Conference 7.286::maynard

    According to the Security Department, you should contact Corporate
    Information at DTN 223-4479.

    I have seen notes referring to tours by Bill Hughes DTN 223-2700 and Stu
    Covey DTN 223-7497.

    Good Luck and let us know which _is_ the most current tour information.

    Norma

    I tried to get a tour of the Mill for some Fowler Junior High 
    students during Maynard History week and sent a note to both
    Bill Hughes and Stu Covey and got no response from either one.
    
    School ended yesterday.
    
    Frank

     Sorry to  report  that  Bill Hughes is gone...he took the buy-out in
     conjunction with retirement.  Bill still drops by the office ~once a
     week or so, but as for the tours, I have no idea who is giving them.
     I recognize Stu Covey's name, but don't really know who he is.
     
     Plant Engineering (where Bill worked) was offered the buy-out and so
     many people took it that we're in deep sneakers (4 of the 5 plumbers
     in the Mill, all but one person  in  the  Mailroom, etc.)!  [BTW:  I
     don't work in or with Plant Engineering, but  my  office on the same
     floor in the next building.]
     
     Len

    
    
    Send a request to Stu Covey aswell..... noanswer yet.....
    
    
    Who else to contact?
    
    Pete
    

    As I suggested in a previous reply, I called Corporate Information.

    According to them, you should call 223-2700, which was Bill Hughes DTN.
    They stated that that organization would still be scheduling Mill
    tours. They also suggested CALLING rather than writing.

    Good Luck and let us know which _is_ the best contact for tour
    information.

    Norma

    stu is taking the buyout too as far as i know
    
         gene

    
    
    Hmmmmmmmmm.......
    
    I am about to give up..who can help me?
    
    
    Pete

    What are you looking for as far as the tour? History of Mill or a walk
    around the mill pointing out areas of interest.
    
    art filz
    

     All's not  lost...if  you send MAIL to ASABET::TOURS, I am told that
     you  will get a response and be able to set up a Mill tour.
     
     The Mill Tour Coordinator is Joan Hastings, send MAIL as above.

    
    Art,
    
    What I am looking for is just a tour at the mill and indeed area's
    of intrest like the VAX kitchen (engineering) and storage products.
    
    Can you help or do I have to arrange this 'officially' as noted
    in reply .9?
    
    Thanks for your help anyway.
    
    Pete
    

    I think you will be better off with the Tour Group (.9). I would be
    glad to show you the Mill if noone response (.9) to your request.
    
    art

    Below is a form you should fill out and forward to Nancy Perry at the Mill.
    Hope this helps.
    
    ======================================================================
    
                        TOUR REQUEST FORM

    REQUESTOR:
    DATE:
    DEPARTMENT:                         NODE:      
    MAIL STOP:                          DTN:
    DATE TOUR REQ'D:______________  TIME TOUR REQ'D___________
    NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS:
    DEC REPRESENTATIVE:
    NAMES OF TOUR PARTICIPANTS:




    SPECIAL REQUESTS:
    COMPANY NAME AND ADDRESS:
    CONFIRMED BY:                           DATE:
    TOUR GUIDE:

Note:  Tour groups should have no more than ten participants.
       The tours are conducted from the Main Street Lobby.
       All tours must be confirmed in advance.

Please fill out the above as complete as possible and return to
ASABET::TOURS or Nancy Perry @MLO If there are any questions please feel 
free to call DTN 223-2700  OR  223-2835
             
THANKS

Nancy Perry

    It has taken some time, but I'm glad to see this issue getting
    resolved. Who would think it would be so difficult to find out all this
    info?

    Norma

    
    I am the Manager of the Building Services at the Mill.  Customer Tours 
    are the responsibility of my group.  We still conduct tours on a
    regular basis, however our tours are primarily designed to assist sales  
    and marketing folks with customers who have expressed interest in
    seeing the complex. We have, at times, made exceptions for employees,
    but please realize that our resources are limited and customers are our
    priority.  For scheduling and information contact Joan Hastings
    (Asabet::JHastings) or dial 223-2700.   The next printing of the Mill
    Site Services Guide will include the "Customer Tours" phone number.
    
