Digital Equipment Corporation

The book chronicles the rise of Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), founded in 1957 by Ken Olsen with a modest investment. It highlights DEC's pivotal role in the evolution of computer technology, becoming a major player with a peak valuation of over $12 billion and employing around 120,000 people. The narrative explores DEC's contributions to making computers accessible, the emergence of personal computing and gaming, and its involvement in the early Internet, including the first spam email and one of the first commercial domain registrations.