EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

         We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this
Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated November 23, 1999,
relating to the consolidated financial statements, which appears in
Hewlett-Packard Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
October 31, 1999.

/S/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

San Jose, California
April 26, 2000