1971 – HP Journal Index

January 1971 v.22 n.5

Cover: Half-module and rack versions of the HP Model 3480A/B

A New High-speed Multifunction DVM. Plug-ins provide true rms ac capability as well as dc and ohms. Reading speed is 1000 per second of ohms and dc, by Lee Thompson, Craig Walter, H. Mac Juneau, pg 2-15. 3480A, 3480B 3481A, 3482A, 3484A.

What is the HP Model 3480A?, pg 12

Electrical Isolation: Coupling from Low to Chassis, pg 13

[Authors:] H. Mac Juneau, Lee Thompson, Craig Walter, pg 16

February 1971 v.22 n.6

HP/CAI. This computer-assisted-instruction or CAI, system makes impressive contributions to the state of the art of CAI. It’s a combination of field-proven hardware, a standard computer language, and well tested curricula. The first curriculum is an elementary mathematics drill and practice program, by Samuel D. Edwards, William G. Ansley, pg 2-10

HP/CAI – In the Beginning, pg 3. Computer-Assisted-Instruction.

HP/CAI – The Future, pg 9. Computer-Assisted-Instruction.

[Authors:] William G. Ansley, Samuel D. Edwards, pg 10

Distortion in Complementary-Pair Class-B Amplifiers. In which the author develops, among other things, a new treatment of crossover distortion, by B. M. Oliver, pg 11-16

[Author:] Dr. Bernard [Barney] M. Oliver, pg 16

March 1971 v.22 n.7

Cover: One of the reactors at General Electric Company’s Vallecitos Nuclear Center.

On-Line Data Reduction for Nuclear Analyzers. Sniffing out minute amounts of radioactivity in our environment is just one of the talents of the versatile multichannel analyzer. Here are four multichannel analyzer systems – two of them brand new – that include on-line computing devices capable of anything from straight number crunching to completely automating the analysis, by Jonathan R. Cross, James A. Doub, John M. Stedman, pg 2-10. 5406B, 5402A.

Identifying Radioactive Materials. How multichannel analyzers work and why they need on-line data reduction, pg 4

The Systems in Action. In the following paragraphs each of the four types of multichannel-analyzer systems is described in more detail and examples are given to illustrate what each system can do, pg 5

Multichannel Analyzers and People, pg 6

[Authors:] Jonathan R. Cross, John M. Stedman, James A. Doub, pg 10

Very High and Very Low Resistances – Why and How They Are Measured. These extremes of the resistance range can tell a great deal about properties of materials and the quality of semiconductor contacts, by Yoshihisa Kameoka, Jean E. Bonhomme, pg 11-16. 4329A, 16008A, 4328A.

[Authors:] Yoshihisa Kameoka, Jean E. Bonhomme, pg 16

April 1971 v.22 n.8

Cover: Model 1930A Pseudo-Random Binary Sequence Generator

Manipulating Digital Patterns with a new Binary Sequence Generator, by Edward S. Donn, pg 2-8. 1930A.

[Author:] Edward S. Donn, pg 8

How to Make a Nuclear Spectrum Hold Still. It’s simple with this new digital spectrum stabilizer, by Steven Upshinsky, pg 9-11. 5586A.

[Author:] Steven Upshinsky, pg 11

Astronomers Find Optical Timing of Pulsars More Accurate. Measuring light pulses instead of radio pulses yields more accurate information about pulsar characteristics, by Laurence D. Shergalis, pg 12-13.

[Author:] Stephen [Steve] F. Adam, pg 16

Programmable Step Attenuators Use Distributed-Thin-Film Attenuator Cards. New programmable Step Attenuators employ a special transmission-line configuration with common outer conductors, so only center conductors need to be switched, by Stephen F. Adam, pg 14-16. 33300 Series, 33300A, 33300B, 33300C, 33300D, 33301A, 33301B, 33301C, 33301D, 33304A, 33304B, 33304C, 33304D, 33305A, 33305B, 33305C, 33305D.

May 1971 v.22 n.9

Cover: Dry lake bed dramatizes ability of new 1700-series Oscilloscopes to bring lab scope performance anywhere it may be needed

A Power-Thrifty Portable Oscilloscope. A big step forward in battery-powered scope performance – up to 75 MHz bandwidth with dual-trace operation and delayed sweep – is taken by the new 1700-series Oscilloscopes, by Thomas K. Bohley, Donald R. Bloyer, Robert E. Mast, pg 2-10. 1700A, 1701A, 1707A.

No-Fuss Trigger Circuit, pg 6

High-Efficiency Power Supply, pg 6

Low-Power Amplifier, pg 7

[Authors:] Bob Mast, Tom Bohley, Don Bloyer, pg 9

NBS Publishes Revised List of Physical Constants, pg 11

Effective Stripline Device Characterization. Characterizing stripline devices for high-frequency designs requires more than elegant instrumentation – demands placed on the device-handling hardware are surprisingly severe, by George R. Kirkpatrick, pg 12-16. 11608A, 8746A.

[Author:] George R. Kirkpatrick, pg 16

June 1971 v.22 n.10

Cover: Rotational microwave spectroscopy gives exact information about the structures of molecules

The Routine Rotational Microwave Spectrometer. For the first time, it’s now a simple matter to get high-quality data using this 30-year-old technique. A new spectrometer makes the centimeter-wavelength region of the spectrum available for routine analytical work, by Howard W. Harrington, John R. Hearn, Roger F. Rauskolb, pg 2-12. 8460A.

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Rotational Microwave Spectroscopy, pg 4

New HP Division for Physics and Physical Chemistry, pg 6

[Authors:] Howard W. Harrington, John R. Hearn, Roger F. Rauskolb, pg 12

An Easy Way to Analyze Graphs, by Ivar W. Larson, Dean C. Millett, pg 13-16. 9107A.

[Authors:] Ivar W. Larson, Dean C. Millett, pg 16

July 1971 v.22 n.11

Cover: The 9401B Digital Test Unit, heart of a new digital test subsystem that multiples the capabilities of these modular computer-controlled systems

General-Purpose Test System Gets Digital Capability. HP’s most general-purpose computerized automatic test system can now test digital and analog/digital electronic devices as well as purely analog devices. A new subsystem gives it a functional logic test capability, by Leif Gudnitz, Homer Tsuda, pg 2-9. 28035A.

Digital Testing versus Digital Testing, pg 4

Software Drivers and BASIC Statements for Digital Testing, pg 7

[Authors:] Leif Gudnitz, Homer Tsuda, pg 9

Optical Power Measurements Made Easy. This new low-cost radiant flux meter system gives direct radiometric measurements in the infrared, visible, and ultraviolet regions of the spectrum. It zeros and calibrates itself too, by Michael R. Mellon, Charles L. Hicks, pg 10-16. 8330A, 8334A

Multitudinous Applications, pg 14

Units of Optical Power, pg 15

[Authors:] Charles L. Hicks, Michael R. Mellon, pg 16

August 1971 v.22 n.12

Cover: A 5300A mainframe, a 5310A battery pack, a 5303A 500 MHz counter module and a makeshift antenna

Lilliputian Measuring System Does Much, Costs Little. A mainframe costing less than $400, a choice of four functional snap-on modules including a 500-MHz counter, and an unusual battery pack are the elements of this rugged, portable, MOS/LSI/LED instrument system, by Ian T. Band, Hans J. Jekat, Eric E. May, pg 2-12. 5300A, 5301A, 5302A, 5303A, 5304A, 5310A.

A Package for Portability and Serviceability, pg 9

[Authors:] Eric E. May, Hans J. Jekat, Ian T. Band, pg 11

An Almost All-Solid-State Strip-Chart Recorder. Linear motor pen drive replaces complex servo system with only one moving part, by Charles K. Michener, pg 13-16. 7123A, 7123B, 7143A, 7143B.

[Author:] Charles K. Michener, pg 16

September 1971 v.23 n.1

The Spectrum Analyzer, Oscilloscope For the Frequency Domain: A Special Issue. As the HP spectrum analyzer family adds new members, frequency range now extends from 20 Hz to 40 GHz. There are new tracking generators and a preselector. The family is reviewed, its new additions elaborated, pg 2-3

A Fully Calibrated, Solid State Microwave Spectrum Analyzer. Microwave spectrum analysis with performance advantages previously associated only with lower frequency instruments, by Richard C. Keiter, pg 4-9. 8555A.

[Author:] Richard C. Keiter, pg 9

Tracking Generators. Tracking generators, working with spectrum analyzers, expand measuring ability, by John Page, pg 10-11. 8444A.

[Author:] John R. Page, Jr., pg 11

A Low Frequency Spectrum Analyzer. Fully calibrated spectrum analysis now is extended downwards to 20 Hz, by Irving H. Hawley, Jr., pg 12-15. 8556A, 8553B, 8554L, 8555A, 8443A, 8444A, 8445A.

[Author:] Irving H. Hawley, Jr., pg 15

October 1971 v.23 n.2

Cover: Inside the new 2100A Computer is another computer, the microprocessor, most of which fits on the two boards shown here

Price, Performance, Architecture, and the 2100A Computer. Here are the why’s behind the design of HP’s new minicomputer, by Fred F. Coury, pg 2-3

[Author:] Fred F. Coury, pg 3

Microprogramming, ROMs, Firmware and All That. Behind the scenes in HP’s new mini is a sophisticated microcomputer with its own instruction repertoire and an expandable memory, by Charles T. Leis, pg 4-9. 2100A.

