COMPAQ Computer was founded in 1982 by three friends in a Houston café with the goal of creating a portable computer that could compete with IBM, the world's largest technology business. Many have attempted to copy the code of the industry leader, only to be defeated by IBM and its high-priced lawyers. The incredible story of Compaq, including its eventual collapse as a David versus Goliath battle, is explored. Compaq was an improbable upstart who changed the course of computing and helped define the world as we know it today.
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COMPAQ Computer was founded in 1982 by three friends in a Houston café with the goal of creating a portable computer that could compete with IBM, the world's largest technology business. Many have attempted to copy the code of the industry leader, only to be defeated by IBM and its high-priced lawyers. The incredible story of Compaq, including its eventual collapse as a David versus Goliath battle, is explored. Compaq was an improbable upstart who changed the course of computing and helped define the world as we know it today.
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