January 1971 Year of Opportunity

• Semi-annual managers meeting discusses success in the 1970s; Hewlett talks about long-term planning, trend away from defense spending associated with the Cold War, deepening concern for social improvements and preservation of the environment; speech by Professor Lee Bach, U.S. economy. 2-14
• HP Profit-Sharing Retirement Fund lost 15 percent in 1970. 14
• Noel Eldred, executive vice president, remembered. 15

February 1971

• Pre-retirement planning pilot programs’ goals to give participants positive attitude toward retirement. 2 7
• Testing the Mitchell-Hedges crystal skull (found in 1927 in Mayan temple in Honduras) in Santa Clara crystal lab; made from single quartz crystal, age not determined. 8 10
• The case for international manufacturing; “transferred products” manufacturing (i.e., offshoring), arguments for. 11 13
• Bob Boniface, vice president of marketing, assumes duties of the late Noel Eldred. 14
• Two new directors elected: Robert Glaser, Bill Doolittle. 14
• Hewlett talks about growth in Europe. 15
• HP correlator used by astronomers at University of California. 16

March 1971 HP Career Women in the Spotlight

• Interviews with HP career women; HP efforts to recruit and promote women. (diversity) 2 7
• Wall Street analysts asked to comment on HP stock. 8 11
• Demographics of computer mailing lists. 12 13
• First-quarter sales up 12 percent, earnings up 19 cents/share. 14
• Hewlett discusses first-quarter earnings. 15
• Computer timesharing lets HP computer owners operate up to eight terminals simultaneously. 16

April 1971 The “Jet-Lag” Set

• Profile of a line supervisor at New Jersey Division; emphasizes that person doing the work should know more about it than supervisor. 2 5
• Jet lag and international travel; traveling is hard work; travel stories. 6 9
• HP hotline parts-order-processing (POP) parts system and customer service center. 10 12
• Trouble defining HP; is it electronics company or instruments company — a solutions company. 13
• HP board meets at Medical Electronics Division. 14
• Newsweek interviews HP. 14
• IEEE awards Cupertino Division first prize for systems advertising. 14
• HP Australia starts data center. 14
• Neely mobile lab tours west with oscilloscopes. 14
• Hewlett discusses IEEE show in New York. 15
• Reduced workforce accomplished mostly by unreplaced attrition. 16

May 1971 BAD Is Coming: What’s the Idea?

• Junior achievement program started at HP called Summer Program; real-paying summer jobs at Loveland. 2 5
• History of cardiographs and treatment of patients, as seen by a user/nurse. 6 7
• BAD, “Buck a Day,” savings ideas; bright ideas and methods improvement at HP. 8 11
• Portable HP equipment can be run on battery pack: 5300 series counter system and 1700 series scope. 12 13
• YHP gives stone lantern to Palo Alto. 14
• Hewlett discusses quality seen in a stolen-then-recovered 9100 calculator. 15
• HP desktop calculator and plotter appear in Hollywood film “Andromeda Strain.” 16

June 1971 Security

• Security philosophy at HP is having high degree of employee participation, responsibility of all rather than rigorous ID system and guards. 2 7
• Marketing strategy shortens lines of communication, greater access between divisions and sales. 8 11
• HP repair service in East, Paramus, N.J. 12 13
• Second-quarter sales and earnings below previous year. 14
• Don Hammond receives CB Sawyer award for outstanding work in quartz crystals and devices. 14
• Profit sharing distributes $2.3 million. 14
• HP 2007A minicomputers used in Edinburgh, Scotland, schools. 14
• Hewlett discusses second-quarter earnings. 15
• HP collaborates on laser art at Los Angeles County Museum of Art. 16

July 1971 HP Art

• High standard of sales training for complex HP products requires sales and new product training, exposure to customer applications and technical degree. 2 5
• Product safety, liability and what HP is doing to ensure products offer maximum safety. 6 9
• HP employee artists are highlighted with their works. 10 13
• Recycling program of printout paper begins; recycle 140 tons/year. 14
• HP scholarships awarded to 50 children of employees. 14
• Western Electric orders microwave analyzers from HP. 15
• Bernard Oliver, vice president of research, takes leave of absence to search for life beyond our solar system, Project Cyclops. 15
• HP managers meeting emphasizes forward planning. 15
• Hewlett discusses affirmative action and community involvement, citizenship, social responsibility. 14 15
• HP measures speed of drag car. (diversity) 16

August 1971 Technology: Tool for a Troubled World

• Technology and society, citizenship; technology as tool for healing ills it’s accused of abetting; Barney Oliver, vice president of research, talks before Australia Institute of Radio and Electronic Engineers on role of moral scientists and engineers, ecological problems, nuclear energy. 2 7
• Views on scientific responsibility and excesses of unbridled “progress.” 8 11
• What can technology contribute; letters from employees on technology gap between nations, world hunger, conservation, computers, education, population. 12 17
• Hewlett relays correspondence about first product, 200A audio oscillator. 18 19
• Famous engineers mistaken predictions on impossible inventions. 20

September 1971 Insurance: It’s not always the “Other Guy”

• HP people involved in cycling and recycling out of environmental responsibility. 2 6
• Employee disability, and the importance of participating in group medical plan, life insurance. 7 9
• Third-quarter sales up 2 percent, earnings down 4. 10
• HP announces manufacturing subsidiary in Grenoble, France. 10
• Stock dividend of 10 cents/share distributed. 10
• Sales Financing Division starts to provide broader financing capability for customers. 10
• HP instructional videotapes train professionals. 10
• Hewlett discusses Nixon’s economic policies (wage and price controls) and HP. 11
• Contributions to United Way. 11

October 1971 The Wide World of HP Winners

• Individualism at HP; employees excelling in sports. 2 6
• Wall charts used in systems analysis to show routing involved in a system; leads to questions, challenges and changes. 7 9
• Series 9800, Model 10 calculator is in production. 10 13
• Rockaway, N.J., expands plant by 52,000 sq.ft. 14
• Text editing software, TIDE, marketed by HP. 14
• HP equipment featured in world’s largest fetal-monitoring facility, Crozer-Chester Medical Center. 14
• HP sponsors Educational Users Group formed to share information of use of computers in instruction. 14
• Annual report wins third-place in Financial World’s contest. 14
• Hewlett discusses management selection and development. 15
• Microwave Division raises campaign to achieve leadership in all product lines. 16

November 1971 Something to be Thankful for

• Thanksgiving thoughts at HP; employees answer question “What events in your life pleased you most in 1971?” 2 5
• Mechanical measuring, calibration, metrology. 6 9
• Role of HP Labs; meeting emphasizes communication between Labs and divisions. 10 12
• HP authors Barney Oliver and John Cage edit “Electronic Measurements and Instrumentation” text; book contributors include 28 HP engineers and scientists. 13
• HP 3000 disc-based computer system introduced; time-share, real-time, and general-purpose computing system. 14
• HP Singapore security employee awarded medal for long service. 14
• Santa Rosa land purchase of 200 acres for future plant. 14
• Hewlett remarks on R&D and HP Labs organization. 15
• Neely Sales office fire; importance of fire precautions. 16

December 1971 The Early Years

• Retrospective of HP and its early years; historical photos. 2 9
• HP recipes from around the world. 10 13, 16
• Fiscal year sales up 3 percent, earnings up slightly. 14
• HP 3000 success at Vegas computer conference. 14
• Hewlett discusses 1971 fiscal year. 15

January 1970 1960-69: Fourfold Growth

• Retrospective by year of HP in the 1960s. 2 3
• 1969 growth and change with impact on future; annual report from heads of major operating groups. 4 8, 9 11
• 1970 model corporate organization chart (insert). 8
• HP’s board of directors. 12 14
• Hewlett discusses role of HP’s board of directors. 15

February 1970 Art with a Touch of Technology

• HP physicists and engineers collaborate with artist on environmental sculpture using lasers to be shown at Expo 70 in Japan. 2 4
• Avondale comeback to profitability; why was turnaround necessary and how it was accomplished. 5 7
• Change to segmentation; splitting marketing organizations into separate teams to focus on particular market. 8 9
• Region south of San Francisco (later known as Silicon Valley) as a place to live; people coming in record numbers, why. 10 13
• Automatic Measuring Division (AMD) started. 14
• Building 6 construction begun at Stanford Industrial Park. 14
• 1970 catalog distributed. 14
• Hewlett’s 1970 outlook. 15
• Norm Schrock honored as senior staff engineer; 28 years with HP. 16

