It`s nice to see Compaq Computer Corp. standing tall once again. Compaq is one of the decade`s great success stories. Formed in 1981 by three Texas Instruments engineers, the company set out to make ...

Meet the famous PC clones that kept IBM on its toes In early 1982, three veterans of Texas-Instruments joined forces to start Compaq, a firm that within a year would produce a groundbreaking IBM PC ...

The Compaq Portable III hails from the 386 era — in the days before the laptop form factor was what we know today. It’s got a bit of an odd design, but a compelling one, and the keyboard is pretty ...

Talk about a Cinderella story! Riding a chain of spectacular successes, including four computer introductions in 1988, Compaq Computer Corp. is heading into the 1990s as the trendsetter in the ...