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  1. Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC / d ɛ k /), using the trademark Digital, was a major American company in the computer industry from the 1960s to the 1990s. The company was co-founded by Ken Olsen and Harlan Anderson in 1957.

    • over 140,000 (1987)
  2. Oct 6, 2023 · DEC was a pioneer in minicomputers and operating systems, but it disappeared in the late 1990s. Learn how its VAX/VMS system influenced Windows NT, OpenVMS, and other modern computing technologies.

    • Andy Patrizio
  3. Feb 17, 2011 · Learn how the founder of DEC, a pioneer in minicomputers, failed to adapt to the disruptive innovation of personal computers. Read about the management lessons from DEC's rise and fall, and how they relate to disruptive innovation theory.

  4. Apr 1, 2024 · Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), American manufacturer that created a new line of low-cost computers, known as minicomputers, especially for use in laboratories and research institutions. Founded in 1957, the company employed more than 120,000 people worldwide at its peak in 1990 and earned.

  5. Jun 20, 2017 · DEC in summary. Digital Equipment Corporation is a legendary company. It spend 25 years in the Fortune 500, peaking at number 27 in 1990 and 1993. Its peak revenue was $14.6 billion in 1996, but from 1991 to 1996 it lost money every year but one. In 1996, its peak revenue year, it lost $112 million.

  6. Digital Equipment Corporation, using the trademark Digital, was a major American company in the computer industry from the 1960s to the 1990s. The company was co-founded by Ken Olsen and Harlan Anderson in 1957. Olsen was president until he was forced to resign in 1992, after the company had gone into precipitous decline.

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  8. Learn about DEC, a pioneer of minicomputers and timesharing systems, founded in 1957 by MIT engineers. Explore its history, products, and acquisitions through brochures and records.

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