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Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard
In 1934 Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard graduated Stanford university and became friends during a two weeks long camping trip -
HP's first Product
IN 1938 Hp invents the resistance-capacitance audio oscillator. It was used to test sound equipment. Walt Disney even bought 8 oscillators to prepare movie theaters. -
Hewlett-Packard or Packard-Hewlett
In 1939 they officially decided on the name Hewlett-Packard though thy were still working in the garage in Palo Alto -
Moving out of the Garage
In 1940 HP moved out of the garage and rented buildings also in Palo Alto. HP also gave their first donation to charity -
Microwave field
HP entered the microwave field -
HP' new headquarters
HP opened their newest headquarters in Stanford research park in Palo Alto. The new building was to help with employee's creativity and comfort. -
HP's first computer
In 1966 HP introduced their first computer. The computer was called HP2116A. It was the first go anywhere and do anything computer. -
first programmable calculator
IN 1974 Hp introduced the first programmable pocket calculator. It was called the HP-65. -
HP's first PC
In 1980 HP introduced its first personal computer called the HP-85. This computer could even communicate with other computers. -
HP colour printing
Hp introduced the affordable HP DeskJet 500C making coloured printing a lot cheaper. -
World's brightest LED
HP produces the world's largest LED -
Touch Smart
HP introduced the first TouchSmart PC. It was a PC with a touch screen display. -
Mobile Printing
In 2010 HP came up with a way to be able to print from any Web-connected devices such as smartphones,Tablets and more.