ROM Simulator Tests Computer in Five Minutes, pg 8

[Author:] Charles T. Leis, pg 9

A Lot of Memory in a Small Space. This new core memory is fast, rugged, reliable and small enough to expand to 32K words inside the 2100A mainframe, by Robert J. Frankenberg, pg 10-12. 2100A.

[Author:] Robert J. Frankenberg, pg 12

A Bantam Power Supply for a Minicomputer. How do you get a 500 watt power supply with several regulated dc output voltages into half a cubic foot of space?, by Richard D. Crawford, Gregory Justice, pg 13-15

[Authors:] Richard D. Crawford, Gregory Justice, pg 15

UTC Time Scale to Change in 1972, pg 16. Coordinated Universal Time, GMT ,Greenwich Mean Time.

November 1971 v.23 n.3

Cover: Model 1810A Sampling Oscilloscope plug-in

A Scrutable Sampling Oscilloscope. Some find sampling scopes enigmatic, choosing to forego their high-frequency response and sensitivity rather than use them. Here’s a sampling scope for people who don’t like sampling scopes. New circuit ideas make it as easy to use as a real-time scope, by William Farnbach, pg 2-8. 1810A.

[Author:] William Farnbach, pg 7

Frequency Stability Measurements by Computing Counter System. Here are methods for making either time-domain or frequency-domain measurements conveniently, accurately, and with high resolution, by David Martin, pg 9-14

[Author:] David Martin, pg 14

More Informative Impedance Measurements, Swept from 0.5 to 110 MHz. An accessory Probe converts the Model 8407A Network Analyzer into a vector impedance measuring system that gives instantaneous swept display of a component’s or network’s complex impedance versus frequency. The system compensates for the effects of the Probe’s own capacitance and inductance on the measurement., by Julius K. Botka, pg 15-19. 11655A.

[Author:] Julius K. Botka, pg 19

New UTC System, pg 20. Coordinated Universal Time.

Time Step and Elimination of the Frequency Offset of the UTC System, pg 20. Coordinated Universal Time.

December 1971 v.23 n.4

Cover: John Shanahan and Hamilton Chisholm present a new signal generator that’s also a versatile synthesizer

Uniting Signal Generation and Signal Synthesis. A simultaneous solution is devised to the problems of signal generation and signal synthesis, while optimizing both for bench and automatic use, by John C. Shanahan, pg 2-13. 8660A, 8660B.

[Author:] John C. Shanahan, pg 13

The Indirect Synthesis Approach. There are many advantages but some disadvantages, pg 7

Remote Laser Interferometry. This unique remote interferometer, affectionately dubbed The Magic Cube, significantly improves the stability, accuracy, and scope of laser interferometer measurements, by Richard R. Baldwin, Andre F. Rude, Gary B. Gordon, pg 14-20. 10565A.

Magic Cube and Modules Make Many Measurements, pg 16. 10565A.

[Authors:] Richard R. Baldwin, Andre F. Rude, Gary B. Gordon, pg 20

1970 – HP Journal Index

January 1970 v. 21 n.5

Cover: Operator uses optical comparator to check alignment of helical electrodes in new 250MHz Oscilloscope’s cathode-ray tube

A DC-to-VHF Oscilloscope. Displaying intermittent pulse trains with nanosecond risetimes, capturing fast transients, a predetector look at amplitude-modulated carriers – these are some of the tasks performed by a new general-purpose oscilloscope that has dc-250 MHz bandwidth and 10 mV/cm sensitivity, by James Pettit, pg 2-8. 183A, 183B, 1830A, 1840A.

[Author:] James Pettit, pg 8

A Fast-Writing, High-Frequency Cathode-Ray Tube. A three-way requirement for high-frequency response, fast writing rate, and sensitivity used all that we knew about cathode-ray tube design, and more, by David Chaffee, pg 9-10. 183A.

[Author:] David Chaffee, pg 10

A Wideband Oscilloscope Amplifier. Solid-state monolithic technology makes possible wideband amplifier design with improved response, economy of power, and ease of maintenance, by Alan J. DeVilbiss, pg 11-14. 1830A.

[Author:] Alan J. DeVilbiss, pg 14

Monolithic Transistor Arrays for High-Frequency Applications, by Merrill Brooksby, Richard D. Pering, pg 15-16

[Authors:] Merrill Brooksby, Richard D. Pering, pg 16

A Fast Time Base for a High-Frequency Oscilloscope. A fresh approach to time base circuits was needed to get fast linear sweeps and stable triggering at high frequencies, by William Mordan, pg 17-20

[Author:] William J. Mordan, pg 20

February 1970  v.21 n.6

Cover: Automatic network analyzer systems can vary widely and the power of these systems has produced a revolution in microwave engineering

A System for Automatic Network Analysis, by Douglas Kent Rytting, Steven Neil Sanders, pg 2-10. 8542A.

About the Hardware…, pg 8

[Authors:] Douglas Kent Rytting, Steven Neil Sanders, pg 10

Software for the Automatic Network Analyzer, by William A. Ray, Warren W. Williams, pg 11-15

[Authors:] William R. Ray, Warren W. Williams, pg 15

Developing Accuracy Specifications for Automatic Network Analyzer Systems, by B.P. Hand, pg 16-19

[Author:] B. P. [Phil] Hand, pg 19

Applications of the Automatic Network Analyzer, by Brian Humphries, pg 20-24. 8542A.

[Author:] Brian A. Humphries, pg 24

March 1970 v.21 n.7

Cover: Model 5375 A Keyboard

The Computing Counter Gets Its Keyboard. The computing counter with its keyboard has the computing ability and operating convenience of a programmable desk calculator, plus the ability to make measurements and process the measured data in real time, by Keith M. Ferguson, pg 2-10 5360A, 5379A, 5375A.

[Author:] Keith M. Ferguson, pg 10

Correction to “’Flying Clock’ Comparisons Extended to East Europe, Africa and Australia”,  page 12 in the December 1967 issue, by Leonard S. Cutler, pg 10

Protecting Hospitalized Patients from Electrical Hazards. Electrodes internal to the body give rise to safety problems far more complex than generally supposed, requiring changed thinking about the design and use of medical electronics equipment. Electronic engineers can help explain these concepts, by William F. Craven, pg 11-17

[Author:] William F. Craven, pg 17

Calculator Processes Multichannel Analyzer Data. Two interface cards and a cable connect HP multichannel analyzers to HP’s programmable desktop calculator, by Norman D. Marschke, pg 18-20. 10619A.

[Author:] Norman D. Marschke, pg 20

April 1970 v.21 n.7

Cover: Model 5326B Timer/Counter DVM

Timer/Counter/DVM: A Synergistic Prodigy? One version of this medium-cost universal counter has an internal digital voltmeter, from which it derives some surprising capabilities. Both versions can average repetitive time intervals for increased resolution, and can measure the frequencies of pulsed carriers, by Kenneth J. Jochim, Rolf Schmidhauser, pg 2-10. 5326A, 5326B.

A Network Analyzer with Digital Readout, pg 9

[Authors:] Kenneth J. Jochim, Rolf Schmidhauser, pg 9

Measuring Nanosecond Time Intervals by Averaging. What kind of resolution can you get and how do you get it? What about accuracy?, by Rolf Schmidhauser, pg 11-13

High Accuracy AC Calibration to 1100 Volts, by Fred L. Hanson, pg 14-17. 745A, 746A.

[Author:] Fred L. Hanson, pg 17

A New Camera for High-Speed Oscilloscope Recording, by Dan Paxton, pg 18-20. 195A.

[Author:] Dan Paxton, pg 20

May 1970 v.21 n.9

Cover: IMPATT diodes

Design and Application of Silicon IMPATT Diodes. DC power is converted directly into microwave energy by an IMPATT diode. In X-band, these devices generate higher CW power than any other present-day, solid-state microwave source, clearing the way for new cost-sensitive microwave designs, by A. M. Cowley, pg 2-13. 5082-0400, 5082-0401.

Making Cool-Running IMPATT Diodes, pg 8

Measuring IPMATT Diode Thermal Resistance, pg 10

[Author:] A. M. [Mike] Crowley, pg 13

Measuring Capacitance Automatically. Completely automatice multifrequency bridge measures capacitance from 0.001 pF to 1.2 mF, conductance and dissipation factor, by Hitoshi Noguchi, Takeo Shimizu, Koichi Maeda, pg 14-20. 4270A.

Logic Circuits, pg 17

[Authors:] Hitoshi Noguchi, Takeo Shimizu, Koichi Maeda, pg 20

June 1970 v.21 n.10

Cover: Model 5450A Fourier Analyzer next to a United Airline jet engine

Digital Fourier Analysis. Some of the theoretical and practical aspects of measurements involving Fourier analysis by digital instrumentation, by Peter R. Roth, pg 2-9. 5450A.

[Author:] Peter R. Roth, pg 9

A Calibrated Computer-Based Fourier Analyzer. This pushbutton-controlled digital measuring instrument performs complex analytical operations on input signals or time series and as a bonus, the user gets a general-purpose digital computer, by Agoston Z. Kiss, pg 10-20. 5450A.

A Fourier Analyzer Makes Fundamental Measurements, pg 15

[Author:] Agoston [Ago] Z. Kiss, pg 20

July 1970 v.21 n.11

Cover: An inspector critically eyes solid-state alphanumeric display module.

