Compaq Computer was founded in 1982 by three friends in a Houston diner with the goal of creating a portable computer to compete with IBM, the world's most powerful technology company. Many had attempted to clone the industry leader's code, only to be defeated by IBM and its high-priced lawyers. Explore Compaq's remarkable David vs. Goliath story, and eventual demise, as an unlikely upstart who changed the future of computing and helped shape the world as we know it today.
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Compaq Computer was founded in 1982 by three friends in a Houston diner with the goal of creating a portable computer to compete with IBM, the world's most powerful technology company. Many had attempted to clone the industry leader's code, only to be defeated by IBM and its high-priced lawyers. Explore Compaq's remarkable David vs. Goliath story, and eventual demise, as an unlikely upstart who changed the future of computing and helped shape the world as we know it today.
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