March 1970 The Multiplier

• Computerized test systems, calculators, printed circuits, integrated circuits, instruments create new opportunities for HP and individuals. 2 5
• Automotive engineering, vibration analysis in Detroit. 6
• Winter activities of HP around the world. 7 9
• Latin America and HP’s intercontinental operations: Mexico, Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Columbia. 10 13
• Stock purchase plan increases employee contribution to 10 percent of base pay. 14
• New regional computer data centers throughout U.S. 14
• Bob Boniface elected vice president. 14
• IEEE names Noel Eldred, executive vice president, to grade of Fellow (highest grade). 14
• Hewlett discusses changes in employee stock purchase program. 15
• Minnesota students receive satellite information. 16

April 1970 Put ‘em on a Pedestal

• New products shown at New York convention: 3480A digital voltmeter, 5326A timer/counter, 2570A coupler/ controller, 3721A correlator, 8620 microwave solid-state sweeper system, 183 oscilloscope, 8443 tracking generator/counter, GaAsP light-emitting diodes (LEDs). (products with women models). 2-5
• Arthur Clarke (“2001” author) receives HP 9100A calculator, on his Christmas wish list. 6-8
• Boeblingen-HP in Germany. 9-11
• HP Delcon cable fault finders locate faults on telecommunications lines. 12-13
• Hewlett discusses HP’s strengths: creativity, production capability, reliability and ruggedness (quality). 15
• Four electronic instruments and systems divisions form group; restructuring along product lines. 14
• Measuring jet lag with HP monitoring systems. 16

May 1970 HP Wives

• HP wives groups focus on “feminine tasks”: welcoming newcomers, fund-raising, making new friends; article differentiates them from womens organizations against male establishment and liberation movement. (women) 2 5
• Medical multitest, multiphasic (AML) lab features HP instruments. 6 7
• HP Associates’ new ideas for products featuring opto-electronic solid-state display, light-emitting diodes (LEDs). 8 10
• Bob Boniface, vice president of marketing, talks about customer service and regionalizing. 11 13
• Arthur Clarke, author of “2001,” meets HP people in Palo Alto. 14
• Marco Negrete, GM of Loveland, named consultant to U.S. Office of Science & Technology. 14
• IEEE gives advertising award to Cupertino. 14
• Hewlett forecasts on the economy. 15
• Checking pacemakers with HP oscilloscopes, electrocardiographs and counters. 16

June-July 1970 It Starts with Raw Materials

• Turning 6,000 different raw materials, using 750 different chemicals, into 2,000 parts; added-value industrial skills that transform raw materials to products. 2 5
• Development of two product ideas, HP 3800A distance meter surveying instrument, laser interferometer. 6 7
• Data Centers bring data products people together with customers seeking hardware and software assistance. 8 10
• HP employees in Colorado seek balance between economic growth and untouched environment. 11 13
• First-half sales up 15 percent, orders up 6. 14
• Fortune 500 ranks HP 293. 14
• Profit sharing of $2.7 million distributed. 14
• Hewlett discusses commitment to international market. 15
• 20,000th Model 5245 counter ad (woman model added for appeal). 15

August-September 1970 Why Johnny Can Count

• Computer-based education instruction systems viewed as constructive change for the classroom; HP’s commitment to education market. 2 7
• Avondale plant exhibits sculpture. 8
• Queensferry, Scotland, plant hosts diplomats. 8
• HP monitoring systems used on patient-visitors at Expo 70. 9
• Calculator sales contest successful. 9
• HP opens manufacturing plant in Singapore; previously, HP had to buy components from Taiwan, Hong Kong. 10 12
• Customer contact “girls” (women) of Atlanta sales office. 13
• Third-quarter sales up 12 percent, earnings down 3. 14
• First environmental control coordinator, Glenn Affleck, picked. 14
• Medical Electronics Division receives largest order for patient monitoring systems. 14
• AC power line module wins WESCON award. 14
• Hewlett discusses downturn in the U.S. domestic economy, nine-day fortnight (taking every other Friday off without pay). 15

October 1970 Involvement – A Special Report

• Hewlett calls on employees to become concerned, involved citizens in tackling social problems; community-based activities of employees are reported. 2 12
• “Age of Aquarius” when peace will guide the planets is more than a myth to many young people; young HP people asked to reflect on the role of the corporation and social responsibility. 13 16

November 1970 Importance of Being Profitable

• Profitability and corporate objectives; why profits are first among HP’s seven objectives; why not okay to break even in recessionary times rather than cut, cancel, conserve. 2 7
• Intercontinental Region (Intercon) and its style. 8 10
• Analytical products market hot issues include consumerism, conservation, crime fighting, environmental control. 11 13
• Grenoble, France, plant planned. 14
• 3800 distance meter surveying instrument introduced. 14
• Hewlett discusses 10-percent work reduction by taking every other Friday off without pay (“nine-day fortnight”). 15

December 1970 Holidays Around the World

• HP holidays around the world; geographical and regional differences in holidays. 2 3
• HP 35200A Doppler radar units monitor moving objects and use in commercial, industrial and military markets. 4 5
• HP in Waltham, Mass., Medical Electronics Division; employees’ views of living in that region. 6 9
• Noel Eldred, executive vice president and director, dies. 10
• Year-end sales up 7 percent, earnings down 11. 10
• Two medical products debut: HP 5690 computerized cardiac catheterization laboratory system, 7830A cardiac monitor. 10
• 2000C 32-terminal BASIC time-shared computer introduced. 10
• Hewlett discusses 1970 financial results. 11
• San Diego division opens new plant. 12

January 1969 Soft Landing in San Diego

• San Diego site selected for new manufacturing plant. 2 5
• Definition of “software” –- it instructs the computer; development and marketing of software. 6 8
• Seven most frequent work injuries; accident prevention program. 9 11
• 1968 month-by-month highlights. 12 13
• Profit sharing for 1968 distributed $5.2 million. 14
• Industrial Research magazine picks three HP products among year’s most significant: 9100A, HPA’s strip line, 204C oscillator. 14
• New Neely sales office built. 14
• Singapore, Malaysia, marketing office opens. 14
• Packard bids farewell before assuming position as U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense. 15 16

February 1969 Apollo 8 Launch

• Role of HP atomic cesium clocks in Apollo 8 lunar flight, NASA, Jet Propulsion Lab. 2 5
• Mission of Systems Division is to create and market multidivisional, multifunctional products. 7 8
• Airborne mobile lab displays HP products. 9
• Model making and custom work, machine shop, manufacturing division. 10 12
• Ten most wanted instruments; new instruments from HP catalog. 13
• Noel Eldred and Ralph Lee elected executive vice presidents. 14
• Ed Porter named vice president of operations. 14
• Operations Group formed. 14
• HP Australia opens Perth office. 14
• Stock dividend of 10 cents/share. 14
• Annual report mailed. 14
• Hewlett discusses changes with Packard assuming position as U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense. 15

March-April 1969 Special Double Issue: Changing Look of HP

• 30th anniversary issue describes changes in company’s products, markets, technology, organizational structure, job responsibilities and awareness of social pressures. 2-27
• Bill Terry from Colorado Springs on change. 3 4
• Managing resources, Wayne Briggson. 5
• Change of sale, Jim Prestridge. 6
• Planning, Austin Marx. 7
• Changing markets, Bob Brunner; International scope, Dick Alberding; Data products, Bill Davidow; Medical equipment, Dean Morton; analytical, Emery Rogers; calculator marketing, Jack Dunn. 8-14
• Changing technology, integrated circuits, Marco Negrete; software, Roy Clay; testing, John Doyle; engineers, Art Fong; HP Laboratories, Bob Burmeister; data products, Tracy Storer; industrial design; F&T; GmbH R&D, acoustics lab. 15 21
• Changing environment, community responsibility, service; college recruiting; minority, racial concerns; social responsibility. (diversity) 22 27
• Changing communication, questions and answers. 28 31

May 1969 Open for Business

• Data Products Group in Cupertino, Mountain View, Palo Alto set priorities: sell today and plan strategy for tomorrow. 2 5
• Blind employee, Paul Reid, in tool and die. 6
• Challenges of manufacturing the CRT cathode ray tube. 7 9
• Four HP recreation areas described/photos. 10 12
• Microwave link wins Queen’s award South Queensferry, Scotland. 13
• Cupertino plant opens. 13
• Brian Moore named new general manager of Delcon Division. 13
• HP’s Wescon exhibit wins award for third place. 13
• George Bennett elected to board. 13
• First-quarter sales up 21 percent, earnings up 51. 13
• HPSA moves into new building. 13
• U.S. Savings Bonds; payroll savings plan offered. 13
• Hewlett discusses importance of IEEE show. 15
• HP products go to the moon on Apollo (NASA) project. 16

