[7] In May 1972, the Barney Oliver Amplifier[12] was offered to virtually every product and sales division employee for $325, with 400 orders received by February 1973.
[13] The Barney Oliver Amplifier[14] was a cooperative,[15] after-hours "G" job,[16][17] with Chris Clare, Rich Marconi and Ken Peterson of Paul Stoft's lab assisting on electrical and mechanical aspects, Paul Rasmuasen of Corporate Industrial Design lending his special talents, Clarence Studley of Paul Stoft's lab finalizing the mechanical design, Eileen Martin of HPL doing PC layout, Betty Downs of HPL doing schematics and artwork, and Tom Osborne, helping in a variety of ways.
[13] By May 1973, HP produced 400 units, on a time-available basis, for employees only,[18] with earlier models made available in kit form.
[19] "An old friend of mine who was one of the chief engineers at Hewlett-Packard, Barney Oliver, decided to make a power amplifier.
- Richard Sequerra, 26 April 2009 Stereophile[20]In 1945, Oliver married to Priscilla Newton until her death in December 1994.