Compaq

Summary

Compaq is a business^[1]. Compaq has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Compaq is in the country of United States^[3].
• Compaq's instance of is recorded as business^[4].
• Compaq's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[5].
• Compaq's instance of is recorded as technology company^[6].
• Compaq's founder is recorded as Rod Canion^[7].
• Compaq's founder is recorded as Jim Harris^[8].
• Compaq is owned by Hewlett-Packard^[9].
• Compaq's headquarters location is recorded as Houston^[10].
• Compaq's Commons category is recorded as Compaq^[11].
• Compaq's stock exchange is recorded as Nasdaq^[12].
• Compaq's industry is recorded as computer industry^[13].
• February 16, 1982 marks the founding of Compaq^[14].
• Compaq was dissolved in May 7, 2002^[15].
• Compaq's parent organization or unit is recorded as Hewlett-Packard^[16].
• Compaq's official website is recorded as https://www.compaq.com/^[17].
• Compaq's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Compaq^[18].
• Compaq's described at URL is recorded as http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/compaq-computer-corporation-history/^[19].
• Compaq's product or material produced is recorded as software^[20].
• Compaq's product or material produced is recorded as computer hardware^[21].
• Compaq's product or material produced is recorded as computer^[22].
• Compaq's replaces is recorded as Digital Equipment Corporation^[23].
• Compaq's replaced by is recorded as Hewlett-Packard^[24].
• Compaq's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en-us', 'text': 'Compaq Computer Corporation'}^[25].
• Compaq's legal form is recorded as subsidiary company^[26].
• Compaq's legal form is recorded as public company^[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Rod Canion^[7] and Jim Harris^[8]. February 16, 1982 marks the founding of Compaq^[14].

Identity

Compaq's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en-us', 'text': 'Compaq Computer Corporation'}^[25].

Operations

Compaq's headquarters location is recorded as Houston^[10]. Compaq's parent organization or unit is recorded as Hewlett-Packard^[16].

Industry

Compaq's industry is recorded as computer industry^[13].

Ownership

Compaq is owned by Hewlett-Packard^[9]. Compaq's stock exchange is recorded as Nasdaq^[12]. Products include software^[20], computer hardware^[21], and computer^[22].

Dissolution

Compaq was dissolved in May 7, 2002^[15].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Compaq include Lakewood Church Central Campus^[28], a church building^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1975^[31].

Why It Matters

Compaq has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Compaq is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Compaq is credited with the discovery of Peripheral Component Interconnect eXtended^[33], a parallel bus^[34], founded in 1998^[35]. Entities named for Compaq include Lakewood Church Central Campus^[28], a church building^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1975^[31].

FAQs

What did Compaq discover?

Compaq is credited as discoverer of Peripheral Component Interconnect eXtended^[33].