June 1969 The Racket Busters of Boeblingen

• Aircraft traffic noise, Boeblingen, Germany; 80500A aircraft noise monitoring system. 2 5
• Queen’s award for microwave link analyzers, South Queensferry, Scotland. 6
• Videotaping work methods at Waltham, Mass. 7
• 185,000 copies of HP Journal mailed monthly; magazine’s audience and competition. 8 10
• Computerized counter, 5360A, F&T, integrated circuit (IC) technology; HPA’s light emitting diodes (LEDs). 11 13
• Six-month sales up 19 percent. 14
• Santa Clara manufacturing facility opens. 14
• David Weindorf appointed new general manager of HPA. 14
• New Cleveland sales office opens. 14
• Hewlett discusses board meeting in Geneva. 15 16

July 1969 HP Jewels that do the Work of Giants

• Measure magazine looks at typical small field sales office in Oklahoma City. 2 5
• R&D process cartoons. 6
• New construction due to company growth. 7 9
• Microwaves of the future, integrated circuits, microcircuit manufacturing, microelectronics, solid-state physics. 10 13
• Profit sharing of $3 million distributed. 14
• HP scholarships awarded to 47 children of HP employees. 14
• Royal Swedish Air Force orders 16 model 9201H avionics autotesters. 14
• Loveland to add new building. 14
• HP computers control flow in California state water project. 14
• Measure magazine wins top merit award. 14
• Hewlett discusses management meeting, management by objective (MBO), management philosophy. 15
• HP 2005A system used aboard Scripps FLIPship for acoustic research. 16

August 1969 Headquarters Under Glass

• Photographer/employee, Bob Reade of Neely Sales Region visits HP corporate headquarters and offers impressions. 2 6
• Wescon, San Francisco, run by HP’s Jack Beckett, government relations manager. 7 9
• Seventh corporate objective and citizenship, social responsibility; each division determines its own role. 10 13
• Corporate systems enclosure wins merit award at Wescon. 14
• Stock dividend of 10 cents/share. 14
• HP systems becomes part of Electronic Products Group. 14
• Waltham transfers oscilloscope to San Diego plant. 14
• Hewlett discusses importance of R&D. 15
• Frederick Terman Award presented to Michael Athans, EE professor at MIT. 16

September 1969 The Giant Step

• HP cesium atomic clocks used in Apollo tracking stations and contributed to navigational accuracy of Apollo 11 spacecraft. 2 5
• Factory sales engineers serve as technical experts, expediters, troubleshooters to sales staff. 6 7
• Eliminating doped athletes; drug testing and gas chromatography at Italian bike race. 8 10
• Job Fair for minority hiring. (diversity) 11 13
• Third-quarter sales up 20 percent, earnings up 23. 14
• Restructuring European operations. 14
• ICON formed-combining HPIA, Hewlett Packard Inter-Americas and AAA, Asia, Africa, Australia. 14
• Hewlett discusses quality. 15
• The eagle and the egret, Saturn V lifts Apollo into space. 16

October 1969 Portrait of the Engineer

• Computer art is generated on plotters; HP instruments make graphic artistry and illustration possible. 2 4
• “Girls” on the production line; one out of every four people on the manufacturing payroll is a woman; interview with three women. (women) 5 7
• Recently revised statement of corporate objectives. (insert)
• HP 9100A computing calculator tests Boeing 747. 8 9
• Avondale, Pa., plant, site selection, commuting, environment, lifestyle, corporate culture. 10 13
• Leasco takes on seven HP 2000 time-shared computers. 14
• Waltham renamed Medical Electronics Division. 14
• Hewlett discusses revisions in corporate objectives. 15
• United Way drive launched. 16

November 1969 2300 Jobs Added in 1969

• 2300 people added to HP payroll during 1969; what just one HP job means to an individual, his family and community. 2 7
• Waltham, Mass., consultant trains nurses in use of HP medical equipment. 8 9
• HP-TV Network, corporate videotape studio permits widespread distribution of training and customer education materials. 10 13
• ICON, HP’s international organization, is restructured for more effective management of expanding overseas activities. 14
• Hewlett discusses plant safety due to series of recent serious accidents. 15
• “Watch” cow in front of HP Geneva. 16

December 1969 HP Program of Benefits

• Employee benefits offer protection and security of employees and their families: health insurance, life insurance, retirement plan, profit sharing, stock options, vacation. 5 7
• Amateur HAM radio operators at HP. 8 10
• HP New Jersey, site selection, environment, lifestyle, corporate culture. 11 13
• Stock split announced. 14
• Year-end sales up 21 percent, earnings up 22. 14
• John Doyle named general manager of Systems Division. 14
• Building to begin on manufacturing plant in San Diego. 14
• Hewlett discusses year-end financial results. 15
• Thomas Nast, political cartoonist, in 1863 draws prototype of accepted Santa Claus figure. 16

January 1968 HP’s Customer College

• HP customer training programs are growing due to many new products; last year’s customer training included 300 seminars and courses taken by 10,000 customers. 2 5
• Long-time employees reminisce about their careers at HP. 6 7
• 1967 HP highlights month-by-month. 8 9
• Electronic music synthesizers; some studios use HP equipment to test, develop, calibrate and power the synthesizers. 10 12
• HP catalog contains 2,163 products; one of everything would cost over $2.3 million. 13
• HP Germany finishes third building in Boeblingen. 14
• Eastern Sales Region moves into new building, Paramus, N.J. 14
• New sick leave plan makes employees eligible for sick time after only one year. 14
• Packard reviews 1967, a “reasonably good year.” 15
• Synthesized musical score. 16

February 1968 Profits: The Reward of Progress

• Packard discusses profits and problems, such as not meeting shipping targets or reducing costs. 2
•  Profits-sharing formula used at HP is explained. 3 4
•  Reducing scrap heap, which was 42 percent higher this year and costs $3 million; divisional programs to deal with scrap. 5 7
•  HP ways to search for the next big invention: creative science, cooperation with university research programs, government laboratories, geographical positioning, site selection. 8 10
•  New diode introduced with multimillion dollar annual sales potential. 11
•  Yokogawa-HP management changes. 11
•  HP asks Supreme Court to review its legal controversy with and General Accounting Office over fixed-price contracts negotiated with government. 11
•  FICA (Social Security) payments increase. 11
•  Stock purchase price to employees is $53.13. 11
•  Semiannual stock dividend of 10 cents/share announced. 11
•  New interest in the oceans as frontier for exploration and exploitation, including food resources. 12 15
•  Solid-state version of 200A (HP’s first instrument) makes debut. 16

March 1968 Problem Solving: HP’s New Desk Top Calculator

• Introduction of 9100A desktop calculator that can outperform many computers. 2 5
• Spring fever and HP employees’ recreation. 6-7
• Cutting overhead with systems approach –- improving methods as opposed to cost cutting. 8 10
• Holography, 3D photos; laser research at HP labs. 11 13
• Employee scholarship fund-raising campaign for employee’s children. 14
• Eleven divisions exhibit at IEEE trade show. 14
• J.B. Fulenwider elected to HP board. 14
• Microwave Division to sell thin-film microcircuits. 14
• HP engineer gets patent on automobile carburetor. 14
• First-quarter earnings down 11 percent, sales up 7. 14
• Astronaut Stuart Roosa tours Loveland, Colo., division. 14
• Packard discusses Santa Clara site selection and building. 15

April 1968 Electronic Highways

• HP instrumentation used in FAA air traffic control (ATC) centers. 2 5
• HP shows 50 new instruments at IEEE trade show in New York. 6 7
• Interview with Hewlett about HP’s warranty policy and reducing warranty failures. 8 10
• HP in South Queensferry, Scotland; expectations exceeded about building a plant there. 11 13
• Two computers introduced: 2114A, 2000A. 14
• HP opens district marketing office in Richardson, Texas. 14
• HP denied Supreme Court hearing regarding Government Accounting Agency decisions. 14
• Regional sales offices relocating: Paramus, N.J.; Burlington, Mass., Rockville, Md. 14
• Medical instruments go on display in Lima, Peru. 14
• Packard says reassignments between divisions of both people and products are healthy. 15
• Fashion show at Colorado Springs benefiting CARE. 16

May 1968 Ahead: The Highway that Forgives

• Professor at U of Michigan tests electronic control of vehicles and found it feasible and economical; can transport large number of vehicles safely by eliminating human failings; traffic industry finds applications for HP instruments. 2 5
• Customers see reliability and workmanship as service from initial order to delivery; HP’s efforts to reduce workmanship error and improve quality control. 6 8
• Stock purchase price first quarter. 9
• New HP Systems group in Palo Alto for custom systems. 9
• New Canadian sales office opens in St. James, Manitoba, Canada. 9
• Telectra of Luanda, Angola, appointed distributor; Telecom Ltd. of Teheran, Iran, adds HP’s analytical product line. 9
• HP ad for 181A oscilloscope scores high readership. 9
• HP named Aerojet supplier of month. 9
• Lunchtime athletes, employee recreation. 10 11
• Analytical demonstration of gas chromatography in labs; Annemarie Wegmann. 12 14
• Packard discusses equal opportunity, non-discrimination policy, minority hiring and upgrading. (diversity) 15
• USC students use HP 1300 X-Y CRT monitor to study moon. 16

