Summary

42 issues of 'Decuscope', the newsletter/ journal for the Digital Equipment Computer Users Society, dated from 1967 - 1975. The periodicals contain user submitted articles describing software and hardware solutions in scientific, business and commercial applications.

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

42 issues of the journal. Each cover has a unique, coloured cover. Covers are gloss card and the journals are staple-bound along the spine. The issue details are frequently incorporated into the design of the cover.

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