| When the history of the printer business is | | | | with a bang and the fact that their computers |
| written HP will hold pride of place. Hewlett Packard | | | | had become extremely popular meant that the |
| has earned world-wide renown for its printers and | | | | demand for their printers was increasing like |
| various other electronic products that have not | | | | never before. The company started marketing |
| only made an intrinsic difference to the world of | | | | their printers for the average consumer and not |
| business but also to our daily lives. | | | | just for the offices. |
| The Start of HP | | | | A Brief Timeline |
| Before we tell you about HP printers; it's | | | | HP started its research in inkjet technology at HP |
| important to give you a little bit of information | | | | labs, way back in 1978. At that point of time, |
| about the beginnings of the company in general. It | | | | there were quite a few large, industrial inkjet |
| was in 1939 that Dave Packard and Bill Hewlett | | | | marking devices that were in use, however, these |
| started working on an audio oscillator and laid the | | | | devices were considered unsuitable for use in the |
| foundations for HP, in Paolo Alto in California. It | | | | process of document printing. In the year 1984, |
| was Walt Disney who helped the Company get | | | | low priced personal HP printers were introduced in |
| off to a flyer after he bought several of the | | | | the market known as ThinkJet. It was far |
| oscillators for his animation movie, Fantasia. | | | | superior to other printers in the market at that |
| Getting into the Printer Business | | | | point of time and offered superior printing quality |
| There is no great story that needs to be told | | | | and that too at affordable rates. |
| about the company getting into printers | | | | Popularity |
| manufacturing. They have been widely credited as | | | | Over the many years that it has been in the |
| the pioneers of inkjet printing and laser printing, | | | | printer business, HP has made a mark for itself |
| but as far as the invention of these printers goes, | | | | with its reliability, quality, and affordability. The |
| there is no one single manufacturer or inventor | | | | ancillary printing supplies associated with HP |
| that can be credited with their invention. | | | | printers are easily available in the market including |
| The Emergence of their Printers | | | | cartridges, etc. Moreover, customer support is |
| It was in 1984 that the first HP printers of the | | | | easily available and thus a person is able to |
| inkjet and laser variety made their entry into the | | | | maintain his or her printer in the best possible |
| market. These printers were specifically meant | | | | manner. The HP history of its printers is a journey |
| for the desktop models. It was in the 90s that | | | | of success brought through by cutting edge |
| the company decided to enter the printer market | | | | research and development. |