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Re: OT: HWP to be HPQ beginning Monday
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Wirt Atmar <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 2 May 2002 17:58:42 EDT
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Paul,

> > See http://news.com.com/2100-1001-897644.html?tag=fd_top
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>  Why was HWP chosen for HP's ticker symbol anyway?  What was the W for?

As long as this is my day to answer, let me say that they're just letters.
HWP stands for HeWlettPack, in the same way that CPQ stands for ComPaQ or XRX
stands for XeRoX.

Wirt Atmar

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