Digital Equipment Corporation

Summary

Digital Equipment Corporation is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,233 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Digital Equipment Corporation is in the country of United States^[3].
• Digital Equipment Corporation's instance of is recorded as business^[4].
• Digital Equipment Corporation's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[5].
• Digital Equipment Corporation's instance of is recorded as technology company^[6].
• Digital Equipment Corporation's founder is recorded as Ken Olsen^[7].
• Digital Equipment Corporation's founder is recorded as Harlan Anderson^[8].
• Digital Equipment Corporation was followed by Hewlett-Packard^[9].
• Digital Equipment Corporation was followed by Compaq^[10].
• Digital Equipment Corporation was followed by HP Inc.^[11].
• Digital Equipment Corporation's headquarters location is recorded as Maynard^[12].
• Digital Equipment Corporation's Commons category is recorded as Digital Equipment Corporation^[13].
• Digital Equipment Corporation's industry is recorded as information technology^[14].
• January 1, 1957 marks the founding of Digital Equipment Corporation^[15].
• Digital Equipment Corporation was dissolved in January 1, 1998^[16].
• Digital Equipment Corporation's official website is recorded as http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/people/gbell/Digital/timeline/tmlnhome.htm^[17].
• Digital Equipment Corporation's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Digital Equipment Corporation^[18].
• Digital Equipment Corporation's product or material produced is recorded as computer^[19].
• Digital Equipment Corporation's replaced by is recorded as Compaq^[20].
• Digital Equipment Corporation's legal form is recorded as joint-stock company^[21].
• Digital Equipment Corporation's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'DEC'}^[22].
• Digital Equipment Corporation's owner of is recorded as Code page 1287^[23].
• Digital Equipment Corporation's owner of is recorded as DEC Hebrew^[24].
• Digital Equipment Corporation's owner of is recorded as Code page 1288^[25].
• Digital Equipment Corporation's different from is recorded as Digital Research^[26].
• Digital Equipment Corporation's ACM Classification Code is recorded as 10011193^[27].

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Founding

Founders include Ken Olsen^[7] and Harlan Anderson^[8]. January 1, 1957 marks the founding of Digital Equipment Corporation^[15].

Identity

Successors include Hewlett-Packard^[9], Compaq^[10], and HP Inc.^[11]. Digital Equipment Corporation's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'DEC'}^[22].

Operations

Digital Equipment Corporation's headquarters location is recorded as Maynard^[12].

Industry

Digital Equipment Corporation's industry is recorded as information technology^[14].

Ownership

Digital Equipment Corporation's product or material produced is recorded as computer^[19].

Dissolution

Digital Equipment Corporation was dissolved in January 1, 1998^[16].

Why It Matters

Digital Equipment Corporation ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,233 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

Works attributed to it include Intermediate System to Intermediate System^[30], a routing protocol^[31].