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‎See also: +Tandem Computers

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Compaq, not Canon, buys DEC

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'''Compaq''' was a producer of [[personal computer]]s, founded in 1982. Most notably, they were the first to successfully produce an [[IBM-compatible PC]], making PC compatibility (and the resultant ability to run [[software]] produced for the [[IBM PC]] - unusual in an era when most software had to be customized to each vendor's machines) a major theme of their marketing. The resultant widespread adoption heralded the development of the computerized society.

Compaq's machines led [[International Business Machines|IBM]]'s for quite a while; they were, for instance, the first to produce a machine built around the [[Intel 80386]].

Canon bought [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]] in 1998, but its attempt to become a full-service computer company by doing so failed; it, in turn, was merged with [[Hewlett-Packard]] in 2002.

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==Further reading==

* Rod Canion, ''Open: How Compaq Ended IBM's PC Domination and Helped Invent Modern Computing'', Benbella Books, Dallas

[[Category: Manufacturers]]

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	* Rod Canion, ''Open: How Compaq Ended IBM's PC Domination and Helped Invent Modern Computing'', Benbella Books, Dallas		* Rod Canion, ''Open: How Compaq Ended IBM's PC Domination and Helped Invent Modern Computing'', Benbella Books, Dallas
		+	* Michael Nadeau, ''Collectible Microcomputers'' (Schiffer Book for Collectors), Schiffer, Atglen, 2002

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		+	==External links==
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		+	* [https://bitsavers.org/pdf/compaq/ Compaq] - documentation at [[Bitsavers]]
		+	* [https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/firsts-history-computing-paul-g-allen-collection/paul-allens-personal-computer-146/230083 Paul Allen's personal computer] - a COMPAQ PORTABLE 286 from [[Paul Allen]]'s collection at the [[Living Computer Museum\|LCM]], includes several images

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		+	==See also==
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		+	* [[Tandem Computers]] - a manufacturer of fault-tolerant computer systems acquired by Compaq

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 Compaq's machines led [[International Business Machines|IBM]]'s for quite a while; they were, for instance, the first to produce a machine built around the [[Intel 80386]].
-Canon bought [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]] in 1998, but its attempt to become a full-service computer company by doing so failed; it, in turn, was merged with [[Hewlett-Packard]] in 2002.
+Compaq bought [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]] in 1998, but its attempt to become a full-service computer company by doing so failed; it, in turn, was merged with [[Hewlett-Packard]] in 2002.
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