Yep, he means HP.  Here's some specs from the Allied catalogue:

HDSP-H101
Color                           AlGaAs Red
Typ Intensity Per Segment       700 ucd @ 1mA
Dimensions                      .67"H X .49"W X .31"D
Price                           $2.47.


On Tue, 16 Sep 1997, Martin R. Green wrote:

> 2mA is indeed very low current for decent brightness on a LED display.  I
> assume by "Packard" you mean this is a Hewlett Packard device?   What is
> the display height, colour, etc.
>
> Something with these specs might just work in Microchip's examples.
>
>
> Martin R. Green
> elimar@bigfoot.com
>
> From:  Josef Hanzal[SMTP:euroclass@PHA.PVTNET.CZ]
>
> Using low current display is really essential. I got good results with
> Packard's HDSP-H111 or HDSP-H101 in triplexed display. Their nominal
> current
> is 2 mA, but I used 1k resistors in series with cathodes which yields about
> 1 mA per segment. At that current the display still shines very nice.
>
> Regards
>
> Josef
>