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1972–1976: A Series of Calculators
By 1976, just four years after the introduction of the HP 35, calculators had become a booming business at Hewlett-Packard. This opportunity led to an array of products, all of which built upon the de ...
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A Cassette Deck: HP 82161
Mini-cassette drives offered magnetic data storage in small, robust packages, making them handy for use with portable devices like calculators. Codenamed Filbert, the 82161 was designed to work with t ...
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A Portable Prototype
Hewlett-Packard continually sought to make personal computing more versatile. This prototype of a portable desktop contained a monitor, disk drive and all the input and output buses of a full desktop ...
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A Superstar Product: The HP 65 Calculator
The HP 65 programmable pocket calculator was codenamed “Superstar.” At an opening price of $795, a fraction of the cost of a programmable desktop calculator, the HP 65 made computer programming more a ...
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Adding Innovation: The HP 35
The HP 35 was the world’s first handheld scientific calculator, meaning it was capable of performing advanced mathematics. Marketed primarily through the mail, this product was Hewlett-Packard’s first ...
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An Interest in the iPod
In 2004, Apple wanted to expand the market share of its hugely successful iPod line to non-Mac PC users. The company had expanded its iTunes program to Hewlett-Packard PCs in late 2003, and in 2004 Ap ...
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Designed by Designers
In the 2000s, Hewlett-Packard began teaming up with famous fashion designers to offer consumers an unprecedented level of style in their personal electronics. This Hewlett-Packard mini laptop designed ...
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Driving The Industry Forward: HP 9114
The HP 9114 was a portable (floppy) disk drive designed as a companion to the company’s first laptop, the 110. Limitations in wireless technology and semiconductor memory in the mid-1980s made a porta ...
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Getting a Grip: HP 9807A Integral PC
The HP Integral PC (model 9807A) was a “luggable” workstation, meaning that it was designed to be carried from place to place but needed to be plugged into an AC power outlet to operate — it did not h ...
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Going to the Dark Side: Star Wars Laptop
To celebrate the return of the Star Wars film franchise, Hewlett-Packard offered a special edition laptop whose design was inspired by the Galactic Empire. In addition to the graphics that adorned the ...