EXHIBIT 23 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement the following Registration Statements on Form S-8 of our report dated November 22, 1993 appearing on page 43 of the 1993 Annual Report to Shareholders of Hewlett-Packard Company which is incorporated in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Registration No. 2-66780 through Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 Registration No. 2-90239 Registration No. 2-92331 through Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 Registration No. 2-96361 through Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 Registration No. 33-30769 Registration No. 33-31496 Registration No. 33-31500 Registration No. 33-38579 Registration No. 33-50699 We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report on the Financial Statement Schedules, which appears on page 13 of this Form 10-K. PRICE WATERHOUSE San Francisco, California January 28, 1994 E-23-1