June 1968 The Listeners

• Listening to outer space, radio astronomy; HP products play important role in astronomical labs around the world: power suppliers, printers, voltmeters, counters, oscilloscopes, recorders. 2 5
• Running your own HP; parody shows money flow if you started your own one-man version of HP. 6 7
• Follow up with customers of HP medical sales. 8 9
• Humorous news at HP – HP “Laugh In.” 10
• Engineers and marketing test new approaches to competition: manufacturability, serviceability, economies of scale. 11 13
• Charlie Euston is new head of Analytical Instrumentation Council. 14
• Savings Bond drive underway. 14
• HP honored at U. of Texas for donating travel lab. 14
• HP talks to security analysts. 14
• Second-quarter shows record earnings; profit sharing totals $2.3 million. 14
• San Diego plant to open. 14
• Packard discusses meeting company’s challenges; product mix and market. 15
• Interstellar message in binary code. 16

July 1968 The Inequality Loop: How We Can Help Break It

• HP’s vice president of personnel, Swede Wild, talks about equal opportunity, inequality, minority hiring. (diversity) 2-7
• Keeping ahead of change; Eastern Sales Region talks about “account manager” concept of field sales organization. 8 10
• Target to improve management decision-making process; “management by objective,” sixth corporate objective. 11 13
• HP ranked 319 in Fortune 500. 14
• HP scholarships awarded to 33 employees’ children. 14
• New Neely sales office opens. 14
• 24 percent of employees invest in savings bonds. 14
• 366 summer hires provide relief to vacationing employees; 108 of summer hires are minorities. (diversity) 14
• Seventh Canadian office opens, St. James, Manitoba. 14
• Packard discusses managers’ meeting. 15
• First time in HP history, monthly sales (in May) were $25 million. 16

August 1968 Television: Miracle Still in the Making

• HP’s involvement in television; history of television. 2 5
• One target for 1968 is cutting administrative and operating costs; small changes can make a big difference. 6 7
• What to do with time off; HP employees contribute interesting vacation ideas, plans and experiences. 8 10
• Lead “girl” in wiring section, Mary Di Matteo, Waltham, Mass., leads through example, encouragement and experience. (women) 11 13
• Edmund Littlefield elected to board. 14
• HP shows new products at Wescon. 14
• Palo Alto division reorganizes. 14
• Stock dividend of 10 cents/share. 14
• HP Australia holds demonstration at New Zealand National Electronics Conference. 14
• Stock purchase price for employees. 14
• Packard discusses political involvement and encourages voting. 15
• Desktop calculator 9100A critical success and popular beyond expectation with buyers. 16

September 1968 Fastest ‘Rep’ in the West

• Western sales region’s Norm Neely and others man new HP product displays at WEMA. 2 4
• HP at Wescon showcases broad sampling of products. 5
• Mexico City Olympics to use HP in telecommunications effort. 6 7
• NASA’s “Red Shift” project tests Einstein’s theory of relativity; use HP atomic clocks. 8 9
• HP employee educational assistance program. 10 11
• One target for 1968 is improved work methods and productivity. 12 13
• Third-quarter sales up 12 percent, orders up 20. 14
• San Diego plant opens. 14
• Electronimex first distributor of HP in Manila, Philippines. 14
• Bah Bolon Trading is HP distributor in Bandung, Indonesia. 14
• HP Paris, France, opens. 14
• U.S. taxes increase; surcharge on federal income taxes. 14
• Santa Clara construction progress. 14
• Packard discusses third-quarter analysis. 15
• United Way giving. 16

October 1968 Now and Then

• Measure magazine follows new employee through her first day on the job. (women) 2 5
• Forty percent of accidents happen at home; safety precautions. 6 7
• Bonneville Salt Flats and HP 5532A automobile timing system. 8 10
• The come-back year, pre-tax profits up. 11 13
• HP demonstrates in SE Asia. 14
• Retirement program adds participants. 14
• Packard discusses change in organization decentralization, formation of group structure. 15
• HP 8020 fetal monitor to debut, 8020A, Boeblingen. 16

November 1968 Australia: The New, New World

• HP in Australia; problems of covering huge continent from offices in Melbourne and Sydney. 2 5
• New group structure presented to deal with company growth and operational complexity. 6 7
• “News style” industrial advertising; ads reflect HP as multifaceted technical company. 8 9
• SLOPPS (systematized, lineal, optional phrase selection system) alphabetic approach to meaningful phrases. 10
• Employees behind night shift building services. 11 13
• John Young named vice president of company and in charge of Electronics Product Group. 14
• New team to coordinate medical products. 14
• Rockaway and Harrison divisions renamed New Jersey Division. 14
• Packard discusses targets for 1969. 15
• Board member Luis Alvarez wins Nobel Prize. 16

December 1968 Christmas

• Packard and Hewlett share Christmas thoughts. 2 3
• Christmas of 50 years ago remembered by employees. 4 7
• $2.7 billion toy market in 1968. 8 9
• HP employees involved in community activities. 10 13
• Record year-end results in sales and earnings. 14
• HP purchases new Cupertino manufacturing plant. 14
• New San Diego site purchased. 14
• Magnavox buys HP test system. 14
• FICA (social security) payments to increase. 14

January 1967 Introducing the 2116A

• New HP 2116A computer developed for use with measuring instruments. 2 3
• Interview with Bill Doolittle, vice president for international operations, discusses importance of Latin American market. 4 5
• Yokogawa-HP headquarters and manufacturing facilities profiled. 6 7
• Need for physical fitness in highly mechanized and automated society. 8-9, 12
• HP Palo Alto hosts 30 U.S. government officials. 10
• Colorado Springs gets Navy contract. 10
• Profit sharing distributes over $2 million. 10
• Year-end results are company record. 10
• Measure photo on textbook. 10
• New Neely Salt Lake office. 10
• HP Italy helps flood victims. 10
• Packard discusses 1966 year-end analysis. 11
• Calisthenics demonstrated. 12

February 1967 HP’s 1967 Catalog

• First annual HP catalog lists 593 pages of medical, chemical and electronic instrumentation. 2 4
• Unintentionally funny letters to HP. 5
• Inventory decisions directly impact number of job offers and level of profits. 6 7
• HP instruments fight pollution; F&M gas chromatograph. 8 9
• Montreal sales office opens. 10
• Annual management meeting in Monterey focuses on challenges of 1967 and beyond. 10
• Jack Beckett, HP’s government relations manager, in charge of Wescon. 10
• Yokogawa-HP responds to typhoon. 10
• Service awards presented. 10
• Boeblingen plant to expand. 10
• 1000th X-Y recorder sold. 10
• Stock dividend of 10 cents/share distributed. 10
• Packard discusses highlights of manager’s meeting. 11
• HP oscilloscope helps measure inside of human eye. 12

March 1967 Employees Scholarship Program

• HP employees’ scholarship drive launches this month; program started 15 years ago. 2 5
• HP displays new corporate exhibit structure for trade shows. 6
• Open-door policy for general managers, and managing by objective is described. 7 9
• First-quarter sales up 27 percent, earnings up 13. 10
• Profit-sharing retirement program boosted by over $3.7 million. 10
• Far East sales manager named. 10
• Clyde Coombs, engineering manager, authors textbook, Printed Circuits Handbook. 10
• YHP picks one employee to work in Palo Alto for a year. 10
• Nova Scotia sales office opens. 10
• Third product “showboat,” floating lab, demonstrates medical and chemical instruments in S. America. 10
• Portland sales office expands. 10
• Packard discusses company and individual growth. 11
• Delcon detector finds bad insulator and prevents serious power outage in Pacific Power & Light substation. 12

April 1967 What My Dad Does at HP

• Kid’s describe parents’ HP jobs through letters and pictures. 2 5
• HP pays $90,000 taxes every day, including hidden taxes in cost of everything the company buys, payroll deduction taxes, foreign taxes, and so on. 6 7
• Delcon Division role and products highlighted. 8 9
• Vacation policy adds one additional day of vacation for each year employed beyond five years. 10
• Mountain View division formed. 10
• Eastern sales region has new headquarters in Paramus, N.J. 10
• New building in Avondale plant to finish in a few weeks. 10
• Two new HP distributors named: Bogota, Colombia, and Manila, Philippines. 10
• YHP hosts WEMA tour. 10
• Packard discusses importance of Brazil and Latin America. 11
• HP exhibits new instruments at IEEE trade show in New York. 12

