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A photo of the HP 65 programmable pocket calculator with quick reference guide, a pack of inserts and carrying case.
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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 ...
Lynn Tillman and Janet Loustanou giving Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard a tutorial on the HP 70 financial calculator.
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Calculations: Bill and Dave Tutored on HP 70
Lynn Tillman (second from left) and Janet Loustanou (far right) gave Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard a tutorial on the HP 70 financial calculator. Tillman, a lab development manager, was responsible for ...
A woman working on the Comsys system used to communicate with HP facilities all over the globe in 1974.
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Comsys: You’ve Got Electronic Mail
In 1974, Hewlett-Packard launched Comsys, a predecessor to the modern intranet and email. After years in development, Comsys created a network in which computers at Hewlett-Packard facilities all over ...
Bill Hewlett, Linda Standley and Paul Ely attending an employee meeting in 1974.
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HP Discusses Equal Opportunity
In 1974, Hewlett-Packard leaders Bill Hewlett, Linda Standley and Paul Ely answered direct questions from employees about the company’s equal opportunity employment practices. Standley, who worked in ...
Photo of the HP 65 calculator in its locking cradle with key in the lock.
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Locked Down: HP 65 Locking Cradle
The notion of a personal electronic device small enough to be easily stolen and valuable enough to protect was a novel concept in the 1970s. Hewlett-Packard addressed this new issue by offering a lock ...
A print ad for the HP-65, a fully programmable pocket calculator.
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Trial of the Century: The HP 65
At a fraction of the cost of a programmable desktop calculator, the HP 65 made computer programming more accessible than it had ever been before. Hewlett-Packard offered a 15-day trial for customers t ...
Photo of Dave Packard speaking with an employee in 1974.
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Walking Around in Semi-Retirement
Dave Packard stepped away from day-to-day management duties at Hewlett-Packard Company in 1969, but that didn’t stop him from continuing to practice Management by Walking Around as chairman of the boa ...