HP is celebrating its 40th jubilee of work in the ex-USSR

The U.S. based HP will celebrate its 40th year of working in the USSR and Russia in 2009.

In 1969 the company started shipping its equipment to Soviet scientific centers. In 1980 HP equipment was used for doping control during the Olympic Games in Moscow.

Here is a short overview of what HP brought to the printing industry.

First laser printer: 1984


First mass inkjet printer: 1988


Here are the devices that the company manufactures today:


Source: www.hp40.ru

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