Skip to content
  • FAQ
  • News
  • Contact Us
Logo
 
  • ABOUT THE ARCHIVES
  • ABOUT HEWLETT-PACKARD CO. HISTORY
    • HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY HIGHLIGHTS
    • EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP
    • MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS & SALES
  • LOOK INSIDE THE VAULT
  • EXPLORE THE VAULT
  • FAQ
  • News
  • Contact Us
  • Home •
  • Hewlett-Packard Calculator Archives •
  • The 9100A: The Shape of Things to Come

The 9100A: The Shape of Things to Come

Designer Roy Ozaki crafting a visual prototype of the HP 9100A desktop calculator out of clay. Enlarge
Share this piece of history
Share on Facebook
Facebook
Tweet about this on Twitter
Twitter
Date: 1960s

Since the personal programmable device was a new idea in 1968, the look of the 9100A desktop calculator needed to be conceived from scratch. It would prove highly influential. The 9100A’s sleek, high-tech appearance would shape the form of the first PCs, and lead the device to become a prop in a number of movies.

Tags: 1960s • Calculator • design • desktop • film

(C) HPCA

 
HP 25C: A Calculator Worth C-ing
 
 
A Loaded Deck of Cards
 
Related
Calculating Change: 1960s HP 9100A Ads
Crafted by Hand
Swiss Screw Machine: Getting in Shape
POWERED BY
Heritage Werks
© 2023 Hewlett-Packard Company Archives. All rights reserved.
HP, Inc. Terms of Use and HPE Terms of Use

  • About the Archives
  • ABOUT HEWLETT-PACKARD HISTORY
    • HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY HIGHLIGHTS
    • EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP
    • MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS & SALES
  • Explore The Vault
Tell Us What You Think Icon
Tell Us What You'd Like To See?
Tell Us What You Think Icon
Tell Us What You'd Like To See?
  • About the Archives
  • ABOUT HEWLETT-PACKARD HISTORY
    • HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY HIGHLIGHTS
    • EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP
    • MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS & SALES
  • Explore The Vault
POWERED BY
Heritage Werks
© 2022 Hewlett-Packard Company Archives. All rights reserved.
HP, Inc. Terms of Use and HPE Terms of Use