Solid-State Alphanumeric Displays, by Howard C. Borden, Robert L. Steward, pg 2-9. 5082-7100, 5082-7102.

The Mathematics of Strobed Arrays, pg 9

[Authors:] Howard C. Borden, Robert L. Steward, pg 9

Adding More Precision to Spectrum Analyzer Measurements. Augmented with a combination tracking signal generator and counter, the spectrum analyzer becomes a swept measuring system of great frequency precision and dynamic range, by Patrick J. Barrett, Robert R. Hay, Paul G. Winninghoff, pg 10-16. 8443A, 8553B, 8552B.

Product Design, by William H. Bull, pg 13

[Authors:] Rob Hay, Bill Bull, Pat Barrett, Paul G. Winninghoff, pg 16

August 1970 v.21 n.12

Cover: Model 5525A Laser Interferometer

A Two-Hundred-Foot Yardstick with Graduations Every Microinch. This new and innovative laser interferometer is ready to measure distance with no warmup at all. From its specially designed two-frequency laser and heterodyning techniques it derives increased sensitivity and resistance to air turbulence and with its internal computer it can smooth jittery readings, calculate velocity and improve resolution, by John N. Dukes, Gary B. Gordon, pg 2-8. 5525A.

[Authors:] Andre F. Rude, Kenneth J. Wayne, pg 8

A New Tool for Old Measurements – and New Ones Too, by Andre F. Rude, Kenneth J. Wayne, pg 9

Automatic Error Plotting – a Report Card for Nonlinear Behavior, by Jonathan D. Garman, pg 10-11

[Author:] Jonathan D. Garman, pg 11

Machine Tool Evaluation by Laser Interferometer, by Richard R. Baldwin, pg 12-13

[Author:] Richard R. Baldwin, pg 13

An Instant-On Laser for Length Measurement. This specially designed two-frequency laser is rugged, tunes itself instantly, and runs cool, by Glenn M. Burgwald, William P. Kruger, pg 14-16. Laser Interferometer.

[Authors:] William P. Kruger, Glenn M. Burgwald, pg 16

September 1970 v. 22 n.1

Cover: Some of the digital devices that can communicate with each other by means of Model 2570A Coupler/Controller.

A Programmable, Modular, Bidirectional Data Coupler. Instrumentation coupler, automated test system controller, computer interface. This new coupler/controller assumes many identities to create a broad range of new possibilities for system automation, by Gibson F. Anderson, pg 2-6. 2570A.

[Author:] Gibson F. Anderson, pg 6

Instrumentation Systems Controlled by Time-Shared Computers. A coupler/controller and an acoustic coupler can put a large computer into a system at very low cost, by Neal E. Walko, pg 7-9. 2570A.

[Author:] Neal E. Walko, pg 9

Measuring Q – Easier and Faster. Thirty-five years later, Q measurements become easier, with greater Q range and over wider bands, by Shiro Kito, Keiichi Hasegawa, pg 10-16. Boonton Q Meter, 260A, 4342A.

[Authors:] Shiro Kito, Keiichi Hasegawa, pg 16

October 1970 v.22 n.2

Cover: Model 9100 Calculator System and the Model 9160A Card Reader

More Memory for Desktop Calculators. Extended memory unit adds as many as 3472 program steps, by Russell Sparks, pg 2-7. 9100A, 9100B.

Error Indication in the Model 9101A Extended Memory, pg 5

[Author:] Russ [Russell] Sparks, pg 7

Optical Card Reader for Fast Calculator Programming, by Gene Zeller, pg 8-12. 9160A.

[Author:] Gene Zeller, pg 12

Hard Copy Output for the System 9100 Computing Calculators, by Chuck McAfee, pg 13-16. 9120A.

[Author:] Chuck McAfee, pg 16

November 1970 v. 22 n.3

Cover: The directional detector, the frequency converter module, the 2-4 GHz YIG oscillator, the PIN absorptive modulator, and the 0.1-2 GHz amplifier

Sweeping the Microwave Spectrum with Solid-State Sources, by Robert H. Bathiany, Carl J. Enlow, Phillip G. Foster, Stephen Vitkovits, pg 2-8. 8620A, 8621A, 8630A.

[Authors:] Carl J. Enlow, Phillip G. Foster, Robert H. Bathiany, Stephen Vitkovits, pg 8

Microcircuits for the Microwave Sweeper, by Ronald E. Pratt, Robert W. Austin, Arlen Dethiefsen, pg 9-16. 8620A.

[Authors:] Ronald E. Pratt, Robert W. Austin, Arlen E. Dethlefsen, pg 16

December 1970 v.22 n.4

Cover: Crystal plating is a typical process-control application for the 5360A Computing Counter and its new Programmer, Model 5376A

Computing-Counter Measurement Systems. Automated measurements and data processing don’t necessarily require a computer. Systems based on the HP computing counter and a new programmer have computer capabilities but lower-than-computer costs, by David Martin, pg 2-6. 5376A.

[Authors:] Eric M. Ingman, David Martin, pg 6

Programmer is Key to Computing-Counter Systems. This modular programmer provides programmability and interface facilities to go with the computing counter’s arithmetic and precision measurement capabilities, by Eric M. Ingman, pg 7-10. 5376A.

Instruction Repertoire, HP 5376A Programmer, pg 11-12

Measuring Noise and Level On International Telephone Systems, by Jim Plumb, Jacques Holtzinger, pg 13-16. 3556A, 236A.

[Author:] Jim Plumb, Jacques Holtzinger, pg 16

1959 – Watts

01/59

  • From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 2.
  • David Packard’s Address–Christmas Party, 1958
  • Impressive Group Photograph Taken–Complete Hewlett-Packard Product Line, Dan O’Rourke, 6-7.

02/59

  • From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 2.
  • Sonoma Conference Highlights
  • Busy ’59 Ahead
  • Bonus Will Be Ever Flexible To Reflect Production Efforts of Our Gang
  • IRE Show in Offing
  • Quality Assurance at Hewlett-Packard, John Blunk, 10.

03/59

  • From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 2.
  • Product Quality Begins with Job Knowledge Plus Attitude
  • H. Rowan Gaither Elected To Fill Board Vacancy
  • Spring Business Outlook Good
  • Dave Packard Elected P.G.&E. Director, 2.
  • Quality Assurance Through Engineering, Edna MacLean, 10.

04/59

  • Hewlett-Packard Instruments Contributing Factor in “Jupiter” Ballistic Missile, 8.
  • Twelve New H-P Products Shown First Time–New York IRE Show, Noel Eldred, 10.

05/59

  • From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 2.
  • March Orders–“Highest on Record”
  • Show Response
  • On New Personnel Hiring–“Quality” is the Key
  • Summer Applicants
  • Hewlett-Packard Holds European Sales Seminar, Tom Christiansen, 5.
  • Tube Lab–Once A Dream–Becomes Fact, 6.
  • The 302A Harmonic Wave Analyzer, Duane Lingafelter, 8.
  • Systems and Procedures Section and how it affects the -hp- picture, Dave Bates, 10.

06/59

  • 721A Transistor Power Supply, Dick Reynolds, 4.
  • Hewlett-Packard Journal Approaches Tenth Anniversary, Jay Avbie, 10.
  • H-P Acquires Palo Alto Engineering Co., 12.
  • 07/59 From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 2.
  • Thanks Gang! (picnic)
  • Should We Break Picnic into Smaller Groups?
  • New ‘Scope for WESCON
  • Sales Hold Strong
  • PAECO and DYMEC
  • A Helping Hand
  • PGANE Pioneer Award to F.L. Moseley, 6.
  • Hewlett-Packard College Recruiting Program Merits One of Highest Engineer Acceptance Rates in Industry, Eric Johnson, 10.

 

08/59

  • From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 2.
  • New Training Program To Create Greater Opportunity for All
  • H-P Honored by Hoover Visit
  • $4,000,000 month!
  • H-P Science Interest Course at H. Hoover School, Charlotte Russell, 3.
  • H-P Loses a Valued Friend and Representative–Alfred Crossley, 5.
  • Russell H. Varian Heart Attack Victim, 6.
  • H-P Participates in I.R.E. Convention in Australia, 10.
  • H-P Model 412A–DC Vacuum Tube Voltmeter, Duane Lingafelter, 11.

09/59

  • Dave Packard on Two-Week Russian Tour With 39 Northern California Businessmen, 2.
  • IN MEMORIAM-Charles R. Blyth, Bill Hewlett, 2.
  • Boonton Radio Corporation Becomes H-P Subsidiary, 2.
  • Ray Demere off for Germany to Manage Stuttgart Plant, 3.
  • HPSA Hits the Highways and Byways (New Mobile Demonstration Lab–A Completely Equipped Facility), internal/external PHOTOS, Bill Doolittle, 5.
  • 30,898 Visitors Attend “Biggest Yet” WESCON, Bill Terry, 6.
  • New H-P Model 154A Voltage/Current Channel Amplifier, Gene Warrington, 8.
  • H-P Printed Circuit Department Sells Eye Appeal Plus Reliability, Clyde Coombs, 10.

