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A Fortune 500 Company
Hewlett-Packard announced it had been named to the Fortune 500 for the first time on July 10, 1962.
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An Awesome Oscilloscope: The HP 180A
The HP 180A oscilloscope was a 100 percent solid-state component oscilloscope, Hewlett-Packard’s first. An entirely new cathode ray tube design resulted in a screen that was twice the size of other sc ...
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Blink of an Eye: HP 196B
Hewlett-Packard entered the market for oscilloscopes in the mid-1950s. They would become an important part of the company’s business for decades. The 196B oscilloscope camera could photograph blips on ...
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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 ...
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Leaders with a Lighter Side
Bill and Dave might have taken their work seriously, but they didn’t take themselves too seriously. They regularly participated in comedy skits at company events, such as this one from the dedication ...
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Mile High: HP Opens in Loveland, Colorado
Hewlett-Packard’s Loveland, Colorado, plant was the company’s first U.S. facility to be located outside of the Bay Area. It would be the home of the company’s calculator and PC businesses. Hewlett-Pac ...