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Test and measurement devices were HP's first products. Its first product was an audio oscillator—a device used to test sound equipment—introduced in 1938. In later years, HP continued as a leader in this category, making instruments for measurement, medical technology and chemical analysis.

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» 2116B Computer, 1969

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