| It all started in 1939 when Bill Hewlett and Dave | | | | rise to the occasion. |
| Packard created HP when they worked on an | | | | Here is an interesting fact: while HP is given credit |
| audio oscillator in a garage in Palo Alto, California. | | | | as producing the first PC, they avoided alienating |
| After Walt Disney bought several of these | | | | their market by calling it a calculator! |
| oscillators for their latest movie, Fantasia, the | | | | 1984 saw the emergence of their first HP inkjet |
| company was off and running. | | | | and laser printers. These were meant for the |
| So how did this small company expand from a | | | | desktop. Later on in the 90s, HP rose in |
| garage to being the world leader in information | | | | popularity, marketing their computers to the |
| technology? While HP began as a company that | | | | average consumer and opening an online store to |
| produced all sorts of electronic products, their first | | | | help reach them. |
| focus was on test products like counters and | | | | Now, HP printers lead the country in reliable |
| voltmeters. | | | | printing supplies and devices. Many different |
| Later on in the sixties, HP ended up becoming the | | | | models are available making them suitable for |
| founder of Silicon Valley. They got into | | | | home, small business and corporate use. It is |
| semiconductors in the early sixties and by 1966, | | | | pretty easy to find a household with an HP |
| they entered the computer market with the HP | | | | computer, printer, digital camera and other |
| 2100 and the HP1000. These were sturdy models | | | | devices. People tend to stick with one brand and |
| that lasted for a good twenty years before more | | | | HP offers everything a person might need for |
| advancements saw screen keys and the HP 2640 | | | | their office. |