Website review: BBC NEWS | Technology | The garage ...
starspirit discovered this in Science/Tech
•6 reviews since Apr 11, 2008
science, computers, hp
•news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7341983.stm
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demonveen rated 4 months ago- Uh... I don't think that HP gets credit for creating Silicon Vally -- I think that honor belongs squarely with Fairchild Semiconductor. But hey, they probably don't buy as much advertising.
- brmwk rated 4 months ago
- Those idiots deserve to go back to garages. I hate having to work on their crap.
- nibito rated 4 months ago
Silicon Valley is pitted with sites of pilgrimage for geeks but, for many, the lovingly restored garage at 367 Addison Avenue in Palo Alto is a draw like no other. In some senses this unassuming suburban street in Northern California can be considered the birthplace of the world's first hi-tech region. It is where the founders of Hewlett Packard got started. The restoration effort means that the 12ft by 8ft wooden structure is pretty much as it was during Bill and Dave's time - that's Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard for the uninitiated. A single lightbulb hangs from the ceiling, a copy of the original drill press they used for 20 years bulks along one side and a lingering musty oil smell evokes a lost era when hardware was bought by the yard. Every year more than 40,000 people pay homage at this humble location but the nearest they get is the iron gate at the end of the drive. The BBC won a rare guided tour around the fabled garage and home and where Bill and Dave started the company that bears their name to this day and must have exceeded their ambitions for how big it would grow. more on link
- yopp rated 4 months ago
- A garage workshop where HP was started. The stark interior has been restored to how it looked 70 years ago. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7341983.stm
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