Hewlett-Packard, (HP); Palo Alto, CA manufacturer

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Hewlett-Packard, (HP); Palo Alto, CA (USA)

Abbreviation:

hewlett-pa

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Summary:

HP, Hewlett-Packard, Palo Alto, CA was founded by Stanford University classmates Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard. HP's first product, was the 200A audio oscillator. One of HP's first customers was Walt Disney Studios, which purchased eight oscillators to develop and test an innovative sound system for the movie Fantasia.

In 1959 the company establishes a European marketing organization in Geneva, Switzerland, and a manufacturing plant in Böblingen, Germany. From this base, HP steadily expands its European operations. 1960 HP establishes its first U.S. manufacturing plant outside of Palo Alto in Loveland, Colorado. Now HP is one of the "global players" in measurement equipment. For more details see here:

http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/abouthp/histnfacts/index.html

Founded:

1939

History:

HP's board of directors announces its decision to spin off a new company from the existing HP organization. Agilent Technologies consists of HP's former measurement, components, chemical analysis and medical businesses. HP retains its computing, printing and imaging businesses. Agilent has its initial public offering of common stock on November 18, 1999. HP retains 84.1 percent of common stock. It is Silicon Valley's largest-ever IPO. For more details see here: http://www.agilent.com/about/newsroom/facts/history.html?cmpid=4491

This manufacturer was suggested by Eilert Menke.

Some models:

Ctry	Year	Name	1st Tube	Notes
USA	78	Synthesizer / Function Generat...		11-digit high precision synthesizer, function generator and wideband sweeper. Fully p...
USA	55	Frequency Meter 500B		Analog frequency meter. 1Hz to 100KHz in 9 ranges; 2% f.s. accuracy.
USA	70	Power Supply 6228B		Dual DC Power Supply 0-50V, 0-1A.
USA	72	Amplifier 461A		Messverstrker, 1 kHz bis 150 MHz. Verstrkung schaltbar 20 dB und 40 dB. Ein- und...
USA	55	SHF Signal Generator 628A		15 to 21GHz, 1 accuracy. Pulse, square wave or FM modulation. WR51 waveguide out.
USA	54	SHF Signal Generator 620A		7000 tp 11000 MHz; similar to 618B except for the frequency coverage.
USA	54	UHF Signal Generator 616A		1800 to 4000MHz, 1% accuracy. CW, pulse, square or FM.
USA	54	UHF Signal Generator 612A		450 to 1220 MHz; pulse, FM sine wave or TV modulation up to 5MHz.
USA	54	VHF Signal Generator 608D		High stability generator; 10 to 420MHz; built-in crystal calibrator. Similar to 608C w...
USA	55	Vacuum Tube Voltmeter 400D		1mV to 300V in 12 ranges, 10Hz to 4MHz. 10Mohms input impedance.
USA	55	Vacuum Tube Voltmeter 400AB		0.3mV to 300V in 11 ranges, 10Hz to 600KHz, 2% accuracy; 10Mohms input impedance.
USA	66	VHF Signal Generator 608F	4042	VHF Signal Generator from 10 to 455 MHz. Calibrated output from 0,1V to 1 Volt. Internal A...

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