: Maynard
MA Sesquicentennial (150th Birthday)
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11:30 am - Tour of Mill for paid-up
members only
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1-4 pm, Parade/Maynard
displays and events
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4-7 pm, DECconnection Dinner
at Maynard Elks Lodge with
Ray Humphrey
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Videos of events have been added to
this page.
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For EVENT
WRAP-UP, CLICK HERE.
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Fri. July 30, 2021,
summer get-together at Kimball Farms.
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Sat., 2 Nov. 2019,
Phoenix AZ
luncheon
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Recap from our
Summer Italian Festa in Marlborough MA at Bob Alessio's home
Sat., August 17, 2019
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Sun., 2 June 2019
Management Sciences Consulting Group
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Thu, 25 Apr. 2019, Colorado Springs
Annual
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DEC Connection Summer BBQ-Picnic on Sat. afternoon, Aug 18,
2018 in Marlboro at
the Hunters' house
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Maynard Mill get-together at the
Battle Road Brewery House was Sunday, May 20, 2018.
See the writeup and photos here.
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Sun.,
Aug. 20, 2017 Kimball's Summer Get-together
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Sat., Oct. 8, 2016 BBQ and Tour of
Mill and Main
CLICK HERE FOR RECAP and
Photos.
10/18/16 Beacon-Villager coverage of our Event
Visit "Mill and Main" online:
http://maynard.wickedlocal.com/article/20150618/NEWS/150616023
http://mill-and-main.com/
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Memorials
click on link above for details |
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Scott
Evans
Harker,
77,
Groton
MA,
24
June
2022
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Barrie
S. Hunter,
82, Marlborough
MA,
14
June
2022
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Lou
Klotz,
76,
Bolivia
NC,
30
May
2022
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John
Longo,
74,
Enfield
CT,
20
May
2022
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Eddie
Trujillo,
64,
Colorado
Springs,
11
May
2022
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Randy
Barth,
70,
Cicero
IL,
7
May
2022
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Barry
James
Folsom,
75,
Laguna
Woods
CA,
mid-April,
2022
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Dick
Fredrickson,
90,
Topsfield
MA,
4
April
2022
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Carl
L.
Crockford,
74,
Goffstown
NH,
1
March
2022
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Jerry
(Gerald
V.)
Butler,
81,
Nashua
NH,
16
February
2022
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Kevin
E.
Reid,
77,
Andover
MA,
3
February
2022
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Mark
H.
Bramhall,
73,
Acton
MA,
9
November
2021
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Info |
David Mark's Zoom lecture on
Digital History (14 June 2021) -
here is link to
recording on YouTube. About 200 DECcies tuned in.
Link to their stories in the zoom chat is on our DEC
Stories web page.
Medicare 2021 - Materials updated
Where to Sell or Donate your old Digital
hardware
Where to purchase
official Digital logo products - from
DEC Connection member Jack Rahaim
DONATING OR RECYCLING COMPUTER EQUIPMENT
It's that time of year when you may be thinking of
donating older electronic equipment to a Charity. For those who have
already done this, let us hear from you on the organizations you would
recommend. For Massachusetts readers, it has come to our attention that
there is a local cancer charity that you may want to put on your list. This
charity is 100%
run by
volunteer cancer scientists, survivors, and information technologists.
The name of the organization is
Recycle Computers4 Cancer [www.recyclecomputers4cancer.org]
and it donates all proceeds to help Cancer patients and their families
through the SMCAC (Scientific & Medical Coalition Against Cancer). They have
securely erased all data on hard drives that are donated for the past 12 years,
including major pharmaceutical companies, banks, individuals, law firms, and
financial institution. Also, all computer donations are tax deductible with
no donation considered
too small or large.
Equipment
can be dropped off or arranged to be picked up. Items accepted for
donation are listed at
www.recyclecomputers4cancer.org/items-accepted-donations-recycle-computers-4-cancer/
For free pickup, fill out and send in the donation form at
www.recyclecomputers4cancer.org/free-pickup-request-form/
The contact for RC4C is Eric Grund at
eric@smcac.org.
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VAX and PDP-11 still live!
-Thanks to
Sue Yarger for
sending in this note from the UK Register:
NASA dusts off
FORTRAN manual, revives 20-year-old data on Ganymede - Analysing Galileo's
Jovian moon results
-And thanks
to Jack MacKeen
for this gem, same source:
Das blinkenlights
are back thanks to RPi revival of the PDP-11 Retro computing fans wrap
classic DEC fascia round world's fave hobby machine
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HAPPY
60th ANNIVERSARY DIGITAL!
See article in the Telegram for pics and nostalgia. |
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HP Connection |
and
click on the link under “US Alumni Product Purchase Program”. Then
follow the instructions to register for the program.
HP Alumni also
suggests reading feedback:
There are lots of moving parts involved in HP
product discounts (and discounts on non-HP products).
Suggest you refer your members to the HP Alumni Association
pages on discounts:
https://www.hpalumni.org/discounts
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Digital_Man/Digital_World
The first PBS showing of Digital_Man/Digital_World
was 21 Feb 2012 in Indianapolis - here is a link to the 57-minute video
on their website to watch on your computer!
http://video.wfyi.org/video/2282149336/
The DVD of Digital_Man/Digital_World is no longer available. |
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