But how would Compaq survive if one of five of the computers it brought to the marketplace succeeded?
Compaq, using Dell-inspired quick inventory turns, still manages to eke out a profit in PCs.
Compaq soars to a billion dollars in sales faster than any other company in history.
With the DEC deal comes 150 million new options for everyone, 10% of Compaq's market capitalization.
Computer maker Compaq has selected the AMD K6-2 for its upcoming Presario Internet PC.
The Compaq Tru64 Unix brand will be extended to cover future server products, Yeates said.
Big players such as Compaq and AST have stopped making them as well as 486 machines.
Dell scores 74 out of 100, which puts it ahead of Hewlett-Packard's Compaq brand.
Compaq had not lost its touch, but something more profound -- its credibility with Wall Street.
It is already running Teradataon lower-priced servers such as those from Dell or Compaq.
The resellers revolted anyway, pushing other brands and taking a bite out of Compaq's commercial sales.
Unlike HP's, Compaq's share price hasn't recovered from the selloff after the merger was announced.
The clean-roomers killed the HP Jornada handheld in favor of the Compaq iPAQ .
Compaq was the first major PC vendor to announce new consumer models using the AMD processor.
Seemingly out of nowhere they produced companies such as Intel, Microsoft, Compaq and Dell.
Intel said other deposition testimony and pretrial statements from senior staff at IBM, Compaq Computer Corp.
Capellas acknowledges Compaq has a problem here, and he lays blame on its distribution system.
Rivals such as Hewlett-Packard picked off Digital's customers by the hundreds after Compaq announced the takeover.
Those two were far more different from each other, though, than are HP and Compaq.
The alliance has already licensed Directory Server 4.1 to Check Point Software, Hewlett-Packard and Compaq.
Observers expect a clear 'yes' vote, as the merger terms appear to favour Compaq's owners.
Compaq also has set up a Web site with more detailed information about the recall.
Previously, Robison was senior vice president and chief technology officer of Strategy and Technology at Compaq.
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Just think of an old Compaq desktop compared with the latest Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook.
That is a choice Compaq has already made and to which it is devoting substantial research.
Proview had a product called the iPad, essentially a clone of a Compaq product.
There are still notable gaps--software and consulting--but Compaq brought storage and services to HP.
Compaq emerges as a supercomputing power after its servers help Celera unravel the genetic code.
Still, Compaq has shown some foresight in embracing both technologies in an interesting way.
Compaq's excellent relationship with its dealer network is a significant factor in its success.
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