A look back at Digital Equipment Corp.
Globe file photo/1988
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Anglo Irish Bank Corp. has foreclosed on a 58-acre property that was once home to a major piece of the state's computer industry history - Digital Equipment Corp.
Digital Equipment Corp. was founded by MIT engineers Ken Olsen, seen here, and Harlan Anderson in 1957, with $70,000 in venture funding.
Here's a look back at the history of the company.
Pictured here: Ken Olsen at the Maynard headquarters, which was founded out of an old mill.