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DEC is Dead, Long Live DEC: The Lasting Legacy of Digital Equipment Corporation by Edgar H. Schein, Paul J. Kampas, and Michael Sonduck.
Berrett-Koehler Publishing Co., 2003.
Case history of the 40-year legacy of DEC, the computing pioneer that in its heyday was second only to IBM. Follows DEC from its glory days through to its decline and sale to Compaq.

Regional Advantage: Culture and Competition in Silicon Valley and Route 128 by Annalee Saxenian. Harvard University Press, 1996.
Why business in Silicon Valley flourished and why business continues to decline on Route 128. A study of the different models that developed in the two regions.

Rise of the Gunbelt: The Military Remapping of Industrial America by Ann R. Markusen. Oxford University Press, 1991.
A study of the defense industry and location theory.

Route 128 by David Lampe, Susan Rosengrant. Reprint edition. Basic Books, 1993.
A history of the Route 128 phenomenon, claiming that the area was home to innovation long before the computer industry took hold there.

The Ultimate Entrepreneur: The Story of Ken Olsen and Digital Equipment Corporation by Glenn Rifkin and George Harrar. NTC/Contemporary Publishing, 1988.
The saga of the founding of DEC and its legacy of innovation.