May 1967 Vacation ‘67

• Measure magazine researches “different” vacations within financial range of most people. 2 5
• Process engineering seeks new and better processes. 6 8
• Test Your HP IQ; 12,000 HP employees as of 1967. 9
• HP Australia formed with offices in Melbourne and Sydney. 10
• HP buys Varian group in Beverly, Mass. 10
• Packard picked for advisory committee by President Lyndon Johnson to study and recommend adjustments in top federal salaries. 10
• New Mexico sales office in Las Cruces. 10
• Ceylon distributor picked. 10
• Orlando, Fla., customer service expands. 10
• 30,000 square feet addition to Stanford plant, Palo Alto. 10
• New sales office in Dayton, Ohio. 10
• Packard discusses scholarships and savings bond drive. 11
• HP on cover of Peruvian electronic magazine, Electronica. 12

June 1967 SPECIAL ISSUE: Measurement’s New Dimension

• Electronic revolution, with the computer at its center, will be able to control universe; beginning of man’s interest in measuring; history of measuring system. 4 7
• Discovery of the electron and what it means to measuring; modern electronics as a branch of technology. 8 11
• Electronics and the future -– what is logically possible based on what is known; HP develops instruments that are more complex internally but easier to use. 12 14
• How measuring is used in the day of an average person. 15

July 1967 ICs: New Generation of Mighty Midgets

• Integrated circuits (ICs) and their use in HP products and consumer goods; ICs make it possible to reduce size of products and lead to lower prices. 2 5
• HP Olympics in Loveland and Colorado Springs; photos. 6 7
• Employee stock purchase plan is explained and the process of stock market; HP plan began in 1959. 8 9
• Colorado Springs division occupies new building. 10
• HP Laboratories moves to new Stanford plant. 10
• Two executives loaned to State of California. 10
• Hewlett elected Stanford trustee. 10
• Delcon Division wins Putnam Honors Award for ultrasonic translator detector. 10
• “Showboat,” lab on Santa Leonor ship, demonstrates instruments; headed for Latin American ports. 10
• Measure survey results; 94 percent of employees read it. 10
• Packard discusses managers’ meeting and how it strengthens interdivisional communication. 11
• HP electronic counter used at Colorado Springs HP Soap Box Derby; electronic timing equipment used at Pikes Peak Hill climb. 12

August 1967 Rapid Transit

• Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system to be built; HP testing equipment used in project. 2 5
• F&M scientific division Avondale, Pa., profiled. 6 7
• HP 175A scope used to check data-processing machines at Harrahs casino in Tahoe and Reno. 8 9
• Record sales month for orders at $24 million. 10
• Wescon trade show scheduled. 10
• Stock dividend of 10 cents/share distributed. 10
• Accountants win award for outstanding chapter of National Assoc. of Accountants. 10
• Customer service, in Mountain View, restructured to speed customer repairs. 10
• Hewlett goes to Europe for President’s Science Advisory Committee to improve technological cooperation. 10
• Fortune 500 ranks HP 341. 10
• Packard discusses handling customer needs and its effect on field engineers. 11
• Vintage HP instrument collection at Western Service Center. 12

September 1967 Wescon ‘67

• Customers are comparison shopping at Wescon trade show. 2 4
• Importance of making out a last will and testament. 5
• F&T glass-blowing team; important skills, materials and processes important. 6 7, 12
• HP central library holdings, processes and staff. 8 9
• Third-quarter sales and earnings reach record; sales up 22 percent, earnings up 20. 10
• HPSA breaks ground near Geneva. 10
• Frederick Horman (sales) dies. 10
• New Dallas sales office construction begins. 10
• HPSA Geneva establishing subsidiaries for Denmark, Norway and Finland. 10
• New Neely sales office opens. 10
• HP educational assistance program expands. 10
• HP headquarters near Orsay, France, starts construction. 10
• New Zealand subsidiary named. 10
• New distributor in Lisbon picked. 10
• Packard discusses Wescon challenges; electronics field becoming much more competitive.

October 1967 Mission: Tomorrow

• Planning for mankind’s future and the state of agricultural research; scientific research at UC-Davis highlighted. 2 5
• Mountain View division braces for growth in computer industry with two principal product lines: digital and analog magnetic tape recorders. 6 7
• Independent auditors check accuracy of company inventories. 8 9
• Emery Rogers to head Avondale division. 10
• Sanborn’s 50th anniversary; acquired by HP in 1961. 10
• South America’s sales subsidiaries. 10
• Oklahoma sales office opens. 10
• New Stanford building bought. 10
• Jean Chognard is new general counsel. 10
• Stan Selby named assistant to vice president for western operation, Colorado Springs; Bill Terry succeeds Selby as division general manager. 10
• 300-400 new retirement plan participants. 10
• Two new division names to reflect locations: F&M is Avondale Division and Dymec becomes Palo Alto Division. 10
• Packard discusses expanding in Europe and Japan. 11
• HP wins two industrial research awards for network analyzer and coaxial microwave switching modules. 12

November 1967 HP Communications System

• HP communication network is complex, sophisticated system; modes of communication discussed. 2 5
• HP vocabulary test; industry jargon. 6
• New facilities, photo roundup: Colorado Springs; Las Cruces, N.M.; Palo Alto; Point Claire, Quebec, Canada; Atlanta, Ga.; Mountain View; Avondale, Pa.; HP Associates, Palo Alto. 7 10
• Noise pollution concerns and measuring with 8051A loudness analyzer. 11-16
• International receives two largest orders in company history, from Mexico. 14
• Paramus, N.J., new sales office for Eastern Region. 14
• Sanborn Division renamed Waltham Division. 14
• Two new sections in corporate marketing: corporate systems engineering and corporate systems marketing. 14
• HP is Westinghouse Vendor of Month. 14
• HP Australia has new office. 14
• Packard discusses order-shipment gap. 15

December 1967 Contributions of HP People

• Citizenship contribution, community involvement by HP employees. 2 6
• Contributions from HPSA; by working as a team, people able to make contribution beyond their numbers. 7 10
• People helping people and volunteerism among employees. 11 13
• Packard and Hewlett objectives offer corporate challenges; acknowledging success of HP on individual contributions. 14-15

January 1965

• Packard discusses year-end review projections; good year for the company. 2
• Newly acquired, Delcon Division, equipment detects ultrasonic sounds. 3
• Barney Oliver, vice president of R&D, heads IEEE in 1965. 4
• Plant addition dedicated in Boeblingen, Germany. 5
• Two new Neely offices open: Seattle, Wash. and Portland, Ore. 5
• Loveland Colorado Division highlighted; now 200 employees. 6 7
• Ray Wilbur, vice president of personnel, discusses effects of decentralization on employees. 8
• Two instruments receive Industrial Research magazine award: spectrum analyzer and ECG. 8
• HP oscilloscope used in training Navy men for space. 9
• Hewlett visits Moscow and discusses trade with Russia. 10
• New HP line for atomic measurements. 10
• Christmas at Denver orphanage. 10
• 1964 month-by-month year-end review. 12

February 1965 Dollars for Progress

• Packard discusses management meeting and importance of improving profits. 2
• Process of creating HP annual report is explained. 3 5
• Dymec data acquisition system used in Canadian paper industry; speeds tests. 6 7
• Datamec, manufacturer of digital magnetic tape units, becomes HP subsidiary. 8
• South Queensferry, Scotland, site chosen. 8
• Two sales divisions to consolidate at Neely facility. 9
• Noel Porter, vice president of operations, discusses growth in early 1965. 9
• Winter sales seminars held in Colorado and California. 10
• Worldwide HP engineers attend meeting at Stanford. 10
• Retirement fund gets $2 million for 1964 contributions. 10
• Quotations of Lincoln and Washington on their birthday. 12

March 1965 Our Need to Know

• Keeping in touch with technology and how quickly information becomes obsolete. 2 4
• W. Noel Eldred, vice president of marketing, discusses importance of thinking regional. 5
• Profile of HP in Boeblingen, Germany. 6 7
• F&M Avondale, Pa., becomes subsidiary. 8
• First-quarter best in history; sales up 11 percent, orders up 24. 8
• New Neely-San Carlos, Palo Alto sales office. 9
• HP atomic cesium beam clocks fly around world to synchronize clocks. 9
• New auto-viscometer from Mechrolab introduced. 9
• Packard discusses growth and management changes. 10 11
• New YHP publication bridges understanding. 12

