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• Hi all .... was back in New England for my 50th HS reunion in Littleton a few weeks ago.

  On one rainy day I drove through Maynard and had to take a few nostalgia pictures. The "Mill" ( now known as Maynard's"Clock Tower Place") looked great. DEC's old headquarters is now home to Monster.com and many other small businesses. New parking garage by Bld #21 ....our old Bld #5 looked the same. The mill pond has a park in place of the old weed patch. Ken's old Bld #1 has great new landscaping. Downtown Maynard has a few new stores and restaurants but the "look and feel" hasn't changed since the 60's.

  Click here for pictures.

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• Book Release Party

  Celebrating the publication of my book "Strategies for Successful Career Change: Finding Your Very Best Next Work Life." The book is being published by Ten Speed Press, a division of Random House, on 6/23, and on Saturday afternoon, 6/27, we're celebrating.

  The party will be held in the function room at Lizzy's Ice Cream -- a business started by one of the people featured in the book, Nick Pappas. Before changing careers, Nick was a manager at Digital Equipment Corp.

  Click here for more details.

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• Upcoming Sabbatical Workshops, Re-Boot Your Life Retreat

  The retreat gave me direction and purpose – a road map process to the next 10 years or more. I met interesting, stimulating travelers on a similar journey."

  "I was able to create a specific plan for what I want to do with my time, with new awareness of roadblocks and obstacles and ideas for dealing with them."

  "I loved the small size and the learning from each other, guided by the very knowledgeable facilitators."

  "Probably the most productive, relevant, well-executed thing I've ever done."

  My co-authors and I have just completed our first Reboot Your Life Retreat and wanted to share its successful outcome with you. As exemplified by the feedback above, we met our goal of providing a high-quality, informative, inspirational, and energizing opportunity to learn about taking a break from work to enhance life and career. The eight men and women at the Santa Fe retreat were diverse in age and career field, as well as where they were in the sabbatical process. Some were contemplating or struggling with how to take a much-needed break. A couple people were just beginning sabbaticals by choice. Some were on "unexpected” sabbaticals as so many are in this economy. All completed a personal plan for working through issues and taking the most successful sabbatical possible. We shared our extensive research on the subject; they bonded and reinforced each others’ learning. We all had fun too.

  Now we are looking forward to the two remaining retreats in 2009, July 17-19 in Sag Harbor, New York (on Long Island) and October 2-4 in the Berkshires (north of New York City and west of Boston). We would love for you to join us. It will be again a small group (8-10) in a private home, and we have arranged for accommodations in other homes and nearby inns and hotels. To register for the July retreat, please click here. Registration for the October retreat click here.

  I invite you to visit www.rebootyourlife.us for more information about the workshops, our book and our work. Perhaps you would like to blog with us at the website!

  Please feel free to pass this on to other people you think might be interested. We’d love to have the same quality and high energy in Sag Harbor and the Berkshires as we did in Santa Fe.

  All the best,
  Rita Foley for the Sabbatical Sisters (Cathy Allen, Nancy Bearg, Rita Foley, Jaye Smith)

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• THE OBAMA COLLECTION

  DEC Alum Louis Horner has created a series of T-Shirts called The Obama Collection with symbols that represent the 5 races of the world; promoting global peace, unity, caring and respect; and understanding among all people.

  The Obama Collection is available through the following URL: http://stores.ebay.com/The-Obama-Collection

  Check out this creative tribute to our new President who will be inaugurated on January 21, 2009

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• Digital Alumni Offers New Service to Members

  The Digital Alumni has recently established a new, real-time virtual career service through a new organization called Alumwire and it is available to any Digital Alumni seeking a new career move and any organization seeking to fill positions.

  Read more..

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• We have recently been advised that David Cutler will be receiving the 2007 National Medalof Technology and Innovation award from President Bush at the White House on Monday, September 29, 2008. Dave was one of the leading software architects at DEC and is now at Microsoft. This is the highest civilian honor in technology granted by the US government. We are honored that Dave is this year's recipient. Past recipients have included Gordon Bell (1991), Bill Gates (1992) Ken Olsen (1993).

  More...

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• THE KEN OLSEN SCIENCE CENTER OPENS AT GORDON COLLEGE

  Gordon College formally opened the Ken Olsen Science Center in Wenham, MA on Saturday, September 27th. There was an enthusiastic crowd of nearly 1000, including a large contingent of DEC alumni and students who are already enjoying the beautiful and well equipped classrooms and laboratories. The building is magnificent - a wonderful tribute to a great leader.

  Click here for more.

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• Does anyone know if there are public domain copies of DEC Standard 012 "unified part numbering code"?

  Thanks

  Dave Michael
  81-95
  adavidmichael(atsign)gmail.com

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• I have a complete PDP 11/44 system running RT11 and SPS Tek basic software. The system includes a PDP11/44 computer and two RL02 disk drives mounted in a DEC cabinet, a terminal, a printer and full documentation. The system is in operating condition and was maintained by a DEC service technician.

  Would your group have any interest in this system?

