The Rise and Fall of DEC

Oxide and Friends Twitter Space: June 13th, 2022

The Rise and Fall of DEC

We've been holding a Twitter Space weekly on Mondays at 5p for about an hour. Even though it's not (yet?) a feature of Twitter Spaces, we have been recording them all; here is the recording for our Twitter Space for June 13th, 2022.

In addition to Bryan Cantrill and Adam Leventhal, speakers on June 13th included Tom Lyon, Dan Cross, Tim Bray, Ian Grunert, and XXX. (Did we miss your name and/or get it wrong? Drop a PR!)

Some of the topics we hit on, in the order that we hit them:

• Pronunciation and mispronunciation
• Bryan's DEC reading list:
  • The Ultimate Entrepreneur by Glenn Rifkin, George Harrar
  • Learn, Earn & Return - My Life as a Computer Pioneer by Harlan Anderson
  • High-tech Ventures: The Guide For Entrepreneurial Success by C. Gordon Bell, John McNamara
  • Computer engineering: A DEC view of hardware systems design by C. Gordon Bell, J. Craig Mudge, John McNamara
  • Creative Capital: Georges Doriot and the Birth of Venture Capital by Spencer E. Ante
  • DEC Is Dead, Long Live DEC: The Lasting Legacy of Digital Equipment Corporation by Edgar H. Schein, Paul J. Kampas, Michael M. Sonduck, Peter S. Delisi
• @1:29:05 Ian mentions Computer History Museum's oral history program prompting strong recommendations:
  • Ian: Bernie Lacroute
  • Adam: Pierre Lamond
  • Bryan: Dave Cutler

If we got something wrong or missed something, please file a PR! Our next Twitter space will likely be on Monday at 5p Pacific Time; stay tuned to our Twitter feeds for details. We'd love to have you join us, as we always love to hear from new speakers!