Digital Equipment and Data General (which inspired a bestselling book called The Soul of a New Machine) got rich selling them.

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Intel and Microsoft grew big and ruled the planet, while the old guard of Digital Equipment, Data General and Wang were taken over, trivialized or snuffed.

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Big east-coast firms such as Digital Equipment Corporation and Data General were self-contained empires that focused on one product, mini-computers.

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The graveyard of once-high-flying stocks includes Digital Equipment, Apollo Computer, Data General and Silicon Graphics (now SGI).

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They argue that starting with Digital Equipment Corporation 50 years ago, this area has spawned more enterprise-focused companies such as Data General, EMC (EMC), Endeca, and others that are a source of valuable talent.

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