  Sincerely,
  John Panitz
  http://www.japanitz.com
  hfc@japanitz.com"

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• I wonder if you could do me a big favour? As you know I am studying for a PhD at Birkbeck (University of London) looking at the history of DEC and whether its downfall could have been avoided. One of the areas I am looking at is how the downsizing was handled in the company. I have created a short survey that I would like ex-Deccies to complete at http://www.surveyconsole.com/console/TakeSurvey?id=448885 Would it be possible to send the link out to the Dexodus membership with a short note explaining it is from me and asking them to please fill it in? It is only 15 short questions but important for a paper I am delivering as part of my course.

  Many thanks
  Dave Goodwin

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• I am a technical support analyst for the Chicago Tribune. I am looking for suugestions on how best to replace our PDP system with an INTEL based hardware platform. If Intel is not feasible, what other contemporary technology is out there that the younger engineers would have a compfort level ? CHiTrib has PDP parts & source code, FOR NOW. Just looking for "the right questions " to ask prospective vendors, & the best direction for moving forward.

  Robet Fane
  Systems Analyst
  Chicago Tribune
  p.312-222-2361

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• DEC Former Employee Survey

  I am asking for the help of all former DEC employees. I am conducting a research study about DEC and its legacy. Specifically, I'm interested in learning about the experiences of former DEC employees, their careers, and their thoughts and feelings about DEC. As part of this research, I am conducting a survey in which all former DEC employees are eligible (and encouraged!) to participate. The survey should take about 20-25 minutes to complete, and I will gladly provide a summary report of my findings to anyone interested in learning more about my research.

  To complete the survey, please go to: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=EBsltA5SbtMZQhSMSDHRuw_3d_3d

  I would appreciate your help in sharing news of this survey with your DEC colleagues. The survey will be available until March 31st. If you would prefer a paper copy of the survey, please contact me at walshia@bc.edu or (617) 552-2148 and I will be glad to send one to you.

  Thanks in advance for your consideration!

  Ian Walsh
  Doctoral Candidate
  Carroll School of Management
  Boston College

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• Jim Mickol developed a composit of some of his DEC experience and has sent it along to share with fellow Alumni. He says he will have others in the future and willsend those along as well. Enjoy!!

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccenszwRl6Y#GU5U2spHI_4

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• I was involved in the development and delivery of Digital’s Sales Excellence Learning Lab (S.E.L.L.) program and through many moves have lost my copy of the course materials. What would be the best way to query the Dec Alumni to see if anyone has a set they can copy and mail to me? I’ll be happy to cover the costs of copying, mailing and handling.

  Michael Rogosin
  22 Chemin des Restanques No.10
  06250 Mougins, FRANCE

  Mob: +33 6 11 16 01 39
  Tel: +33 4 92 98 94 88
  Fax: +33 4 92 99 13 59
  US dial-in number: +1 415 992 7513
  Skype: mrogosin
  email: mrogosin@whycroft.com
  Web: www.whycroft.com

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• DEC ALUMNI IN EDUCATION

  We are looking for stories – any stories - about DEC Alumni who are or have been involved in education at any capacity. We would like to hear about the work being done, whether in the classroom, in the boardroom, in finance, in enrollment – any area of education. Are there trends you see or changes you would like to see. Media have been highlighting areas where we need to improve if we are to maintain our competitive edge globally. Is this your experience?

  In the next issue of the newsletter, which will come out in early spring, we would like to do a lead story on how DEC alumni have impacted education in the US and how DEC alumni see education today.

  The values we learned and practiced at DEC definitely carry over to other lines of work, especially in education. We would like to hear about your experiences in this regard.

  We would like to hear about your experiences, your joys and successes as well as any hard learnings that came out of your experience in education.

  If there are any of the DEC engineers who went into education at the end of their DEC careers through the DEC sponsored Engineers into Education program, let’s hear from you. What were/are your experiences. This was a ground breaking program at the time. Is this something other companies should consider?

  If anyone has any questions, let us know.

  We hope to get a number of stories that we can relate.

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• DEC ALUMNI SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT NETWORK

  Many DEC Alumni have pursued careers as small business owners. Wouldn't it be wonderful to bring together a group of small business owners who share the values and experience of the DEC culture for collegial support? This is the idea behind the DEC Alumni Small Business Owners Support Network that is now being formed by DEC Alumni Linda Marks and Sharon Woodruff.

  The group will meet at a Monthly Networking Lunch where we will have an opportunity to introduce ourselves to one another and share our ideas for success. The networking lunch will take place at a central location in the 495/MetroWest area.

  For more information, or if you would like to join, contact LSMHEART@aol.com or (617)965-7846. We will send you a new member survey to learn about your business, your needs and your interests.

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• ACCESS TO DIGITAL PENSION INFORMATION

  All former Digital employees who would like to access information about their pension funds can obtain this information online at the following URL: www.netbenefits.com.

  All formaer Digital employee retirement accounts were transferred by HP to Fidelity Investments. Use the URL and follow the instructions for setting up individual access.

  For additional information or to have questions answered you can call Fidelity Investments at 800-457-4015

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• Wanted - Retired Engineers in Eastern MA