In 1981, engineer Rod Canion left Texas Instruments and co-founded Compaq, which created the first IBM-compatible personal computer. This opened the door to an entire industry of PCs that could run ...

With its new line of Compaq Computer Presario notebooks, Hewlett-Packard is looking for road warriors who enjoy the freedom of movement, but prefer to stay plugged in at home. The Presario 1500 is a ...

Compaq arrived on the scene in 1982 and within the space of 12 years grew to become the world's largest PC manufacturer. After reaching an impressive high in the mid-1990s, when Compaq PCs enjoyed ...

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Assuming shareholders approve the acquisition of Compaq, it’s highly likely Palo Alto, Calif.-based HP will adopt many of Compaq’s product-line names and computer designs as its own, especially in the ...

The days of Compaq and Gateway laptops are long gone. But if you have fond memories of buying your first Compaq laptop down at Circuit City, there’s good news. The brand is back — but in a different ...

Hewlett-Packard Co. announced Tuesday several products developed by the former Compaq Computer Corp., whose acquisition by HP was finalized May 7. New versions of the AlphaServer family were announced ...

Hewlett-Packard Co. cited lower computer sales yesterday as a key reason for lackluster results in its third fiscal quarter, the first full quarter since the company's acquisition of rival computer ...

PC shoppers are often advised, “Buy one step down from the top” — hitting the price/performance sweet spot with Intel or AMD’s second fastest CPU, or the second biggest hard disk available. But even ...

Indiana HMO Cardinal Health System has named Compaq Computer its exclusive provider of servers, storage systems, desktop PCs and laptops in a three-year deal valued at $60 million. Cardinal will ...

The two companies, whose shares are hovering near 52-week lows, plan to hold a press conference to discuss specifics of the transaction at 9 a.m. on Tuesday in New York. For solution providers, the ...

Compaq Computer has begun selling its first "blade" servers, networked computers stacked side by side so that 280 can fit in a single 6-foot-tall rack, the company will announce Monday. The BL series, ...