We Were Ready: HP’s Merger with Compaq

Wooden portable desk commemorating Hewlett-Packard's merger with Compaq (open with note inside). Enlarge
Wooden portable desk commemorating the HP-Compaq Merger (closed, engraved with HP logo and Enlarge
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Date: 2002

This wooden portable desk was created to commemorate the completion of Hewlett-Packard’s merger with Compaq, one of the largest mergers in tech history. Its lid bears the Hewlett-Packard logo and the words, “We Were Ready.”

Tags: 2000s • 2002 • Compaq

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