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A Deal with Disney: HP 200B Oscillator

A side/front view of the 200B oscillator custom designed for Walt Disney Company for use in the audio production of Fantasia. Enlarge
A front view of the 200B oscillator custom designed for Walt Disney Company for use in the audio production of Fantasia. Enlarge
A close-up view of the front knobs on the 200B oscillator produced for Disney. Enlarge
The rear of the 200B oscillator created for Walt Disney Company. Enlarge
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Date: ca. 1939

Modified versions of Hewlett-Packard’s 200A oscillator for specific applications went into production almost simultaneously with the 200A itself. Perhaps the most famous modification was the 200B, a custom-designed product for Walt Disney Company. Disney ordered eight of them for use in the audio production of Fantasia, most famously in the installation of Fantasound, a pioneering surround sound system Disney placed in select theaters for the film’s release. It was the beginning of a working relationship with Disney that would continue throughout Hewlett-Packard’s history.

Tags: 1930s • 1939 • 200B • Disney • Fantasound • film • Oscillator

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