Compaq

Overview

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• TickerCPQ on NASDAQ¹
• Industrycomputer industry, consumer electronics industry¹
• HeadquartersHouston¹
• Websitewww.compaq.com
• Legal formprivately held company, public company¹

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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.²

The story

Founded by Jim Harris and Rod Canion on Feb 16, 1982.¹

Leadership

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• FounderJim Harris¹
• FounderRod Canion¹

Products and brands

• computer
• computer hardware
• software

Listed on Wikidata.¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

• Hewlett-Packard since 2002

Owners

• Hewlett-Packard 100% since 2002

Subsidiaries

• Zip2

From Wikidata.¹

Acquisitions

1. Succeeded Digital Equipment Corporation¹
2. Succeeded by Hewlett-Packard¹

Timeline

1. May 7, 2002Dissolved Dissolved¹
2. 2002Acquired Acquired by Hewlett-Packard¹
3. 1983Went public Listed on NASDAQ¹
4. Feb 16, 1982Founded Founded¹

Links

• Websitewww.compaq.com¹
• Facebookwww.facebook.com/CompaqComputer¹
• YouTubewww.youtube.com/channel/UCi_nz7sYSfR4VC6p3v8Vkkg¹
• LinkedInwww.linkedin.com/company/compaq-computer-corporation¹
• WikipediaCompaq
• WikidataQ324603