10/59

  • Progress Report on Hilltop Construction, 3.
  • Bill Hewlett Re-Elected Hospital Board President, 3.
  • New H-P Model 683A Rounds Out BWO SERIES, John Minck, 6.
  • A Look at H-P’s Newest Relative, The Boonton Radio Corporation, 10.
  • Palo Alto-Stanford Hospital Model of Community Cooperation, 18.
  • INSERT: Packard Russia Report (re: September two-week tour of Russia)-FIRST IN SERIES
  • Flight to Moscow
  • Airfields Devoid of Hangar Facilities
  • Hotel Ukraine
  • Pleasantries Exchanged at Chamber of Commerce
  • Kremlin Visit
  • Puppet Show–One of Few Moscow Entertainments
  • Television Center Tour
  • Department Store Prices, High–Quality Poor
  • American Exhibit Impressions
  • Mikoyan Meeting
  • Soviet Exhibit Impressive
  • The People’s Car?
  • Anent the American Dollar
  • Fear Walks in Russian
  • Dave Meets Russian Copy H-P Model 410
  • Russians Exhibit Tremendous Interest in All Things Scientific
  • Frustrating Mix-up

11/59

  • Bill Hewlett Appointed New California Manufacturer’s Association (C.M.A.) Board Member, 2.
  • Portable Voltmeter Developed (403A), Gene Warrington, 4.
  • H-P in Colorado, Dave Packard, 8.
  • New Butler Bldg. Annex Machine Shop, Charlotte Russell, 10.
  • Production Rolling at Boeblingen, Bill Feeley, 16.
  • INSERT: Packard Russia Report-SECOND IN SERIES
  • Leningrad Impressions
  • Generator Manufacturing Works Visited
  • Window Shopping
  • Enlightening Encounter
  • Russian Educational System Evaluated
  • School Labs Well Equipped
  • Student Decorum Impresses

12/59

  • Christmas Message from Dave and Bill, Dave Packard, 2.
  • ’59–An Exciting Twelve Months
  • Ever Better H-P Methods in Evidence
  • H-P Offers Opportunities for Educational Assistance
  • Anent Christmas Luncheon and Ceremony
  • Report From Europe, Bill Doolittle, 4.
  • H-P Counter Featured on New York Television Show, 6.
  • H-P’s Apprenticeship Training Program Underway, Lee Seligson, 8.
  • Loveland Planning Phase Now Underway, Ed Porter, 10.
  • INSERT: Packard Russia Report-THIRD AND FINAL IN SERIES
  • Perseverance Prevails
  • Manufacturing Process Observed
  • Hermitage Museum
  • Enplane to Kiev
  • Interesting Construction Procedure
  • Rentals Inexpensive But Other Items Not
  • Another Meter Plant Tour
  • Electric Razors by Government Decree
  • The Russian Collective Farm
  • A Party for the Guides
  • Back to Brussels and the Free World
  • INSERT: WATT’S CURRENT Presents Dave’s Christmas Message to the H-P Gang (separate 4-page publication)
  • Past Year One of Best
  • We’re Proud of Our New Affiliates
  • H-P Stuttgart Operation
  • ’59 Marked H-P’s 20th Anniversary
  • H-P’s Progress Result of Teamwork
  • What the Future Holds
  • New Pay Program Announced
  • H-P Highlights of 1959–Recap of Important Events (back page)

1958 – Watts

1/58

  • Hewlett-Packard 1955-1957 – A Supplement to the
    1954 Anniversary Issue of Watt’s Current, 1.
  • Bet With a Multiple Payoff;
    Founder-Partners Have Built Small Original Investment Into Stake of Nearly $50 Million.
    They Have Spaced the Gravy Around With Incentive Payments, Stock Bonuses, Employee-Owned Sidelines.
    Behind Growth is Pioneering of New Instruments (70% of 1956 Volume was in Products New Since 1950).
  • Hewlett-Packard’s New Products Boost Profits, 5.
  • HP Appoints 4 Vice Presidents, 5.
  • HP Development Lab. Organization, Barney Oliver, 6.
  • What’s a Production Engineer?, Edna MacLean, 10.
  • How Purchasing Ticks as They Spend Money to Make
    More of Same, Bob Sundberg, 12.
  • Hewlett-Packard Sales Organization, Noel Eldred, 14.
  • What is a Road Show Like?, John Borgsteadt, 15.
  • ’57 Seminar – A Successful, Enthusiastic Effort,
    John Borgsteadt, 16.
  • IRE 1957 Show Tops All Past Production Efforts, 18.
  • Plant Management News, Noel Porter, 20.
  • New Hewlett-Packard Hilltop Plant, 23.
  • The Best Factory Building in Existence, Stan
    Selby, 24.
  • Hill-Top Lower Deck – A Continuous Flow Operation,
    Harold Wild, 26.
  • School Bells at HP, Lee Benzel, 28.
  • Funds Matching – Tops All Records, George Kan, 28.
  • HP Incentive Bonus System and How it Works, Dick
    Stone, 29.
  • From Our President’s Desk, 30.
  • Retirement Plan Revision, John Beyers, 30.
  • Retirement Plan – Review and Report, John Beyers,
    Page 30.
  • HP Retirement Plan Security Purchases Listed, Ed
    Van Bronkhorst, 31.
  • Hewlett-Packard Christmas Bonus Hits All-Time High, $547,000 – 7% of Yearly Gross, Stu Churchon, 34.
  • Hewlett-Packard Offers:
    Opportunities in Electronic Instrumentation
    Broad Scope of Engineering Activity
    Recognition of Achievements
    Young, Secure and Growing Company
    Advantages for Employees
    Ideal Location for the Engineer, 36.

01/58

  • From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 2.
  • What’s Ahead for ’58
  • Production Integration of Six New Instruments Seen by Mid-year
  • New Applications for 560A, the Sputnik Celebrity
  • Suggestions for Improved Supervisory Efficiency Now in Order
  • Bet With a Multiple Payoff (reprinted from Business Week magazine, Dec. 14, 1957), 3.
  • Hewlett-Packard Christmas Bonus Hits All-Time High, Stu Churchon, 6.
  • PHOTOS: Travelab, exterior/interior, 9.
  • H-P Instruments Considered Standard of European Industry–As in USA (Part II), Bill Doolittle, 11.
  • New “Task Team” Carries the Ball on 120A Development Program, Dick Reynolds, 12.

02/58

  • From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 2.
  • Sonoma Conference Report
  • H-P Instruments Considered Standard of European Industry–As in USA (Part III), Bill Doolittle, 8.
  • New Hewlett-Packard Model 340A Noise Figure Meter, Dick Reynolds, 13.

03/58 

  • From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 2.
  • ARE YOUR PERSONAL CALLS REALLY NECESSARY??
  • Incoming Messages Must be Curtailed
  • Development Effort Stressed by WESCON, 5.
  • PHOTOS: Neely Enterprises’ new Mobile Lab, exterior/interior, 7.
  • PHOTO: “Voltswagon” (Volkswagon Microbus), 9.

04/58

  • From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 2.
  • Show Report
  • Booth Well Located
  • H-P Engineers Scoop Competitors
  • Big Production Job Ahead
  • Looks Like Another Banner Year for ’58
  • All Hands Back and Ready to Push–With WESCON Ahead
  • Show Sales’s Impact Indicative of Strong Second Half, Noel Eldred, 4.
  • Effectiveness of Aggressive Hewlett-Packard New Product Development Program–A Highlight of New York Show, Barney Oliver, 5.
  • H-P Model 434A Calorimetric Power Meter, Dick Reynolds, 6.

05/58

  • From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 2.
  • Important Sidelight to -hp- Affairs (community involvement of Bob Sundberg)
  • Business Outlook Optimistic
  • Naval Inspection and Its H-P Relationship, Duane Marshall, 5.
  • New H-P Model 425A Microvolt-Ammeter, Dick Reynolds, 7.

06/58

  • From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 2.
  • May orders Hit New High
  • Questionnaire Response Excellent
  • Dymec (new name for associates in Redwood building)
  • Vacation Thought
  • European Manufacturing Operation–An H-P Possibility, Bill Hewlett, 3.
  • What Do America’s Top Industrial Leaders Foresee for 1958 and After?, 4.
  • Packard Elected President Stanford Board of Trustees, 7.
  • H-P Model 218A Digital Delay Generator

07/58

  • From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 2.
  • summer high-school interns
  • picnic
  • AMA conference
  • Packard Elected Member Stanford Research Board, 2.
  • Hewlett President of Board P.A.-Stanford Medical Center, 2.
  • PHOTO: Dave Packard behind Eisenhower (at American Management Association Mobilization Conference),3 First H-P picnic, 3
  • PHOTO: Travelab in Canada, 11.

08/58

  • From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 2.
  • Next Hill-Top Construction in Planning Stage
  • New Orders Holding Up Well
  • Foreign Sales and its Relation to Over-all Production, Bill Doolittle, 10.

09/58

  • From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 2.
  • New Product Development Pays Off (WESCON)
  • Fall Business Outlook Optimistic
  • Welcome to San Felipe! (day at San Felipe Ranch)
  • 1958 WESCON Show–Biggest Ever, Ron Whitburn, 4.
  • New H-P Instruments Introduced at WESCON, Dick Reynolds, 5.

10/58

  • From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 2.
  • Hew-Pack Gears up for Heavy Load Ahead
  • H-P Acquiring Interest in F. L. Moseley Company
  • PHOTO: Dave Packard and Bill Hewlett with Senator Knowland at Stanford Plant during gubernatorial campaign, 3.
  • 11/58 From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 2.
  • A Word to Our New People
  • Four-Day Thanksgiving and Christmas Week Ends Set
  • Special Industrial Demonstrations Make H-P ISA Exhibit Outstanding Success, Dan O’Rourke, 7.

