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Hewlett Packard software workshop : session one : origin of HP third party software companies

In this first workshop on HP software companies, the participants introduced themselves and then described the origin of their ISVs and VARs who served the HP end user marketplace with applications and systems software products. In this introductory session the software company participants described why and how they entered the HP minicomputer marketplace which set the stage for the workshops to follow. The HP attendees described their roles in HP and the historians provided some background on their experience and interests in the software and services industry.

Item Details

Date
2008-06-05 (Made)
Type
Document
Catalogue number
102739965
Organization
Computer History Museum
People
Harper Thorpe (Participant)
Burt Grad (Moderator)
Douglas Jerger (Participant)
Michael Mahoney (Historian)
Stan Sieler (Participant)
Martin Gorfinkel (Participant)
Lee Keet (Editor)
Grace Gentry (Participant)
Glenn Bugos (Historian)
Bruce Ray (Participant)
Steve Dennis (Participant)
Douglas J. Mecham (Participant)
Richard Bergquist (Participant)
Charles H. House (Participant)
Alfredo Rego (Participant)
Martin Browne (Participant)
Steve Cooper (Participant)
Jack Damm (Participant)
Bob Green (Participant)
Mark Klein (Participant)
Sandy Kurtzig (Participant)
Phil Sakakihara (Participant)
Fred White (Participant)
Rene Woc (Participant)
Michael Adamson (Participant)
Gerard Alberts (Historian)
Category
Transcript
Format
PDF
Credit line
Software Industry Special Interest Group
Extent
29 p.
Place of publication
USA/CA/Mountain View
Language
English
Acquisition number
X4698.2008
Subject
VAX/VMS, Abacus, HP 3000, Adager, Gentry Incorporated, Hewlett Packard (HP)
Archive collection
Oral history collection
Archive hierarchy
CHM Oral History Collection