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The July 1968 edition of Measure.
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Breaking the Inequality Loop
In 1968, HP’s diversity efforts underwent a dramatic shift when the company moved from a policy of nondiscrimination to actively working to improve minority representation at HP. To help explain the e ...
An ad for the HP 9100A including some of the first uses of the phrase desk-top computer and personal computer.
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Calculating Change: 1960s HP 9100A Ads
The notion of a computing machine so small and cheap it could qualify as an individual or personal device was hard to grasp in the 1960s. Hewlett-Packard ads were designed to make the 9100 seem both c ...
Photo of six women gathered around a table during a baby shower in the 1960s.
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Celebrating Life’s Milestones at HP
Office camaraderie extended beyond work tasks. Hewlett-Packard employees have a long history of celebrating life’s major milestones, including baby showers for some women coworkers.
Bill Hewlett shows Charles de Gaulle some products during a tour of HP's headquarters in Palo Alto in 1960.
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Charles De Gaulle’s Campaign: Visiting HP
Bill Hewlett (right) taught Charles de Gaulle (center, in the double breasted jacket) about Hewlett-Packard on a tour of the company’s headquarters in Palo Alto. At the time, de Gaulle was serving rou ...
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Ciao: Sanborn Products Arrive in Italy
Acquired by Hewlett-Packard in 1961, the Sanborn Division and its products became increasingly popular throughout the 1960s. By 1965, Sanborn had introduced intensive care equipment while its famed Vi ...
Cover of Watt's Current from November 1962 featuring a woman working on a cathode ray tube.
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Constructing a Cathode-Ray Tube
Workers assembled cathode-ray tube electron guns required for the 175A oscilloscope. By the early 1960s, the HP Tube Lab produced virtually all CRTs used in Hewlett-Packard oscilloscopes. Women were a ...
Production line for oscilloscopes at Hewlett-Packard's Colorado Springs facility in 1963.
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Cooperation: HP’s Colorado Springs Facility
Dedicated in 1963, Hewlett-Packard’s Colorado Springs facility was home to production for the company’s thriving oscilloscope business.
A group of HP employees have cake and coffee in a cubicle in 1964.
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Cubicles Don’t Change HP Collegiality
By the 1960s, cubicles had caught on for administrative personnel, but they didn’t change the collegiality that characterized Hewlett-Packard workspaces.
A display showcasing the instruments from the Sanborn Division of Hewlett-Packard in 1967.
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Doctor’s Orders: HP Acquires Sanborn
Hewlett-Packard entered the field for medical electronics with the acquisition of the Sanborn Company of Waltham, Massachusetts, in 1961. Sanborn continued as a distinct division within Hewlett-Packar ...
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Early Policies for Success
During an interview with author Jane Morgan, Bill explained some of Hewlett-Packard’s policies that made the company successful.