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An Outstanding Oscillator
Listen to Bill describe the success of HP’s original oscillator and its role for a major Disney movie. He discussed the innovative product with author Jane Morgan during a 1969 interview.
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Bill Talks HP History
Thirty years after Hewlett-Packard was born, Bill reflected on the company’s earliest days. Check out his interview with author Jane Morgan as part of Palo Alto’s 75th anniversary celebration. ...
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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.
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HP Flying Demonstration Lab
Around 1969, Hewlett-Packard deployed its Flying Demonstration Lab, a Douglass DC-6B custom-outfitted to exhibit Hewlett-Packard products, on a 110-day trip around the world. It stopped at 46 cities i ...
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HP-TV Studio: Quiet on the Set
Hewlett-Packard’s first in-house HP-TV television studio began at Page Mill Road around 1967. Since then, video has been an integral communication strategy for the company and has routinely been used ...
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The HP 2116: HP’s First Computer
Hewlett-Packard’s first computer, the HP 2116, was introduced in 1966. It was developed as a controller, a logical step given the company’s focus on instruments and measurement devices, but it was so ...
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The HP 5360A: Measuring to the Moon
The HP 5360A computer counter could tabulate and process reflected signals with an accuracy several orders of magnitude beyond its contemporaries. It was so accurate that it could measure the distance ...
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Top of the Class: HP 2007A
This promotional photograph depicts students using the HP 2007A Educational Computer System in a Vancouver classroom. The 2007A was an early time-share computer specifically designed for educational e ...