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A crane lifts a Hewlett-Packard computer onto the research vessel Chain in 1966. Enlarge
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Date: 1966

The first Hewlett-Packard computer ever purchased was sold to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute in 1966 for use on the research vessel Chain.

Tags: 1960s • 1966 • Integrated Circuit • Servers & Data Systems

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