January 1982 Former Texas Instruments manager Rod Canion comes up with the idea of a portable computer that runs all the programs that operate on the IBM PC without any modification. Canion, Jim ...

The company has come up with a way to make the Himalaya line appeal to more customers and make other Compaq computers more like its powerful Tandem line. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to ...

Compaq is the first major PC manufacturer to break the 650-MHz barrier by announcing new computers based on its Alpha chip technology. Brooke Crothers writes about mobile computer systems, including ...

In 1981, engineer Rod Canion left Texas Instruments and co-founded Compaq, which created the first IBM-compatible personal computer. This opened the door to an entire industry of PCs that could run ...

The biggest acquisition in the computer business joins the number one personal computer maker with a long time powerhouse in business computers. Compaq computers is buying Digital Equipment Company ...

HOUSTON -- Compaq Computer Corp. will unveil Tuesday several AlphaServer computers geared for high-performance technical and commercial computer markets. The machines include the AlphaServer ES45, a ...

WASHINGTON – HP has expanded a recall of laptop computer batteries that are prone to overheating, melting, and catching fire. The recall announced Tuesday involves about 101,000 lithium-ion batteries ...