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1、Hewlett-PackardCo.1938:WilliamHewlettandDavidPackard,graduatesofStanfordUniversityfselectricalengineeringprogram,starttheirownbusinessinthegaragebehindPackard'srentedhouseinPaloAlto,California.Startingwithonly$538,themenbeginworkingonaresistance-capacityaudiooscillator(HP200B),amachineusedfort
2、estingsoundequipment.WaltDisneybecomestheirfirstbigcustomerbyorderingeightHP200BsfortheproductionofFantasia?1939Jan.01:BillHewlettandDavePackardformalizetheirelectronicsmanufacturingventureasapartnershipcalledHewlett-PackardCo.Theorderoftheirnamesinthecompanyfsnamewasdecidedbyacointoss.1947Aug
3、.18:Hewlett-PackardCo.(HP)isincorporated.1947:HP'snetrevenueforthefiscalyear(endingOctober31)amountsto$679,000.1951:HPinventstheHP524A,ahigh-speedfrequencycounterwhichreducesthetimerequiredtomeasureaccuratelyhighfrequenciesfromabout10minutestooneortwoseconds.Thisproductisusedbyradiostationstom
4、aintainaccuratebroadcastfrequencies,particularlyonthenewlyestablishedFMband.Netrevenuereachesapproximately$5.5million.1957Nov.06:HPstockisofferedforpublictradingforthefirsttime.1958:HPmakesitsfirstacquisition,F.L.MoseleyCo.ofPasadena,CA,amanufacturerofhighqualitygraphicrecorders.1964:DavePacka
5、rdiselectedchairmanoftheboard;BillHewlettiselectedcompanypresident.Thecompanydevelopsacesiumbeamstandardinstrumentaccuratetoone-millionthofasecond;ascompanyengineersembarkona35-day,35,000mileworldtourtocoordinatestandardtimes,theproductgainsrecognitionastheHflyingclock.”1965:Netrevenueis$165mi
6、llion.1966:Thoughprimarilyamanufacturerofinstrumentsforanalysisandmeasurement,HPdevelopsitsfirstcomputer,theHP2116Atocontrolsomeofitsowntestandmeasurementinstruments;itisnotintendedforthecommercialcomputermarketbutleadsHPinthatdirection.HPformsHewlett-PackardLaboratoriesasitscentralresearchfac
7、ility;itbecomesoneoftheworldsleadingelectronicsresearchcenters?1972:HPpioneerstheeraofpersonalcomputingwiththefirstscientific,hand-heldcalculator,theHP-35,whichmakestheengineer*sslideruleobsolete?Thecompanyentersthebusinesscomputermarke