12/58

  • Christmas Greeting from Dave and Bill, Dave Packard, 2.
  • A Time To Pause and Give Thanks
  • Dave Packard Named “All-America”–25 Years Later, 2.
  • CENTER INSERT: F.L. Moseley Company. . . Letter of Introduction from Head of Recorder Company Serves to Introduce H-P’ites to New H-P Affiliate and Its Potential.

1957 – Watts

01/57

  • University “Funds Matching” Program Breaks
    Another Record, George Kan, 2.
  • $884,206.93 Balance For HP Retirement Trust
    Fund, John Beyers, 2.
  • From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 3.
  • Our Reps Are Selling, Noel Eldred, 4.
  • Plant Management News, View of New Stanford
    HP on Hilltop, Porter, 6.
  • Hewlett-Packard Christmas Party Extravaganza –
    ’56 Version – Biggest Most Lavish Yet, $444,000
    Bonus Melon, Jim Hobson, 8.

02/57

  • Hewlett-Packard Retirement Plan – Review and
    Report, John Beyers, 2.
  • Dave and Bill “Boss Of The Year”, Bill Happ, 3.
  • Training Department – New Production Goals,
    Barbara Groff, 3.
  • Our Reps Are Selling, 4.
  • Production Memos – All-Out Effort Paying Off, Bill Bohnett, 8.
  • Mac McClellan is Navy Inspector for HP Instruments
    Being Built for the Navy, Duane Marshall, 10.
  • The Inverted Circle – Dynac Ships First Of Its
    Own Design, Frank Bequaert, 12.
  • Shipping News, Recent Department Growth and
    Structure Explained,k Alan Thoburn, 16.
  • Classification Of Fires, Pete Vogt, 19.

03/57

  • Five Years Ago (310 to 511 employees, Marlene Dunwoodie, 2.
  • HP Recreation Area – 95 Acre Plot Near Felton, John Beyers, 2.
  • Production Management News, Hill-Top and Present
    Plant Heads Listed, by Porter, 4.
  • Lab’s John Cage – Man Of Accomplishment, Dick
    Reynolds, 6.
  • Bonus Boosters – New Turret Lathe, 10.

04/57

  • From Our President’s Desk, 2.
  • 1,024 Free Polio Shots Given HP Employees, John Beyers, 3.
  • Production Management News, Porter, 4.
  • Lab’s Norm Schrock, Instrument Developer, Dick Reynolds, 6.
  • Service Visitors, Don Corson, 8.
  • IRE 1957 Show Tops All Past Production Efforts, Cort Van Rensselaer, 10.

05/57

  • From Our President’s Desk, 2.
  • Mary Henry Paints Electronic Murals in New Hillton
    Building, Stu Churchon, 3.
  • HP Retirement Plan Security Purchases Listed,
    Ed Van Bronkhorst, 9.
  • Dynac Stockholders Annual Report, George Climo, 18.

06/57

  • Production Management News – HP Quotas Being Met, Noel Porter, 4.
  • Hewlett-Packard Representatives Plan and Occupy
    New Quarters, Noel Eldred, 5.
  • The Best Factory Building In Existence, Stan Selby, 8.
  • The Hewlett-Packard College Recruiting Program, Page 10.

07/57

  • From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 2.
  • Holiday Land At Felton, Jack Weiershauser, 4.
  • Hill-Top Lower Deck – A Continuous Flow Operation,
    Harold Wild, 6.
  • Hew-Packers Receive 962 Free Polio Shots, John Beyers, 8.
  • Round-Up of HP Representatives Spring Road Shows, Page 10.
  • Sick Leave Policy Revised – Benefits Boosted, 12.
  • Lab’s Art Fong – Notable Designer, 13.
  • 752 Directional Coupler, Lew Chapman, 14.
  • Four Hewlett-Packard Scholarships Granted, 17.
  • Stock Road Maps Ease Item Location, Jane Lazauski, Page 18.

08/57

  • From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 2.
  • ’57 Seminar A Successful, Enthusiastic Effort –
    75 Reps In Attendance, John Borgsteadt, 4.
  • Plant Number One Rearrangement Methods Contribute
    Toward More Efficient Production, Gordon Eding, 6.
  • Lab’s Phil Hand – Capitol Event, Dick Reynolds, 8.
  • Our Summer Employment Program, Ray Wilbur, 8.
  • HP’s Reps In Session at ’57 Seminar, 10.
  • ’57 Picnic Extravaganza – One To Remember, Stu
  • Churchon, 12.

09/57

  • From Our President’s Desk, 2.
  • Tour Thru WESCON, Electronic Wonderland, Duane Marshall, 6.
  • Our Reps Are Selling, Noel Eldred, 7.
  • Art In Electronics Contest Won by Hew-Pack Man, Carl Clement, 8.
  • Air Conditioning and Electrical Equipment For
    Stanford Plant Last Word in Modern Efficiency, Phil Towle, 11.
  • A Note From The Wheel Notching Nook, 12.

10/57

  • HP and Dynac Combine Forces For 12th Annual I.S.A.
    Show and Exhibit, Cort Van Rensselaer, 2.
  • Cover Subject – 560A Digital Recorder, Dick
    Reynolds, 4.

11/57

  • From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 2.
  • Plant Management News, Flexibility – Key To Our
    Industry’s Growth, Noel Porter, 4.
  • Our Reps Are Selling, 5.
  • How Purchasing Ticks As They Spend Money to Make
    More of Same, Bob Sundberg, 6.
  • HP Institutes Fine, New Nursing and Health Program, Ray Wilbur, 8.
  • HP’s Shipping Department – An Alert, Progressive,
    Well-Organized Team, Hank Meadows, 10.

12/57

  • From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 2.
  • A Word From the Front Office, 3.
  • Hew-Pack Employees’ Scholarship Time Again, Ed Van Bronkhorst, 3.
  • HP Scholarship Winner Receives Signal Honor, 3.
  • Funds Matching Program Indicates Record Support,
    George Kan, 3.
  • Plant Management News, Noel Porter, 4.
  • About the Over-The-Counter-Market, 5.
  • The Reps Are Selling, Noel Eldred, 6.
  • Fall Seminar Concluded, Carl Cottrell, 7.
  • H-P Instruments Considered Standard of European
    Industry–As in USA (Part I), Bill Doolittle, 10.
  • Lab Girds For Future, Ted Anderson, 14.

1956 – Watts

01/56

  • Enthusiastic Response To “Funds Matching” Program, George Kan, 1.
  • HP Factory Organization, Noel Porter, 1.
  • Income Tax Notes, Ed van Bronkhorst, 1.
  • From Our President’s Desk – Birth of Dynac, Inc., Dave Packard, 1.
  • HP Employees’ Scholarship Fund, Ed van Bronkhorst, Page 1.
  • Yewell Associates’ Open House – One of the Most
    Successful Of All Time, Cort Van Rensselaer. 3.
  • Our Reps Are Selling, Noel Eldred, 3.
  • Once Again, Quality First!, Cal Larsen, 6.
  • Christmas Bonus Checks Hit $324,000, Jim Hobson, 7.
  • Xmas Plan Gives Hope For Child of War-Torn
    Europe, Machine Shop, 9.
  • The Company’s Most Valuable Asset, 12.
  • Definitions, 12.
  • Hewlett-Packard Broadens its “Scope” of Operations, Duane Marshall, 14.
  • Service Visitors, Carl Mahurin, 19.
  • Your HP Shipping Department, Hank Meadows, 2.

02/56

  • Cort van Rensselaer in Washington – Signal Honor
    For Cort and Hewlett-Packard, 1.
  • From Our President’s Desk – Anent HP’s Management Training Program, 1.
  • Robert Rawlins Of Dynac, George Climo, 3.
  • Business and Defense Services Administration, 4.
  • Campus I.R.E. Meeting, George Kan, 5.
  • Around The World With George Kan, HP Products
    Highly Regarded All Over the World, Stu Churchon, Page 10.
  • What’s A Production Engineer, Edna MacLean, 11.
  • Night Life That Pays Thru HP Instructors, Hal Hiner, 13.
  • Service Visitors, Carl Mahurin, 16.

03/56

  • From Our President’s desk – Dynac Stock Permit Issued, 1.
  • I.R.E. Hi-Fi Report, Marvin Willrodt, 3.
  • Giant Air Compressor Now In Use, Ralph Lee, 6.
  • Astronomy And Its Contributions To Your Everyday
    Living, Wes Simpson, 8.
  • Service Visitors, Carl Mahurin, 12.

04/56

  • Engineers – One of Our Vital Assets, Noel E. Porter, 2.
  • Our Reps Are Selling, Noel Eldred, 3.
  • The Palo Alto Engineering Company Story, Noel Eldred, 5.
  • What’s A Production Engineer, Edna MacLean, 7.
  • Unusual HP Woman – Gals Invade Lathe Section, Al Sperry, 9.
  • Service Visitors, Bob Aiken, 12.
  • Dave Packard and Rube Ryerson Explain Details of
    HP’s New Instruments to Prospective Customers, 15.
  • Bonus Boosters – Fifteen Horsepower Asset, Al Sperry, 18.

