Compaq personal computers

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:computer
gptkbp:acquisition gptkb:Hewlett-Packard
$25 billion
gptkbp:acquisition_year gptkb:2002
gptkbp:brand gptkb:Compaq
gptkbp:challenges PC industry
gptkbp:competed_in gptkb:Acer
gptkb:API
gptkb:Asus
gptkb:IBM
gptkb:Sony
gptkb:Apple
gptkb:Dell
gptkb:Toshiba
gptkb:Lenovo
gptkb:HP
gptkbp:discontinued gptkb:2002
gptkbp:employees approximately 20,000 (2001)
gptkbp:first_ibm-compatible_portable_computer gptkb:Compaq_Portable
gptkbp:first_portable_computer gptkb:Compaq_Portable
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Rod_Canion
Jim Harris
Bill Murto
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Houston,_Texas
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Compaq personal computers
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:1982
gptkbp:latest_version gptkb:Compaq_Presario_CQ60
gptkbp:legacy pioneered portable computing
influenced PC design
popularized the clone market
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Compaq
gptkbp:market global
gptkbp:market_share declined in 2000s
gptkbp:notable_feature affordable pricing
expandable architecture
user-friendly design
gptkbp:notable_models gptkb:Compaq_Portable
gptkb:Compaq_Deskpro
gptkb:Compaq_Presario
gptkbp:operating_system gptkb:MS-DOS
gptkb:Windows
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Compaq_Computer_Corporation
gptkbp:partnership gptkb:Acer
gptkb:Microsoft
gptkb:Intel
gptkbp:production_years gptkb:2003
gptkbp:revenue $14 billion (1999)
gptkbp:successor gptkb:HP_computers
gptkb:HP
gptkbp:target_market gptkb:educational_institutions
home users
business users
gptkbp:type gptkb:laptop
desktop
gptkbp:year gptkb:2009