Timeline - Other HP Writings
Other HP Writings
We've opened up this new archive, Other HP Writings, to complement the other two historical sections.
This archive will accept writings about interesting and unusual happenings and events that are written by individuals but are more focused on the happening than on the individuals. It will present generalized subject matter. Naturally these stories will INVOLVE the writer, as the key character, but not dominate the content.
Every reader of these historical documents is encouraged to think of their own career at HP and to offer some anecdotal writeup of interesting events. Please get in touch using the Contact US form.
Larry Johnson
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Larry Johnson
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Larry Johnson worked in the early Oscilloscope Division, transferring to the F&T Division, and later made significant contributions in the Corporate Materials Engineering Dept. He left HP in 1976, to join the Trimble Navigation Company where they made serious breakthroughs in military and commercial Global Positioning System products. He continued his component engineering specialty there, until 1982, when he retired for good.
"I Ordered an HP Missile Test System and Got a New Wife"
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HP vs GR
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In the beginning, General Radio was "King of the Hill," standing almost alone in test instrumentation from its birth in 1915 through WWII. Melville Eastham founded the company and fostered progressive employee policies and helped the nascent industry, even offering advice to Dave and Bill. But from WWII onward the two companies' growth diverged significantly. Author Chuck House (HP Phenomenon) tells us why.
Playing "King of the Hill," by Chuck House . . .
The Inside Story of the HP 1300A X-Y Display
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Chuck House
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The inside story of the infamous "Medal of Defiance," awarded to engineer Chuck House, for defying the direct order of Dave Packard, is fascinating. At an annual Project Review visitation, House's large-screen display project was ordered killed. House and his management moved it into production. This display was unique, because it did NOT use a raster scan technology, it was a large computer display with an EXTREMELY fast video bandwidth. The product sold $35 million dollars worth, into computer, medical and even movie applications.
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Minck's Memos
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John Minck
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In any high tech career spanning 37 years, it is almost axiomatic that there will be some memo record of the internal operations of the company involved. So it was with me, and I was never hesitant to speak up to upper management when I perceived a problem looking for a solution. So, here for your amusement are a series of Minck Memos which took issue with multiple topics. At some point you might think that I was auditioning for curmudgeon of the year, or hoping to replace Andy Rooney of 60 Minutes fame.
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