Question of the week: swan song
The Question of the Week competition on the HP anniversary website in Russia is coming to an end. We have two last questions and two prizes for the winners. This week the question is:
In 1969, the HP computer business became such an adult that it was given its own building. It was located on the territory of the former private lands in the then exclusively agricultural valley, in the town of Cupertino. Specifically, in the place of its location, farmers grew one fruit, in honor of which this division was called. The employees constantly chewed these fruits themselves and treated their colleagues from Palo Alto.
What was this fruit?
You can answer on the site hp40.ru
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Sorry for the involuntary advertising, I just personally liked this question.
And finally, a bit of visual history. This is the cover of the first advertising brochure released by HP in Russia in Russian. Just some 35 years ago)
And after all, the truth solved problems, even though the company's office was located at this address (note, there is no phone):
In 1969, the HP computer business became such an adult that it was given its own building. It was located on the territory of the former private lands in the then exclusively agricultural valley, in the town of Cupertino. Specifically, in the place of its location, farmers grew one fruit, in honor of which this division was called. The employees constantly chewed these fruits themselves and treated their colleagues from Palo Alto.
What was this fruit?
You can answer on the site hp40.ru
')
Sorry for the involuntary advertising, I just personally liked this question.
And finally, a bit of visual history. This is the cover of the first advertising brochure released by HP in Russia in Russian. Just some 35 years ago)
And after all, the truth solved problems, even though the company's office was located at this address (note, there is no phone):
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/61171/
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