April 1965 Competition: It’s Getting Tougher

• HP’s competition at IEEE trade show, New York. 2 3
• Air consolidation shipping program expands to Colorado. 4
• HP launches machinist apprenticeship program. 5 7
• OSCAR, Orbital Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio, satellite flies again; HP designs telemetry system. 8
• Noel Porter, vice president of operations, says signs point to great first half. 9
• New HP catalog has 900 products. 10
• HP contest winners announced; contest to guess how many instruments in HP catalog. 10
• Packard discusses challenges of IEEE. 11
• HP equipment flies in Gemini capsule with astronauts Gus Grissom and John Young. 12

May 1965 Curious, Creative Industrial Designers

• Industrial designers apply creative knowledge to develop practical design solutions. 2 4
• Ralph Lee, vice president of corporate manufacturing, forecasts for big changes in the next five years. 5
• F(requency) & T(ime) Division is profiled. 6 7
• Hewlett picked for General Advisory Committee on Foreign Assistance Programs; elected to FMC’s board. 8
• “Early Bird” comsat satellite launched; HP provides instruments used as satellite simulator. 9
• Medical instrument shows held in Mexico City and Lima, Peru. 10
• Barney Oliver, vice president of R&D, addresses ideologies versus ideas in human progress. 10
• College and university matching funds program for HP employees explained. 10
• East coast international operations office opens in Rockaway, N.J. 10
• New Paeco manufacturing plant underway in Belmont, Calif. 10
• Packard discusses retirement and profit sharing program. 11
• Electronic music system uses HP equipment. 12

June 1965 Ounce of Prevention

• More than a dozen HP industrial nurses treat employees and promote preventative medicine. 2 4
• Noel Porter, vice president of operations, discusses long-range planning for new capabilities and company growth. 5
• HP amateur radio operators featured. 6 7
• Sanborn Division holds medical sales seminar. 8
• HP introduces products in Europe: Dymec 2013A, 8614, oscillators, Moseley recorders. 8
• Importance of investing your money is emphasized and description of investing strategies. 9
• New Loveland, Colorado, building planned. 10
• Packard discusses profit margin effort. 11
• HP electronics explore oceans; President Lyndon Johnson quoted about oceans as links, not barriers, and untapped resource. 12

July 1965 A Child’s Wide-Eyed View

• HP kids go to New York World’s Fair. 2 4
• William Doolittle, vice president of international operations, discusses vigor in international marketing. 5
• Moseley division is highlighted; quality of electronic recorder emphasized. 6 7
• Sanborn product, 500 Viso-Cardiette, wins major design award from Product Engineering magazine. 8
• HP sidewalk display in Rome, Italy, shows Sanborn Division’s products. 8
• HP facility in South Queensferry, Scotland, breaks ground. 9
• HP instruments used on Mariner satellite. 10
• Packard discusses changes in medical plan; addition of long-term disability insurance. 11
• Russian’s copy HP advertisement for data acquisition product. 12

August 1965

• HP’s purchasing objectives and buying strategy likened to that of a housewife. (women) 2 3
• Datamec Calif., F&M Avondale, Pa., join HP. 4
• Noel Porter, vice president of operations, discusses innovations in products markets and planning. 5
• Variety of duties of HP receptionists described (women). 6 7
• Crossley sales division moves to Skokie, Ill. 8
• HP’s gage laboratory at Stanford plant is described. 9
• Two products win Wescon awards: Dymec 2539A, Moseley 17009A ribbonless printer for X-Y recorder. 10
• Chase Manhattan Bank appoints Packard to advisory committee. 10
• Poll by Electronics magazine proves HP name has drawing power among customers. 10
• Packard impressed by HP’s planning and preparation for Wescon trade show. 11
• Boonton Division baseball-playing grandmother featured (54 years old). (women) 12

September 1965 A Product Goes to Market

• Process, planning and teamwork of getting an HP product to market. 2 5
• Profile of Harrison Laboratories Division, Berkeley Heights, N.J. 6 7
• HP’s new disability insurance plan a hit with employees. 8
• Edwin van Bronkhorst, vice president and treasurer, reports financial growth. 9
• Neely backs Wescon student winner of best experiment. 10
• HP’s new high-speed communications system improves messages between America and Europe. 10
• Packard discusses third-quarter results. 11
• HP instruments used at Gas Company pumping station in W. Va. 12

October 1965 HP Scholarship Winner Goes to College

• Highlights of an HP scholarship winner going to school. 2 4
• Noel Eldred, vice president of marketing, discusses formation of Eastern sales region. 5
• Purpose and applications of profit are explained. 6 7
• Gas chromatography used in law enforcement applications. 8 9
• Loveland, Colorado, makes telephone test oscillator. 10
• HP displays at ISA show. 10
• Packard discusses R&D efforts. 11
• HP builds television oscilloscopes for Western Electric. 12
• November 1965 One Night at HP
• Profile of night shift at HP plants. 1 3
• Noel Porter, vice president of operations, says 1965 was a banner year; net profits up. 4
• Microwave Division introduces new plug-ins for magnetic tape recorder. 5
• Mechrolab division joins F&M division in Avondale, Pa. 5
• Measure readership survey shows 86 percent read company magazine. 5
• Profile of Dymec Division plant and products. 6 7
• Patent process and role explained. 8 9
• HP construction program is HP’s biggest; new buildings add half-million square feet. 10
• Packard discusses objectives for year ahead. 11

December 1965 Spirit of Christmas Giving

• Many HP employees give generously of time, talent, money. 2-5
• Month-by-month 1965 highlights. 6-7
• Delaware River study uses gas chromatography from F&M Avondale, Pa. 8
• New benefits of employee group insurance described. 8
• Ray Wilbur, vice president of personnel, reports on employment statistics -– 9,000 employees worldwide. 9
• Social Security benefits improved, tax rate increases. 10
• Packard and Hewlett give Christmas message. 11

January 1964

• Packard says most important item on management meeting agenda is future plans and objectives. 2
• HP’s eastern air consolidation shipping program is described. 3‑4
• 1963 board meeting results show sales up, earnings dip. 5
• Packard goes to White House as member of Business Council to discuss matters of nation’s economy. 5
• IBM equipment used to provide statistics on international operations. 6‑7
• Noel Porter, vice president of operations, discusses new markets. 8
• RMC sales helps Sperry gyroscope. 9
• 1964’s major trade shows listed. 9
• HP’s vendors night helps educate and build relationships. 10
• Neely sales region expands to Hawaii. 10
• Robinson installs telephone line “tie-line” to connect branches to switchboard at local rates. 10
• HP oscilloscope featured on cover of Univ. Florida football program. 12

February 1964      

• Packard emphasizes that quality is critical. 2
• Management meeting in Monterey says to look ahead. 3
• Sales seminar in Palo Alto discusses company forecasts of market and product areas for next five years. 4
• Sanborn employee, Anthony Barbera, retires after 43 years. 4
• Student donates instrument to U. of Michigan physics department. 5
• HP equipment tests jet navigational equipment; 8925A DME/ATC  Boonton. 5
• Shinto rite precedes Yokogawa-HP construction. 6‑7
• Noel Porter, vice president of operations, discusses making jobs easier, reducing costs and improving quality. 8
• Order processing network expands to RMC-NYC and Yewell, Mass. 8
• New digital voltmeter 3440A introduced. 9
• Retirement fund grows by over $1.7 million. 9
• MIT radio astronomy uses HP signal generator, Dymec oscillator synchronizer.  9
• X-Y recorders test vibration of space capsule. 10
• Phonocardiogram is long-distance EKG, Sanborn viso-cardiette. 12

March 1964 Platinum Twist for HP Meters

• Packard emphasizes importance of retirement planning. 2
• Platinum alloy eliminates friction and ensures repeatability of HP meters. 3‑4
• Statistics of HP commuter habits, experiences worldwide. 5‑7
• Barney Oliver, vice president of R&D, discusses electronics markets and future: military market trends, new competitive aspects, technological deployment and need to adapt. 8
• HP meets “impossible deadline” of filling record order of $2.1 million for 140B oscilloscopes. 9
• First-quarter results show gain over previous year. 9
• HP Eastern Service Center begun in Rockaway, N.J. 10
• Boonton Radio Division holds engineer seminar. 10
• Colorado Springs plant construction on schedule. 10
• Smithsonian and HP study radiation and light on plants. 12

April 1964      IEEE: A New Booth and Togetherness

• Packard discusses competition at IEEE trade show. 2
• HP products highlight of IEEE show in New York City. 3‑5
• Sanborn Division transducers cut energy. 6‑7
• Noel Porter, vice president of operations, reviews progress of HP divisions. 8
• Savings bond drive set. 8
• Mechrolab, Mountain View, becomes HP subsidiary. 9
• President Lyndon B. Johnson and Dave Packard meet for second time to discuss business and nation’s economy. 10
• German sales office moves outside of Frankfurt. 10
• HP inter-Americas is fully operational. 10
• Dave Packard moves from president to chairman of the board and chief executive officer (CEO); Hewlett moves from executive vice president to president. 11
• HP instruments help calibrate radio station receivers. 12

