Summary

Software Abstracts and Australia Supplement, part of the Program Library, produced DECUS, Digital Equipment Computer Users Society, 1984-1985.
It consists of:
1. Program Library - DECUS, Software Abstracts, 1984-1985: a journal style booklet produced by DECUS International, Digital Equipment Computer Users Society. U.S.A. 1984.
2. Program Library - DECUS, Software Abstracts Australian Supplement, 1984-1985: Chapter Supplement from Decus Program Library 1984-1985. Produced by DECUS Australia, Digital Equipment Computer Users Society. U.S.A. 1984.

The Digital Equipment Computer Users Society (DECUS) was set up by early users of the PDP-1 computer, which was manufactured by Digital Electronic Corporation (DEC), in Massachsetts, United States of America. The creation of DECUS was driven by the need to share information and computer programs for the PDP-1. One of the key reasons was that early users had to write their own software; DEC initially sold only hardware. Set up in 1961, DECUS grew to be one of the largest international societies of computer users in the world.

Physical Description

Program Library - DECUS, Software Abstracts, 1984-1985: Portrait format journal with white cover and orange-brown text. There is an illustration of a 'caveman'/ palaeolithic man carving a wheel from stone in the bottom, centre of the cover page. The content is printed in black ink and comprises 204 pages of textual information. Program Library - DECUS, Software Abstracts Australian Supplement, 1984-1985: Portrait format journal with orange-brown cover and white text. There is an illustration of a 'caveman'/ palaeolithic man carving a wheel from stone in the bottom, centre of the cover page. The content is printed in black ink and comprises 8 pages of textual information.

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