Compaq

Three former Texas Instruments managers found Compaq Computer Corporation in February 1982. Sketched on a paper place mat in a Houston pie shop, the first product is a portable personal computer able to run all of the software being developed for the IBM PC. Compaq will enjoy a magnificent run through the 1980s and 1990s. Hewlett-Packard acquires Compaq in May 2002.
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