Compaq
Sign in to saveCompaq Computer Corporation was an American information technology company founded in 1982 that developed, sold, and supported computers and related products and services. Compaq produced some of the first IBM PC compatible computers, being the second company after Columbia Data Products to legally reverse engineer the BIOS of the IBM Personal Computer. It rose to become the largest supplier of PC systems during the 1990s. The company was initially based in Harris County, Texas.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Compaq Computer Corporation
- Company.type
- Public
- Company.trade_name
- Compaq
- Company.logo
- Compaq logo 1993.svg
- Company.logo_caption
- Wordmark logo used from 1993 to 2007
- Company.image
- HewlettPackardCampusHarrisCoTX.png
- Company.image_caption
- Aerial photo of Compaq's former headquarters in unincorporated Harris County, Texas (circa 2002)
- Company.genre
- Computer
- Company.successor
- Itself (as a brand of Hewlett-Packard; 2002−2013)Hewlett-Packard (2013−2015)HP Inc. (2015−present)
- Company.founders
- Rod CanionJim HarrisBill Murto
- Company.foundation
- 1982
- Company.defunct
- (as a separate company) (as a brand of HP; still active outside of North America)
- Company.location_city
- Harris County, Texas
- Company.location_country
- U.S.
- Company.industry
- Computer hardwareComputer software
- Company.products
- Desktops, laptops, servers, telecom equipment, software
- Company.fate
- Acquired by Hewlett-Packard, brand name retired by HP in 2013
- Company.subsid
- Tandem ComputersDigital Equipment Corporation
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25 sectionsContents
- History
- 1982–1990
- Introduction of Compaq Portable
- Compaq Deskpro
- Compaq DeskPro 386
- Compaq SystemPro
- Compaq SLT and LTE
- 1990–1994
- Decline of IBM's offer
- Ouster of co-founders
- Introduction of Compaq Presario
- 1994–2002
- Joint ventures, partnerships and alliances
- Management shuffle, acquisitions and ouster of Pfeiffer
- Struggles
- Acquisition by Hewlett-Packard
- 2002–2013
- 2013–present
- Headquarters
- Competitors
- Sponsorship
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Compaq Computer Corporation was an American information technology company founded in 1982 that developed, sold, and supported computers and related products and services. Compaq produced some of the first IBM PC compatible computers, being the second company after Columbia Data Products to legally reverse engineer the BIOS of the IBM Personal Computer. It rose to become the largest supplier of PC systems during the 1990s. The company was initially based in Harris County, Texas.
The company was formed by Rod Canion, Jim Harris, and Bill Murto, all of whom were former Texas Instruments senior managers. All three had left Compaq in 1991 due to an internal shakeup, and saw Eckhard Pfeiffer appointed as president and CEO, who served throughout the 1990s. Ben Rosen provided the venture capital financing for the fledgling company and served as chairman of the board for 17 years from 1983 until September 28, 2000, when he retired and was succeeded by Michael Capellas, who served as its last chairman and CEO until its merger.
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