    I hope this will serve to clear up any confusion.  As always, you can
    call the Central Order Desk at 223-2308 when information such as this
    is required.  We will do our best to satisfy you needs.
                                                                 

  I worked at the Mill for 9 months in 1981 and got to know it fairly well.
I got to look up into the clock tower (it was possible at the time) but didn't
get to see the steam engine or hydroelectric generator. It is no longer possible
to look up into the clock tower because the stairway is behind a locked door.
  I would be interested in taking an employee tour of the mill in which people
see things that you can't see on your own, such as the above, and hear some of
the history that would not be obvious on a self-guided tour. Are tours like
this ever held? I realize the Tour Group is probably too busy to arrange tours
like this, but maybe an ordinary Mill employee could run such a tour with help
from Security.

    Hi,
    
    I just got back from my trip to the U.S. and I visited the Mill thanks
    to Joan Hastings and Bob Anderson. Although I arrived 1 hour late Bob
    was still prepared to give us a short look around in the Clock Tower.
    (The delay was caused by the Public transportation which turned out to
    be not so Public.......)
    
    It was nice to see the roots of DEC and like to thank Joan and Bob for
    their effort to arrange things at a short notice.
    
    Peter van den Bos 
    Sales Netherlands
    
                           

    This afternoon I was the Digital sponsor for a tour of the Mill for
    the Fowler Middle School Student Council.  The tour was coordinated
    by Joan Hastings and conducted by Joel Schur and Bob Anderson of the
    Maynard Area Property Development Group.  My thanks to all three for
    the outstanding job.  
    
    The tour included an explanation of the water power system, a ride
    on the famous "three door elevator" at the intersections of buildings
    4, 3, and 7, (which I had to operate now and then during the late 
    60's) and a tour of the Town Clock Tower.  The students got to wind
    the clock and one boy found his grandfather's signature on one of
    the reflector panels of a clock face.  They saw a video of Digital's
    history in the Conference Center, and were all presented with Town
    Clock pins and a History of the Mill brochure.
    
    I've done this tour a number of times, but the thing that stuck out
    in my mind this time was the friendliness of the Digital employees,
    from the receptionist and tour guides to the employees we met in
    the halls.  Everyone smiled and said hello, which I'm sure made 
    an impression on the students and the teachers.
    
    These are tough times for our Company, but I could still feel the
    old Digital as I walked around.  I haven't worked in the Mill for
    many years, but that feeling is still there.   Can't explain it,
    but it ain't there in other DEC facilities.
    
    Frank

>        These are tough times for our Company, but I could still feel the
>        old Digital as I walked around.  I haven't worked in the Mill for
>        many years, but that feeling is still there.   Can't explain it,
>        but it ain't there in other DEC facilities.


    I have to agree with you, Frank. I've done two hitches at the Mill and
    worked at several other facilities. There _is_ no other facility that
    gives me that "feeling" you mentioned. It must be that the mill has
    it's own ambiance found only with its own walls.

    I am the fourth generation of my family to work there, so there is a
    special meaning for me.

    Norma

    Are the tours still available in even harder times?
    Is there access to the 'computer museum' with some explanations/guide
    as to the development of Digital computers from the start through to
    Alpha chip.
    I wouldn't want to be a hindrance to the Property group, but would love
    to see the facility where it all began, and am only over in Boston for
    a week.
    
    Thanks,
    
    Tim

    RE: .19  by PEKING::GERRYT 
    
    >Are the tours still available in even harder times? 
    
    >Is there access to the 'computer museum' with some explanations/guide
    >as to the development of Digital computers from the start through to
    >Alpha chip.
    
    Nobody answered this yet, it seems.  Does anybody know who to contact
    to arrange a tour of the clock tower, or any other part of the Mill for
    a school group?
    

    Good luck, Dennis.  From what I've heard, all the facilities people
    were laid off last week.
    
    					Steve