May 1964                  Birth of a Salesman 

• Packard discusses impact of salesmen on HP. 2
• HP salesman profiles; sales is a strenuous, demanding, exciting experience. 3‑5
• Profile of Boonton Radio Co. in Rockaway, N.J., and worldwide markets. 6-7
• Noel Porter discusses first half performance, which shows improvement in sales and profits. 8
• HP Italy opens sales office in Milan. 8
• HP sponsors Junior Achievement event. 9
• Sanborn medical equipment demonstrated in Europe. 10
• HP equipment used to take ECGs of trapped salmon. 10
• HP sponsors four-day symposium for calibration and repair of electronic instrumentation. 10
• HP instruments shown in Chicago at biology meeting. 11
• UK-2 space lab satellite uses HP instruments. 12

June 1964      Sister City Salute

• Packard discusses first-half results, one of the best in 25-year history. 2
• HP Sanborn sends electrocariographs to sister city in San Jose, Costa Rica. 3
• Quality control program at HP described. 4‑7
• YHP exhibits at Tokyo trade center for first time. 8
• Thirteen students of HP employees win scholarship. 8
• First-half sales and earnings are best in HP history. 8
• First of its kind symposium at HP receives fan mail. 9
• Two HP engineers at RMC make IEEE news. 9
• Advanced R&D physics headed by Don Hammond, quantum electronic and electroacoustics. 9
• New YHP employees shown construction progress at facility in Hachoiji. 10
• HP employee wins one million trading stamps. 10
• Stiles sales division show in Tampa. 10
• Harry Smith, traffic manager at Sanborn, becomes first 45-year veteran. 11
• Spectrum analyzer used at San Francisco Airport. 12

July 1964      Promises of Tomorrow Guide Work Today 

• Packard discusses growth of international business. 2
• HP Associates heavily committed to R&D and manufacture of solid-state devices. 3‑4
• Mobile “travelabs” demonstrate HP instruments. 5
• HP atomic clock 5060A cesium beam flies around world to synchronize clocks. 6‑7
• Noel Porter presents divisional progress. 8
• RMC goes to NY World’s Fair. 8
• Signal generator 618B dropped from 26 feet but still works. 9
• Valparaiso Univ. gets HP scope. 9-10
• Computer logic card testing uses HP equipment. 9
• Construction in Boeblingen, Germany, on schedule. 10
• New Sanborn ECG debuts. 10
• Bivins and Caldwell divisions become Southern Sales Division. 11
• Marketing sales seminar provides opportunity for field sales to meet manufacturing representatives. 11
• HP employee organizes city band in Mountain View, Calif. 12

August 1964        Four HP Women

• Packard discusses new products that aren’t hurt by defense cutbacks. 2
• HP explores ocean depths onboard Atlantis II with Dymec 2010J data acquisition system. 3
• Wescon trade show held in L.A.; exhibits focus on value. 4
• Four HP women around the world in product manufacturing; women capable of living in “man’s world.” (women) 5‑7
• Noel Porter reports on division progress. 8
• Special issue of Measure planned for 25^th anniversary. 8
• Button lights without bulb, uses fluorescent paper. 9
• Marketing growth highlighted. 10
• Dymec has record quarter. 10
• HP champions in running and sailing. 12

September-October 1964            25^th Anniversary

• 25^th anniversary focuses on present, not nostalgic past. 1
• HP leads in test and measurement equipment; Fred Terman, vice president of Stanford, discusses beginnings of HP. 2-4
• Technology leadership of HP products. 5‑7
• Francis L. Moseley on mergers and acquisitions. 8‑13
• 1964 statistics, manufacturing plants, sales offices. 14‑16
• HP financing growth from profits on pay-as-you-go basis. 17‑19
• HP people and management’s determination to recognize personal growth of its 7,100 employees. 20‑22
• HP’s role in future of electronics industry is forecast. 23‑24

November 1964                  Our Valuable Identity 

• Packard pleased with progress of European operations. 2
• New microwave spectrometer, 8400A, introduced. 3
• Importance of trade show exhibits for HP sales. 4
• YHP employee keeps flame for Olympics. 5
• Demonstration board shows hypothetical chemical processing system for Dymec. 5
• Value of HP logo and corporate identity program emphasized. 6‑7
• Noel Porter looks at FY 64, another record performance. 8
• HP to acquire Delcon Corp. of Palo Alto, which manufactures ultrasonic detection and test devices. 8
• Four new plant openings: Colorado Springs; Harrison          Laboratories, N.J.; YHP; Boeblingen, Germany. 9
• Geneva conference held on use of data processing equipment. 9
• Travelab sinks in newly paved parking lot in Canada. 9
• General Motors tests vibration with HP instrument. 10
• HP refurbishes old equipment at Stanford plant. 10
• Boston science museum shows Sanborn equipment. 12

December 1964                        Christmas 1964

• Packard and Hewlett extend 1964 holiday wish. 2
• New plants open in Colorado Springs; Harrison Laboratories, N.J.; YHP; Moseley, Pasadena, Calif. 3‑4
• Three engineers promoted to Senior Staff Engineers by board: Arthur Fong, Arthur Miller, Brunton Bauer. 5
• HP contract for air freight shipping is a first. 5
• Christmas card examples from around the world. 6-7
• “Happy Wagon” van is mobile lab for HP spectrum analyzer. 8
• YHP designs sounding instrument on NASA rocket. 9
• Sales division has open house at Horman Division. 9
• Boonton debuts 8925A DME/ATC test set in London. 9
• W. Noel Eldred, vice president of marketing, discusses plans for company’s marketing operation. 10
• Marketing managers meet on future of HP’s sales program. 10
• 45-year veteran retires at Sanborn. 11

July 1963 First Edition of Measure Magazine

• Packard welcomes first edition of Measure magazine; with growth of company, need for more sophisticated medium than informal, face-to-face communication to inform the 6,000 employees of the company’s plans, policies and important developments of operating groups. 2
• Sanborn 350 8-channel recording system helps NASA monitor astronauts. 3
• Hewlett interview focuses on international operations. 4 6
• Noel Porter, vice president of operations, discusses corporate business outlook and progress. 7
• Geneva technical seminar focuses on Mymec instruments. 7
• Lahana Sales Division has new facility near Denver. 8 9
• Robinson Sales mobile lecture lab brings instrument demonstrations to customers.10
• Boonton contest winner measures Q of coil. 10
• First-half earnings and sales up. 10
• Harrison Laboratories Division to build in Berkeley Heights, N.J. 11
• Organization chart. (insert)

August 1963 Fragile: Electronic Instrument

• Packard discusses order policy and predicting customer orders. 2
• RMC Sales Division profiles Robert Asen, founder, Milt Lichtenstein and Charles Sargent. 3 5
• Packaging challenges for electronic instruments. 6 8
• Noel Porter discusses third-quarter financial results, record high earnings. 8
• HP’s Wescon trade show participation is most extensive in company’s history. 9
• Loveland timing device used to time Soap Box Derby. 7
• HP rated 408 in Fortune 500 list. 9
• YHP department heads visit Stanford Plant; YHP joint venture up for final approval by Japanese government. 10
• Sanborn treadmill debuts. 10
• New Connecticut sales office opens in Middletown, Conn. 10
• HP sailor exercises right-of-way over freighter in SF Bay. 12

September 1963 Wescon ’63: The Big Show

• Packard discusses people as company’s most valuable asset. 2
• HP at Wescon trade show is biggest and best ever. 3
• HP opens new offices and plants Colorado Springs, Harrison Laboratories Division in N.J., Moseley Co., Paeco building in Palo Alto, YHP, Hachioji, Japan. 4 5
• Air consolidation shipment program launched. 6
• HP Germany featured on TV report in Frankfurt. 6
• Robinson Sales Division has soap box winner. 6
• Noel Porter reports on division activities. 7
• HP Associates holds semiconductor lectures. 7
• Crossley sales division covers a million square miles. 8 10
• HP measures Chicago White Sox pitchers’ speeds using 522B electronic counter. 12

October 1963 Yokogawa and HP Join Hands

• Packard explains the Yokogawa-HP formation as important milestone in company growth. 2
• Founding of YHP from merger of Yokogawa Electric Works (YEW) and HP brings together most respected names in electronic measuring instruments. 3 7
• HP instruments used in Naval Observatory project for new long-range clock synchronization technique. 7
• Corporate travel desk takes worry out of travel planning. 8
• HP finance holds seminar to discuss accounting practices. 8
• Instrument Society of America (ISA) honors Hewlett and Packard for contributions to electronic measurement. 8
• Noel Porter discusses operations outlook. 9
• HP oscilloscope and generators donated to U. of Denver. 9
• 20 HP mountain climbers celebrate 100th anniversary of Harvard professor’s survey expedition of Sierras. 10
• HP female skydiver is member of Hi-Sky Club. (women) 12