05/56

  • HP Scholarship Program Stepped Up, Frank Cavier, 1.
  • From Our President’s Desk, Good Show Reports, 1.
  • Our Reps Are Selling – Broken Records Galore, Noel Eldred, 3.
  • Training For The Assembly Areas – Indoctrination Course, Stan Selby, 5.
  • Dynac In Gear – First Instrument Shipped, Jim Hobson, 6.
  • HP’s Chemical Lab – New Basement Installation, Al Sperry, 7.
  • Safety Is The Thing, Pete Vogt, 7.
  • Harold Elliott – HP Consulting Engineer, One Of HP’s Top Assets, 8.
  • Neophyte Rep’s Seminar – Orientation Session Just Completed, Carl Mahurin, 10.
  • Service Visitors – From Here and There, Carl Mahurin, 12.
  • Piped Entertainment – HP Now Subscribes To Muzak Service, 15.

06/56

  • Our Reps Are Selling, Noel Eldred, 3.
  • Four HP Scholarships Granted – Two Awards For HP-ites, Frank Cavier, 6.
  • Press of Executive Duties Force Packard’s Retirement From School Board, Dr. Henry Gunn, Superintendent of Palo Alto School, 7.
  • Breaking Ground for HP’s New Buildings, 8.
  • HP Incentive Bonus System and How It Works, Dick Stone, 10.
  • Service Visitors – Popular Program, Carl Mahurin, 18.

07/56

  • Packard’s Picnic Address – Dave Expresses
    Appreciation For Continuance of HP Spirit, 2.
  • Our Reps Are Selling!, Noel Eldred, 3.
  • Bonus Booster – A Fifty-Ton Brake, Stu Churchon, 8.
  • Service Visitors, Carl Mahurin, 19.

08/56

  • From Our President’s Desk, 1.
  • David Packard’s Address To Reps Sales Seminar – July, 1956, 3.
  • Excerpts From Bill Hewlett’s Talk On The Hewlett-
    Packard Research and Development Program, 6.
  • Sales Manager Eldred’s Welcoming Speech To Seminar’ites, 7.
  • Noel Porter’s Talk On The Hewlett-Packard Production Program, 9.
  • Cort Van Rensselaer Concludes Washington Tour Of Duty, Dean Abramson, 13.
  • From Porter’s Corner, 15.
  • The Inverted Circle – Dynac Loaded With Engineers, Oxidized Agate, 23.

09/56

  • Retirement Plan Revision, John Beyers, 1.
  • From Our President’s Desk – Production Pressure Still Ahead, 1.
  • Our Reps Are Selling – Here We Grow, Noel Eldred, 3.
  • Noel Eldred Honored As WESCON Pioneer, 5.
  • 1956 WESCON, Duane Marshall, 7.
  • From Porter’s Corner – All-time Payroll High, 10.
  • Hew-Pack Designer Reports On Recent M.I.T. Creative Engineering Course, Carl Clement, 12.
  • New Group Eligible To Join Retirement Plan, 17.

10/56

  • From Our President’s Desk, 1.
  • Our Reps Are Selling, Noel Eldred, 3.
  • ’56 WESCON Great Success – 30,000 Engineers In Attendance, 3.
  • From Porter’s Corner, 4.
  • Current HP Instruments, Dick Reynolds, 5.
  • Service Visitors, Carl Mahurin, 6.

11/56

  •  From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 1.
  • Twenty-Six Old Timers Now On New Retirement Plan, John Beyers, 1.
  • Production Management News – New Plant Set-up,
    First Unit on Stanford Hill, Porter, 6.
  • Brunton Bauer, HP Chief Engineer, HP Lab,
    Dick Reynolds, 10.
  • Our Future Bonus Boosters Get Into Action,
    Good Investments, Harold Poole, 18.

12/56

  • Christmas Greetings from Our Presidents Desk, Page 1.
  • Our Reps Are Selling – New Courses Given, 3.
  • The Inverted Circle – Problems In Outer Space, George Climo, 5.
  • Plant Management News – Extra Effort Paying Off, Porter, 6.

1955 – Watts

01/55

  • Page Mill Traffic Signal Now in Effect, 1.
  • Our Reps Are Selling – Better Motor Cars Thru HP Electronics, Noel Eldred, 3.
  • HP’s Noel Porter Makes Presentation to WCEMS’s Heckert L. Parker, 4.
  • Motion Economy (Continued from December Issue), Tool and Equipment Design For Bonus Boosting, Al Sperry, 5.
  • Stella Ely Retires – Printed Watt’s Current for 13 Years, Dean Abramson, 6.
  • HP Oscillators and Audio Signal Generators, Dick Reynolds, 10.
  • Sassoon Sopher, French Rep Visits HP Plant, 11.

02/55

  • Hewlett Completes Term As National I.R.E. Prexy,1.
  • From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 1.
  • Income Tax Info, Ed Van Bronkhorst, 2.
  • Our Reps Are Selling – Sales Volume on Upswing, 3.
  • Howdy To a Neighbor Across The Way – Varian Associates’ New Microwave Research and Development Plant Over On Hansen Way Represents History Similar to Our Own, Al Sperry, 4.
  • Current HP Instruments – HP Model 400D Voltmeter, HP Model 410B Wide Range Voltmeter, Dick Reynolds, 6.
  • Johnny Harrison – HP Cabinet Maker, Duke Madsen, 8.
  • Mastery of Machine – Mechanization Less Harmful Than Man, Pete Vogt, 12.

03/55

  • Income Tax News and Views, Ed Van Bronkhorst, 1.
  • Scholarship Time Again, Frank Cavier, 1.
  • State Completes Mailing of Income Tax Returns, 1.
  • “Think” Safety Program Aids Plant Production As Things Look Up, 2.
  • Letter Box – HP’ites Hear From 1954 Scholarship Winners Bechtel and Hybarger, 2.
  • Our Reps Are Selling, Noel Eldred, 3.
  • HP Office and Lab Become Foster Parents of Child in Italy, 4.
  • Service Visitors – George Hopkins of Yewell
    Associates and Gordon Kennett of Crossley
    Associates, Carl Mahurin, 6.
  • HP Exhibit Helps Commemorate Engineers’ Week, 8.
  • Jackson Timesaver – Designed by Bert Jackson and Built by Ed Pey, 10.
  • HP Signal Generators (Number Three of Series), Dick Reynolds, 11.
  • State Safety Conference, Pete Vogt, 13.

04/55

  • HP’ites Contribute $1601 to 1955 Red Cross Drive, 1.
  • Hewlett-Packard Factory Organizational Growth and Changes, Noel Porter, 1.
  • Bill and Flora Hewlett Sail on European Trip – Hewlett to Interview Prospective Sales Reps in Foreign Countries, 1.
  • Letter Box – 1954 Scholarship Winner, Juris Petriceks, 2.
  • Our Reps Are Selling – Biggest and Best Show in
    Radio History Just Completed, Noel Eldred, 3.
  • New York I.R.E. Show rolled Up the Biggest
    Attendance Record Yet, Duane Marshall, 3.
  • Current HP Instruments, Model 524B and Model 521A, Dick Reynolds, 6.
  • Taxmanship – A Gentle Art, Stu Churchon, 9.
  • School Bells at HP – Ten Week Shop Course for Engineers, Lee Benzel, 10.
  • Solder Room Tour – Two Small, But Vital HP Departments, Dean Abramson, 12.
  • Ship It! – A Word About Your Shipping Department, Hank Meadows, 13.
  • AC-4A Fabrication Proceeds on Schedule, 14.
  • Potential Bonus Boosters – Multiple Drill Press Head Speeds 608 Job, Dean Abramson, 16.
  • Service Visitors From Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, and Long Beach, Carl Mahurin, 17.
  • Al Harber Responsible for HP’s Efficient Handling of Raw Materials, 17.

05/55

  • HP Factory Organizational Growth and Changes – Number Two in Series, Noel Porter, 1.
  • Blindcraft Sale Results at Hewlett-Packard – Amount Exceeds $180, 1.
  • From Our President’s Desk – Continuation of Fine
    Plant Productive Effort Will Assure Rising Bonus In Next Few Months, 1.
  • HP’s Bob Sundberg Elected Second Vice-President of N. California Purchasing Agents, 1.
  • Our Reps Are Selling – Neely Road Show Books
    Palo Alto Stop, Noel Eldred, 3.
  • Art in Electronics Competition Scheduled For WESCON, 5.
  • Current HP Instruments, 335E TV Monitor, 500B and 100 D, Dick Reynolds, 6.
  • Hewlett-Packard’s Pension Plan, Dwight Mindling, 9.
  • Service Visitors – Wide Representation, Carl Mahurin, 11.
  • Bonus Booster – Denison Press, Dean Abramson, 15.
  • HP’s New Service Station, Dean Abramson, 16.

06/55

  • Hewlett-Packard Factory Organizational Growth and Changes, Noel Porter, 1.
  • Two of HP’s Own Win HP Scholarships for First Time, 1.
  • 1955 WESCON Show Greatest Ever – Total Number of Exhibitors – 570, 2.
  • Our Reps Are Selling, Noel Eldred, 3.
  • HP’s Group Insurance Plan, Dwight Mindling, 4.
  • Porter East Trip Report, NEP, 5.
  • Current HP Instruments, 300A and 330B, Dick Reynolds, 6.
  • Service Visitors, Carl Mahurin, 12.
  • Quality Test Department, Jim Hobson, 16.

