Abbey Gateway and Jane Austen Find out about the historic Abbey gate, home to Reading Museum's Victorian schoolroom.
Forbury Hill In 1643 this hill was part of a ring of defences hastily dug out by a Royalist army defending Reading from attack by the Parliamentarians.
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Around Reading with Digital DEC’s relationship with Reading began at 11 Castle Street above a carpet shop called Bilbeys. John Leng, a DEC employee and British-born Canadian citizen, opened the company’s first UK office
The evangelists who led a revolution Soon after John Leng opened DEC’s Reading office he coined a phrase to describe the types of computer Digital developed: ‘minicomputer’ - and it caught like wildfire. It was the
Digital Internet impact DEC’s reputation for reliable, high-performance computers and networking gave it an advantage in building the early internet - with Reading leading the charge. As the Cold War ended, DEC sold
Working for the ‘Google’ of its day – if you were lucky Young, pioneering and changing the world: three elements that drew many to want to work for Digital Equipment - but competition was intense. DEC’s management culture prioritised engineering excellence and
