Summary

Membership information booklet, produced by DECUS Australia Chapter, Digital Equipment Computer Users Society, 1984. The document contains information on the structure, services, policies and activities of DECUS, with particular reference to the DECUS Australia Chapter.

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

Portrait format booklet with a duo-tone blue coloured cover. The content covers board member information, objectives, individual membership application procedures, Decus Australia information and Decus library catalogues, amongst other issues. The 42 page handbook comprises textual information only with no supplementary images. The journal also contains a single loose leaf letter from the Chairman of DECUS Australia chapter to the 'Chapter Member'.

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