The company is producing small samples of the chip set, but expects to begin volume shipments by the middle of next year.
But it will not be able to begin volume shipments until mid-1996.
Hewlett-Packard said it will step up production gradually over the remainder of 1987, with volume shipments beginning in early 1988.
Sampling begun in late 1994, with volume shipments in the third quarter of 1995.
Samples were introduced on 10 September 1993 with volume shipments in early 1994.
Motorola has begun volume shipments of its most advanced microprocessor, the 68040, after months of delays.
That will push volume shipments off until next year.
It said it would begin shipping samples of the chips this summer, with volume shipments in the fourth quarter.
That quarter benefited significantly from the initial volume shipment of the company's new 2200 Series mainframe computers, the company said.
Young Herbert learned the art of dealing with large volume shipments and took back those skills when he returned to his family's Washington home after the war.