November 1963

• Packard discusses divisionalization of company to improve operating efficiency. 2
• Sanborn equipment monitors surgery. 3 4
• Horman open house in Rockville, Md., attracts most visitors in history. 5
• Bedford, England, designs and builds first instrument, 5090A standard frequency receiver. 5
• Decentralized order processing system is explained. 6 7
• HP corporate vice president and secretary, Frank Cavier, visits USSR. 8
• Seminar held in Geneva for leadership training. 8
• Sales divisions participate in EER trade show. 8
• Noel Porter presents preliminary year-end ’63 results. 9
• HP booth at IEEE Toronto draws 3,000. 9
• YHP get training in instruments to be produced in Japan. 10
• Harrison labs is getting new plant. 10
• HP Stockholm, Sweden, technical fair held. 10
• Shotgun recoil measured. 12

December 1963

• Packard reflects on year; Christmas message. 2
• Machine shop lapping machines provide precision parts. 3
• General-purpose test cart accepts any HP instrument. 4
• Cost-reduction seminar held at Loveland, Colorado. 4
• Yewell exhibits at NEREM show and receives most sales leads and inquiries ever. 5
• Training the trainers sessions for managers held. 5
• Month-by-month 1963 year-end review; year of significant progress. 6 7
• New sales offices open in Lahana, Lipscomb, Neely. 8
• W. Noel Eldred discusses marketing activities and takes stock of past year. 9
• Loveland Junior Achievement learns business. 9
• Dymec division has $1 million month. 10
• HP package wins award. 10
• HP equipment survives fire at Indianapolis airport. 10
• HP summer employee does charity year round. 12

January 1974 2001 – The New Ice Age

• HP 3000 computer measure Earth’s atmosphere; speculation about greenhouse effect and new ice age. 2 6
• Bill Dudley wins ambulance design contest sponsored by Grumman Corp. 7
• Elaine “Cookie” Cook with the company for 30 years. 8 9
• Employee attitudes toward work highlights employees’ low use of sick time. 10 13
• 5245 L-Replacement Electronic counter makes cover of Electronics magazine. 14
• Second-half profit sharing is $6.7 million. 14
• HP 3850A electronic distance meter for surveying introduced. 14
• Hewlett discusses involvement of Barney Oliver, Len Cutler and Dave Cochran in solving a problem for Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART). 15
• HP European soccer champs. 16

February 1974 The Inner-Space Race

• Hewlett, Paul Ely and Linda Stanley answer questions about affirmative action; equal opportunity workshops. (diversity) 2 6
• HP minority employment figures. (diversity) 7
• HP 1703 oscilloscope aids in identifying cars. 8
• HP to build more than 1.5 million square feet of manufacturing space. 9 12
• Plant engineer at Loveland, Colo., conserves energy. 13
• New HP-65 programmable calculator solves complex problems. 14
• Semi-annual dividend on common stock of 10 cents. 15
• Hewlett discusses HP operation in Europe. 15
• 1973 sales and earnings. 16

March 1974 The Heart Menders

• HP 7830A ECG heart rate monitors role in recovery of coronary patients. 2 5
• Employee, Roosevelt Mallory, writes novel, “Harlem Hit.” 6 7
• Energy crisis and HP energy conservation program. 8 13
• First-quarter sales up 49 percent, earnings up 67. 14
• HP 970A multimeter probe offered to employees at discount. 14
• Hewlett explains reversal of decision to incur long-term debt instead of a pay-as-you-go system. 15
• HP helps earthquake and flood victims in Mexico. 16

April 1974 Your Share in HP Profit Sharing Growth

• Profit-sharing program is a philosophy and a formula; all divisions share equally. 2 7
• Employee on dialysis is kidney transplant recipient. 8 9
• HP donates instruments to academic institutions. 10
• COMSYS, HP’s electronic mail system, is cheap, efficient way to communicate. 11 13
• Lew Platt named Waltham General Manager. 14
• New minicomputers 2105A introduced. 14
• New 5830A gas chromatograph combines functions of separate machines. 14
• HP-45 calculator used in Sahara by UN relief team. 15
• Riverside flood control district orders HP 3000 computer. 15
• Microwave Components, OEM component organization, joins HPA. 15
• Minicomputer education software named TOADS (terminal-oriented administrative data systems). 16

May 1974 HP Private

HP confidentiality explained and security of new products. 2 4
Handicapped employees’ stories highlighted. 5 8
Len Cutler, Don Hammond, and Paul Stoft comment on role of HP Labs. 9 13
Hewlett discusses HP economic, financial status. 14 15
HP reduces price for HP-35 and HP-45 pocket calculators. 14
HP Communications Products team helps transmit educational satellite broadcasts to isolated schools. 16

June 1974 Where Have We Come From?

Management meeting discusses reasons for debt as opposed to the traditional pay-as-you-go method. 2
Hewlett discusses financial status, developing management capabilities. 2
Packard discusses future leadership, corporate objectives. 3-4
Ralph Lee comments on HP financial performance. 4-5
John Doyle presents necessity of long-term planning in slow-responding areas of business.
John Young talks about product trends. 6
Bill Terry discusses new products, HP spirit. 7
Dean Morton and Emery Rogers make predictions based on business environment. 8-9
Alan Bickell and Phil Scalzo discuss accounts receivable. 10
Bob Boniface discusses long-term planning. 12-13
Workshops focus on marketing, manufacturing, personnel, finance and international topics. 14
Ray Wilbur, vice president of personnel, describes HP’s affirmative action effort. (diversity) 15

July 1974 Ringside at a Renaissance

North Sea oil discovery in U.K. helps economy and HP in Britain. 2 5
HP products number 3,360. 6
Hewlett and Packard discuss seven corporate objectives. 7 10
Consolidated air shipments; Air Consolidation Program (ACP) improves efficiency. 11 13
Corvallis, Ore., purchase for Advanced Product Division. 14
First line printers shipped. 14
Antonie Knoppers, M.D., elected to board. 14
Hewlett explains review and revision of corporate objectives. 15
5062C cesium standard atomic clock measures exactedness of 21 timekeeping centers in 11 nations around the world. 16

August-September 1974 HP’s Uncommon Market

HP gambled on the viability of the planned European Economic Community in 1957. 2
Hewlett discusses 15th Anniversary of HP in Europe. 3 5
History of HP Europe and challenges of language barriers, finance, local currency. 6-9
European marketing and sales; HP country organizations strong because they employ and develop local people, serve national interests. 10-13
Sophisticated European customers who use HP technology. 14-17
HP Europe manufacturing operations began in Europe 15 years ago. 18 22
How the HP Way works in Europe; European employees. 23 27
Interview with Dick Alberding, director of European operations, on HP future in European. 28 31
Misspellings of Hewlett Packard. 32

October 1974 Your Annual Evaluation

Annual employee evaluations; personal growth and recognition are unequivocal part of corporate objectives. 2 3
Success of flexitime and an 18-month follow-up report; survey results. 4 5
Multicultural team develops calculator marketing in Europe. 6
Corporate re-structuring changes due to growth of company. 7 10
5950A electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis (ESCA) spectrometer and potential applications. 11 13
Blind and deaf employee receives rehabilitant of the year honor. 14
HP calls itself leader in minicomputer. 14
Hewlett rationalizes reasons for corporate structuring. 15
Calculators help learning. 16

November 1974 Heart of Heart

HP interface bus and international standards for computer communications. 2 5
Europe employees’ achievements. 6-7
HP Labs on Deer Creek Road, Palo Alto, opens. 8
Security analysts meeting in Palo Alto. 8
Neely sales office opens near San Jose airport. 9
HEART, new centralized, computerized system for European order processing. 10 13
Hewlett discusses 1974 performance and outlook. 15
Spectrum analyzer and 5830A gas chromatograph voted among 100 most significant products of the year. 14
New HP Europhysics award. 14
HP 572-page sales catalog of over 900 products. 16

December 1974 The Quiet Activists

Stories of HP volunteers helping others. 2 7
John Young, Bill Hewlett and Bruce Wholey assemble 2640A CRTs. 8
New product review includes 5830A gas chromatograph, 5453A transmission parameter analyzer (TPA), 78220 Cardiac Monitoring system, 21 MX computer, 1772A oscilloscope, 970 Multimeter probe, HP 80 business-finance calculator. 9 13
Sales increase fiscal year up 34 percent and earnings up 66. 14
Hewlett discusses asset control, profit sharing, year-end review. 15