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A man working at the Swiss screw machine in 1972.
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Swiss Screw Machine: Getting in Shape
The Swiss screw machine was a lathe used to shape metal components. Tools and equipment such as this improved precision within manufacturing and enabled the company to elevate production rates.
Photo of the HP 1601L Logic Analyzer with various wires attached.
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Talking in Code: HP 1601L
The HP 1601L Logic Analyzer (right) could track a digital system’s operations and translate them into a digital display of binary code. When it was introduced, most computer debugging and logic analys ...
Front view of Bill Hewlett's Barney Oliver Amplifier.
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The Barney Oliver Amplifier
In 1971, HP Labs director and R&D wizard Barney Oliver made his own amplifier for his home stereo system. The sound quality was so good that other Hewlett-Packard people wanted one of their own, and t ...
Photo of Bill Hewlett (right) and Dave Packard (left) with Boblingen's Lord Mayor (center) at the Medal of Honor ceremony.
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The Gold Medal of Honor of Böblingen
Bill Hewlett (right) received the Gold Medal of Honor of Böblingen from the city’s Lord Mayor (center) in 1977. Also present at the ceremony were Dave Packard (left foreground) and Barney Oliver (not ...
The HP 01 portable smartwatch/calculator from 1977 in its case with manual and stylus.
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The HP 01: The Smart Watch of the 1970s
The HP 01 took Hewlett-Packard’s portable calculator line to a new level. It could perform all the functions of a digital timekeeper and a handheld calculator. More distinctively, it could combine the ...
A print ad for the HP-21 calculator.
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The HP 21: Uncompromising Innovation
Building on the success of the HP 35 product line, the company introduced a new, more advanced generation of pocket calculators in 1975. One Hewlett-Packard publication noted that the HP 21 would be a ...
A man sitting at the HP 300 terminal with built-in desk and keyboard.
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The HP 300: The Standalone Unit
The HP 300 was an attempt to find middle ground between the large mainframes of the 1960s and 1970s and the networked personal computers of the 1980s. It came in an all-in-one box that included proces ...
Photo of the HP 3000 minicomputer and a man working at a nearby terminal.
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The HP 3000: A Legend is Born
The 3000 was Hewlett-Packard’s first machine designed for commercial data processing, thus making it Hewlett-Packard’s first committed entry into the computer market. (The company’s earlier 2100 serie ...
HP 41C calculator being used by a person in a spacesuit.
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The HP 41C: The “Handheld Computer”
The HP 41C was one of many Hewlett-Packard calculators to blur the line between calculator and computer. It was the first Hewlett-Packard handheld device to feature an alphanumeric keyboard and expans ...
HP 45 calculator with carrying pouch and owner's handbook in front of a plastic storage case.
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The HP 45: A “Shift” in Technology
The HP 45 was the first scientific calculator to feature a “shift” key that expanded the calculator’s functions. The device also featured one of the earliest known “Easter eggs”: a stopwatch feature t ...