07/55

  • Hewlett-Packard Factory Organization, Noel E. Porter, 1.
  • From Our President’s Desk, 1.
  • “Airlift” For WESCON, 2.
  • Our Reps Are Selling, Noel Eldred, 3.
  • New HP Time Vouchers To Appear July Fifth, 4.
  • Current HP Instruments, Dick Reynolds, 5.
  • Ship It! – Exporting and How It’s Handled, Hank Meadows, 9.
  • Bonus Booster, Cincinnati Hydraulic Grinder, Dean Abramson, 11.
  • Attend 1955 WESCON – Show to Represent Cross- Section Of National Electronic Production, 11.
  • Service Visitors, Carl Mahurin, 17.
  • Mal Mobley of WESCON Gives Organization Data, Exhibitors Increase from 15 in ’45 To Over 580 Today, 19.
  • HP’s Bonus System – And How it Works, Dwight Mindling, 21.

08/55

  • HP Factory Organization, Noel Porter, 1.
  • General MacArthur To Open WESCON, 1.
  • Our Reps Are Selling, Noel Eldred, 3.
  • Current HP Instruments – Microwave Test Instruments, 5.
  • WESCON Field Trips – One of Most Extensive Programs Ever Organized for WESCON, 7.
  • HP Planting Guide, Stu Churchon, 14.
  • A New Wrinkle – Etched Circuitry and its Challenge, Cal Larsen, 14.
  • Plastic Molding Dept. – Plays Important Role, Dean Abramson, 15.
  • Stanford Engineering School Adds Unit, 15.

09/55

  • HP Factory Organization, Noel Porter, 1.
  • HP Establishes New Stanford Fellowship, 1.
  • From Our President’s Desk – WESCON – A Reflection of HP Personnel, 1.
  • New HP Gift To Augment Stanford’s Electronics Research Lab, 1.
  • Our Reps Are Selling, Cort van Rensselaer, 3.
  • Current HP Instruments, Dick Reynolds, 5.
  • New Instruments Seen At WESCON, Dick Reynolds, 7.
  • Historic Oscillator Home For Short Visit, 9.
  • Work Smarter, Not Harder – Our Use of Conveyor Lines, Paul Schmidt, 12.
  • Ship It! New Containers, Hank Meadows, 16.
  • Bonus Boosters – We Have a “SIP”, Al Sperry, 18.
  • Memory Tube Session – A Seemingly Amazing Phenomenon Explained, Duane Marshall, 22.

10/55

  • HP Sales Organization, Noel Eldred, 1.
  • New Inter-Departmental Safety Contest Start At HP October 17th, Pete Vogt, 1.
  • From Our President’s Desk, 1.
  • Additional Hew-Packers Qualify For Pension Plan, Paul Schmidt, 1.
  • Our Reps Are Selling, Noel Eldred, 3.
  • Bonus Booster – Bert Jackson Designed Machine
    To Cut and Bend Resistors for AC-4A Decade Units, 7.
  • Current HP Instruments – Modernized Oscillators,
    Models 200J, 202C and 201C, Dick Reynolds, 8.
  • Bonus Boosters – HP Silicon Diodes, Al Sperry, 10.
  • Service Visitors – Heavy Schedule Ahead, Carl Mahurin, 15.
  • An Introduction to Development Lab Projects, Duane Marshall, 17.

11/55

  • HP Office Organization, Frank Cavier, 1.
  • New Booklet in Circulation – New Employee Information Handbook, George Climo, 1.
  • 1955 Inventory Notes – Well Organized Headache, Ed van Bronkhorst, 1.
  • Editorially Speaking – We Count Our Blessings, 2.
  • Our Reps Are Selling – Highly Intensified and Diversified Sales Training, Cort van Renesselaer, 3.
  • Latest Pension News, Paul Schmidt, 5.
  • Remington Rand Electronic “Brain” Takes Up Residence In Basement, Ed van Bronkhorst, 6.
    Univac computer
  • Current HP Instruments, 400H Vacuum Tube Voltmeter, Dick Reynolds, 8.
  • An Introduction To Development Lab Projects, Duane Marshall, 12.
  • Service Visitors, Carl Cottrell, 16.
  • A Provocative Article, Cal Larsen, 21.

12/55

  • Christmas Greetings from Dave and Bill, 1.
  • Inside Hew-Pack’s Lab, Barney Oliver, 1.
  • Heavy Production Schedule Causes Christmas Party Reshuffle, Dick Wene, 1.
  • Our Reps Are Selling! (’55 sales volume highest in history), Noel Eldred, 3.
  • An Introduction To HP Lab Projects, Duane Marhshall, page 6.
  • Service Visitors, Carl Mahurin, 15.
  • HP Personalities, Al Sperry, 18.
  • What Is A Road Show Like?, John Borgsteadt, 20.

1954 – Watts

01/54

  • Xmas Party – Best Yet!, Jim Hobson, 1.
  • Blood Bank Report, George Climo, 1.
  • Technical Books of Late HP-ite Donated To Reference Library (Robert E. Jones), 2.
  • Our Reps Are Selling On Wings Now, Noel Eldred, 3.
  • Home Construction of High Fidelity Gear, Pete Dawson, 6.
  • The Equalizer – In Spite of Progress, Correct Use of Hand Tools Still Important, C.Larsen, 8.
  • A School Teacher Views Our Offspring, Crayton Thorup, 14.
  • Lab Lines – Transmitter Problems, Al Ennor, 15.
  • A New Safety Device, Hazetrol, Cal Larsen, 16.
  • New Products? – A Variable Voltage Encabulator, S. Churchon & B. Thormahlen, 17.

02/54

  • From Our President’s Desk, 1.
  • Fire Prevention News, Pete Vogt, 2.
  • Our Reps Are Selling – Trailer Aids Sales, Noe Eldred, 3.
  • Home Construction of High Fidelity Gear, Pete Dawson, 4.
  • Bonus Booster – Contour Projector, Dean Abramson, 6.
  • Special Handling Department, Functions Explained, Al Ennor, 10.
  • Income Tax Refunds, If Eligible, G. Climo, 12.

03/54

  • Franchise Tax Board – Income Tax Division Issue Information – Deadline, 1.
  • New Inter-Departmental Safety Contest Starts At HP, Cal Larsen, 1.
  • 1954 Scholarship Program – Participation Contributions New Forthcoming, 2.
  • New Vital Adult Ed. Course Sponsored by Stanford University Press and Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce, Page 2.
  • Our Reps Are Selling, Noel Eldred, 3.
  • Bonus Booster – The Speedi-Matic, Dean Abramson, 6.
  • A School Teacher Views Our Offspring, Crayton Thorup, 9.
  • HP Hosts Naval Provisioning Team, 10.
  • Special Handling, Al Ennor, 10.

04/54

  • Spring Housecleaning Aids Plant Safety, Cal Karsen, 1.
  • Safety News – Play Safe and Don’t Get Hurt, Pete Vogt, 1.
  • Bonus Booster – National Twist Drill and Tool Company Not Properly Credited, 2.
  • Our Reps Are Selling, Noel Eldred, 3.
  • Dawn Andersen – Around The World To Work For HP, Duke Madsen, 4.
  • Home Construction of High Fidelity Gear – The Pre-Amp, Mamrvin Willrodt, 6.
  • Bonus Booster – The Belmont Wet-Blast Cabinet, Dean Abramson, 7.
  • Special Handling Assignment Hits the Line – N.B.S. to P.G.&E., Al Ennor, 7.
  • Quality Control Dept., Primary Function – Control, Maintain and Improve the Quality Level, Bill Dufendach, 10.
  • Bonus Booster, IMPCO Plastic Molding Machine Dean Abramson, 11.
  • Shipping Department Purchases Excelsior Picker, Max Sowder, 12.
  • A Light Subject – HP Has New Lights, Stu Churchon Page 13.
  • A School Teacher Views Our Offspring – Future Teacher Outlook Numerically Poor, Crayton Thorup.16.

05/54

  • Facts On Safety Contest, Cal Larsen, 1.
  • From Our President’s Desk – Orders Holding Up Well, 1.
  • Fire Demonstration – May 10, Pete Vogt, 2.
  • Our Reps Are Selling – Road Shows in High Gear, Cort Van Rensselaer, 3.
  • Our Amazing Maintenance Dept, Cal Larsen, 6.
  • New Stock Room Program in Effect, Dean Abramson, Page 7.
  • William Bloss Spent 10 Days at HP – Extremely Happy with HP and Says, “Your Instruments Always Do More Than You Say They Will”, Car. Mahurin, 11.
  • A Schoolteacher Views Our Offspring, CraytonThorup, 13.

06/54

  • Scholarships Awarded – Outstanding Recipients Frank Caview, 1.
  • Our Reps Are Selling, Noel Eldred, 3.
  • Bert Crandall – HP Photographer Retires, Stu Churchon, 6.
  • Bonus Booster Kux Die-Casting Machine, Dean Abramson, 12.

07/54

  • From Our President’s Desk, 1.
  • HP Scholarship Winners ($500 each) Are Ordetta Bechtel and Ray Hybarger, by Frank Cavier, 1.
  • Our Reps Are Selling, Noel Eldred, 3.
  • New HP Administration and Research Building Illumination Wonder, Stu Churchon, 5.
  • A School Teacher Views Our Offspring, Crayton Thorup, 16.

