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Compaq

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.…

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Genre
Computer
Founded
1982
Founders
Rod Canion Jim Harris Bill Murto
Industry
Computer hardware Computer software
Headquarters
Harris County, Texas, U.S.
Area served
United States · Canada · United Kingdom · Mexico · Brazil

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Compaq

Nodes175
Edges174
Triples167
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.011429
Components1

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Compaq

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related to 1982–1990 · 37
Compaq → Benjamin, Bill Murto, Compaq PC, Compaq's, Compatibility, Dell, Due, Each, February, Gateway, Gateway Technology, House, Houston, IBM, IBM PC, IBM's PCs, In, InfoWorld, Intel, Jim Harris
related to 2002–2013 · 29
Compaq → Capellas, CEO, CEO Carly Fiorina, Compaq's, DEC, Dell, Fiorina, Hewlett-Packard, However, HP, HP's, IBM, IBM's, In, Jeff Clarke, Lenovo, MCI Worldcom, November, One, Overall
related to 2013–present · 16
Compaq → After, April, Argentinian-based, Brazilian-based, Compaq's Argentine, Europe, Globalk, Grupo Newsan, HP, In, In March, North America, October, Positivo Tecnologia, Presario, The
related to Competitors · 16
Compaq → Apple, Apple Computer, AST, AST Research, By, Compaq's, Dell, Gateway, IBM, IBM PC, IBM PC Compatible, IBM's, In, Packard Bell, PC, PCs
related to Sponsorship · 14
Compaq → Compaq Center, Compaq's, Houston, Houston Rockets, HP, HP Pavilion, In, Lakewood Church Central Campus, Queens Park Rangers, San Jose, San Jose Sharks, SAP Center, The, The Summit
related to Headquarters · 10
Compaq → As, California-style, CEO, Corridor, Houston, Instead, Rod Canion, SH, The Compaq World Headquarters, West Coast-style
Area served · 7
Compaq → Argentina, Brazil, Canada, India, Mexico, United Kingdom, United States
see also · 2
Compaq → Compaq Portable, Texas
Defunct · 1
Compaq → 2002; 24 years ago (2002) (as a separate company) 2013; 13 years ago (2013) (as a brand of HP; still active outside of North America and Europe)
Fate · 1
Compaq → Acquired by Hewlett-Packard, brand name retired by HP in 2013

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CompaqArea servedUnited States1.00infobox
CompaqArea servedCanada1.00infobox
CompaqArea servedUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
CompaqArea servedMexico1.00infobox
CompaqArea servedBrazil1.00infobox
CompaqArea servedArgentina1.00infobox
CompaqArea servedIndia1.00infobox
CompaqDefunct2002; 24 years ago (2002) (as a separate company) 2013; 13 years ago (2013) (as a brand of HP; still active outside of North America and Europe)1.00infobox
CompaqFateAcquired by Hewlett-Packard, brand name retired by HP in 20131.00infobox
CompaqFounded19821.00infobox
CompaqFoundersRod Canion Jim Harris Bill Murto1.00infobox
CompaqGenreComputer1.00infobox
CompaqHeadquartersHarris County, Texas, U.S.1.00infobox
CompaqIndustryComputer hardware Computer software1.00infobox
CompaqProductsDesktops, laptops, servers, telecom equipment, software1.00infobox
CompaqSubsidiariesTandem Computers Digital Equipment Corporation1.00infobox
CompaqSuccessorItself (as a brand of Hewlett-Packard; 2002−2013) Hewlett-Packard (2013−2015) HP Inc. (2015−present)[b]1.00infobox
CompaqTrade nameCompaq1.00infobox
CompaqTraded asNYSE: CPQ1.00infobox
CompaqTypePublic1.00infobox
CompaqWebsiteFormer brand websites: compaq.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2001-07-11) compaq.com (HP) at the Wayback Machine (archived 2025-08-12)1.00infobox

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