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2 days ago · In the late 1990s the transformation of product line in favor of large 64-bit SMP systems was accelerated by the acquisition of Cray Business Systems Division from Silicon Graphics. [33]
5 days ago · Compaq, former American computer manufacturer that started as the first maker of IBM-compatible portable computers and quickly grew into the world’s best-selling personal computer brand during the late 1980s and ’90s. Compaq was acquired by the Hewlett-Packard Company in 2002.
2 days ago · In 2002, Compaq signed a merger agreement with Hewlett-Packard for US$24.2 billion, [105] including US$14.45 billion for goodwill, where each Compaq share would be exchanged for 0.6325 of a Hewlett-Packard share.
4 days ago · The SGI Challenge, code named Eveready (deskside models) and Terminator (rackmount models), is a series of multiprocessor server computers developed and manufactured by Silicon Graphics in the early to mid 1990s that succeeded the earlier Power (not to be confused with the IBM POWER) series systems. The Challenge was later succeeded by the ...
4 days ago · There is broad agreement that Frederick Terman, a Stanford professor, was behind the almost accidental birth of Silicon Valley. It was Terman who thought about contacting Stanford alumni William “Bill” Hewlett and David Packard. He convinced them to start their electronics company near the Stanford Campus. They agreed.
5 days ago · If only HP knew what HP knows, we would be three-times more productive. Lew Platt Former chief executive of Hewlett-Packard. Quotations are extremely effective at capturing and concisely communicating thoughts and ideas.
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3 days ago · One of our early targets was to work with Hewlett Packard, which, at that time, was a leader in digital photography. This was in the late ’90s, so digital photography was a very innovative area. We had to lean heavily on my role as a founder and my approach to a decision-maker at Hewlett Packard.
