1988 Hewlett-Packard Annual Stock Report (HP) – Color Photos, 48 Pages
Here’s a fun throwback to late-1980s corporate reporting: this 1988 Hewlett-Packard (HP) Annual Stock Report.
It includes color photos and offers a “state of the company” snapshot from a key era in tech history.
Great for HP fans, vintage stock/annual report collectors, and anyone who loves printed tech ephemera.
Item Details
- Type: Hewlett-Packard annual stock report
- Year: 1988
- Pages: approximately 48 pages
- Size: approximately 8 1/2" x 11"
- Images: includes color photos
- Condition: as pictured
About Hewlett-Packard (HP)
Hewlett-Packard (HP) was a major American technology company credited with pioneering the rise of
Silicon Valley and helping drive global personal computing.
What HP Offered
- Hardware, software, and services as a global information technology company
- Electronic test equipment
- Handheld calculators
- Personal computers
- Inkjet and laser printers
The HP Way
HP’s famous corporate philosophy—often called the HP Way—highlighted
employee trust, open communication, and decentralized innovation.
Brief History Highlights
- 1939: Founded by Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard in a Palo Alto, California garage (investment of $538)
- 1940s: The Model 200A audio oscillator was used by Walt Disney Studios for Fantasia
- 1960s–1980s: Computing growth, including HP 2116A (1966) and HP-35 (1972)
- 2002: HP acquired Compaq—briefly becoming the world’s largest PC vendor
- 2015: HP split into HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
