Business Desktops/Calcs
Vectra Selection: | |
1) Vectra (1985) | |
2) Vectra CS (1987) | |
3) Vectra ES (1987) | |
4) Vectra RS/20 (1987) | |
5) Vectra PC-308 (1987) | |
6) Vectra Portable CS (1987) | |
7) Vectra ES/12 (1987) | |
8) Vectra LS/12 (1988) | |
9) Vectra QS/16s (1989) | |
10) Vectra 486 (1989) | |
11) Vectra 386/25 (1990) | |
12) Vectra 386/20N (1991) | |
13) Vectra 486N (1992) | |
14) Vectra 486U (1992) | |
15) DeskJet 1200C (1993) | |
16) DeskJet 540 / DeskWriter 540 (1994) | |
The Vectra was HP's first IBM-compatible PC. It was introduced in 1985. While the 150 had been HP's first MS-DOS computer, it did not succeed because it was not program compatible with the IBM PC and it did not come standard with a 5.25 inch floppy disc drive. The 150's 3.5 inch floppy discs were superior to the 5.25 inch discs of the day, but IBM compatibility was more important than technical performance. From the time it entered the PC market (in 1981 with the 100 Series), HP's domestic sales exceeded its international business. International sales surpassed sales in America for the first time in 1986. By 1990, HP was selling more than twice as many Vectras overseas as it was selling in the US (when the annual business was worth about $600M). |
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