08/54

  • From Our President’s Desk, 1.
  • Our Reps Are Selling – HP Sales Seminar Outstanding Success, Noel Eldred, 3.
  • Goodby, Wiring and Assembly Line – Automatic Possibility For Distant Future, Dick Reynolds, 6.
  • Home Construction of HI-FI Gear – Speakers, Don Broderick, 8.

09/54

  • Hewlett Addresses All Industry Group – Subject: “Why Electronics Grows With the West”, 1.
  • Pension News – Biggest Year for Pension Plan, George Climo, 1.
  • Our Reps Are Selling – New HP Products Show Feature, Noel Eldred, 3.
  • HP’s Efficient Plating Department Now in Full Swing, Dean Abramson, 4.
  • Impressions of HP (HP’s First Scholarship Winner), Ralph Baender, 7.
  • Whys and Wherefores of Hewlett-Packard Suggestion System, Stu Churchon, 8.

10/54

  • Noon Movies “What Makes Us Tick” and “Search For Security”, Marian Babakan 1.
  • Community Chest Drive – Over the Top, Another Record, George Climo, 1.
  • Our Reps Are Selling, Noel Eldred, 3.
  • HP Using New Etched Circuit Process, Dick Reynolds, 4.
  • Segments From the Lives of HP-Ites (Ernest Antonio), Duke Madsen, 8.
  • Service Visitors, Harold Sanders, Frank Rodd and
  • Don Lusk Try HP Equipment, Carl Mahurin, 10.
  • Quality Control – Another Bonus Booster, Dean Abramson, 14.

11/54

  • SPEC. ISSUE A Special Forward to the Men and Women of Hewlett-Packard, 2.
  • History issue

12/54

  • Federal Tax Help Available to Hewlett-Packard Employees, 1.
  • From Our President’s Desk – 1954 a Year of Great Accomplishments, 1.
  • Our Reps Are Selling, Noel Eldred, 3.
  • Neighbor – Eastman Kodak Right Up the Road, Al Sperry, 6.

12/54

  • HP Observes 15 Years of Company Progress Jim Hobson, 7.
  • Motion Economy – A Potential Bonus Booster, Al Sperry, 10.

1953 – Watts

01/53

  • Hewlett-Packard Goes to College (Hewlett-Packard wing of the new Electronics Research Laboratory on the Stanford Campus), PHOTO, 3.

02/53

  • PHOTO: Eldred Honored by West Coast Electronic Manufacturers’ Association in Los Angeles, 5.

03/53

  • From Our President’s Desk, 1.
  • outlook is bright
  • plans for additions for more space
  • research and development work

04/53

  • From Our President’s Desk, 1.
  • Hewlett-Packard on Display–Interest High
  • New -hp- Models Shown
  • Chest X-Ray for H-P’ites (chest X-ray day a-hp-), George Climo, 1.
  • New Plant Record Set for Red Cross Drive (Amount: $2,259.00), 2.
  • PHOTO: Mr. G.L. Osborne presents Mr. Bob Sundberg, Purchasing Agent, with the 20,000th transformer supplied Hewlett-Packard since 1950 by the Osborne Electric Company.
  • H-P Proposed Expansion Program, 3.
  • Industrial Awakening!! — Mid-Peninsula Safety and Security Council Activated, Cal Larsen, 9.

05/53

  • (Misprinted as April, 1953)
  • From Our President’s Desk, 1.
  • New Construction to Start Soon
  • Educational Cancer Movies–Another H-P Health Project, Paul Fulton, 1.
  • H-P Chest X-Ray Survey, George Climo, 1.
  • H-P Active Participant in Stanford Blood Drive, George Climo, 1.
  • PHOTO: New H-P Exhibit Unfolded at New York IRE Show.
  • Two Scholarships to be Awarded This Year, Frank Cavier, 3.
  • W.C.E.M.A. (West Coast Electronic Manufacturers’ Association) Establishes Scholarship Fund, Jeanne Jarrett, 3.

06/53

  • Editorially Speaking, Bill Bigler, 2.
  • municipal water supply fluoridation
  • Junis Petriceks of Paly; John Gallo, Sequoia High H-P Scholarship Winners — Will Work at -hp- This Summer, 2.
  • National Electronic Buyers’ Group Formed — Sundberg Elected Secretary, 3.
  • First Spadeful! New Building Program Now Underway, 4.
  • Harry S. Dowe, Jr., Inc., Long-Time H-P Associate, Jeanne Jarrett, 5.

07/53

  • From Our President’s Desk, 1.
  • Complete Cooperation with Development Lab Highly Essential
  • Blood Drive on Again!, George Climo, 1.
  • Baender of Yale Univ.–First Scholarship Man Meets 1953 Winners, PHOTO, 2.

08/53

  • From Our President’s Desk, 1.
  • sales-seminar program
  • Inter-Department Safety Contest (Another First), Cal Larsen, 1.
  • Blood Bank Record Set, George Climo, 1.
  • Pension Fund Set-Up, George Climo, 1.

09/53

  • Report on Safety Contest, Cal Larsen, 1.
  • WCEMA Scholarships Awarded, PHOTO, 1.
  • WESCON for ’53, 1.
  • H-P to Exhibit at Sept. National Electronics Conference in Chicago, 1.
  • PHOTO: Norman B. Neely’s Mobile Lab, 3.

10/53

  • From Our President’s Desk, 1.
  • projects in the near future
  • Community Chest Drive Opens October 6th (Palo Alto Goal, $100,210.00), Frank Cavier, 1.
  • A Light for the Handicapped (signal light presented to Rehabilitation Section of the Palo Alto Clinic), PHOTO, 2.
  • H-P Booth a Big Success at San Francisco WESCON, 1.

11/53

  • From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 1.
  • H-P Spirit Exemplified in Chest Contributions
  • Our Association with Kingman–A Proud One
  • Community Chest, George Climo, 1.
  • PHOTO: Earl Lipscompb’s Fifty-three Foot Travel-Lab, interior/exterior, 3.
  • Nov. 15 Deadline for Gifts Going Overseas, 13.

12/53

  • From Our President’s Desk, Dave Packard, 1.
  • A Christmas Message
  • Congratulations Bill! (Bill Hewlett named President of the National Institute of Radio Engineers), 1.
  • Blood Bank Report, 3.

1952 – Watt

01/52

  • H-P Christmas Party Marks Beginning of New Tradition — Bill and Dave Instigate Scholarship With Fund Given As Christmas Gift, Bob Jones, 1.
  • The H-P Employees’ Scholarship Fund (Mechanics of Plan Explained), Bob Jones, 1.
  • What Happened at H-P During 1951? (Highlights of the Year), 3.
  • Santa’s Workshop — H-P Branch (toys for needy children), Bob Jones, 4.

02/52

  • I.R.E.–N.Y. Show, 1.
  • H-P Goes “Legit” — Throws Out Slot Machine (H-P’s involvement in program for rehabilitation of handicapped people), 1.
  • Fire Control Comment — Use Good Common Sense, Cal Larsen, 2.

03/52

  • Hewlett-Packard Company Acquires Additional Land (Acreage Annexation — Two and One-Half Acres Involved), PHOTO, 1.
  • Red Cross Drive Tops — Highest in -hp- History, 1.
  • Editorially Speaking, Bill Bigler (Watt’s Current editor), 2.
  • Have You Given Any Blood Lately?
  • Civil Defense Comment — Learn What to Do and What NOT to Do, Cal Larsen, 2.

04/52

  • Packard Report on Eastern Trip — Dave Tells of Excellent Nation-wide -hp- Acceptance, 1.
  • H-P Wins Again! — This Time Advertisement Survey Award, 1.
  • Hewlett Development Demonstrated at Show (New Waveguide Directional Coupler), 1 — PHOTO, 9.

05/52

  • Scholarship Fund Trustees Meet, 1.
  • H-P Movie Program — A Chance to Learn, Stan Selby, 2.
  • FIRST APPEARANCE OF WATT’S CURRENT REGULAR FEATURE “H-P FIVE YEARS AGO”, “…EIGHT YEARS AGO”, 3.

06/52

  • FIRST APPEARANCE OF “FROM OUR PRESIDENT’S DESK”, 1.
  • levelling off in defense program
  • looking ahead–increasing research and development activities
  • H-P Group Insurance Pays $33,828.00 in Year, 9.
  • H-P Polio Insurance — Are You and Your Family Protected?, 10.

07/52

  • H-P Picnic issue

08/52

  • Scholarship Winner Baender Visits H-P (winner of first -hp- Employees’ Scholarship Award), 1.
  • Fire Demonstration Planned, Cal Larsen, 2.
  • H-P 712A’s Coming Off Wilson Engineering Assembly Line, 5.

09/52

  • Fire Brigade Meeting, 1.
  • New Safety Committee, Cal Larsen, 1.

10/52

  • New Industrial Safety Council, Cal Larsen, 1.
  • H-P Blood Bank Drive Re-Activated, Frank Cavier, 1.
  • H-P Contributes $2300 to Community Chest, Frank Cavier, 1.

11/52

  • Pension Eligibility Shortened to Four Years, Frank Cavier, 1.
  • New Buyers’ Group Instigated by Bob Sundberg, Jeanne Jarrett, 8.

12/52

  • Our Christmas Message, Dave and Bill, 1.
  • looking back and looking ahead