Compaq Computer was founded in 1982 by three friends in a Houston café with the goal of creating a compact PC that could compete with IBM, the world's most powerful tech firm. Many had attempted to clone the code of the industry leader, but had been thwarted by IBM and its obscenely expensive lawyers. Learn about Compaq, the improbable upstart that changed the course of computer history and shaped the world as we know it today in this fascinating David vs. Goliath tale.
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Compaq Computer was founded in 1982 by three friends in a Houston café with the goal of creating a compact PC that could compete with IBM, the world's most powerful tech firm. Many had attempted to clone the code of the industry leader, but had been thwarted by IBM and its obscenely expensive lawyers. Learn about Compaq, the improbable upstart that changed the course of computer history and shaped the world as we know it today in this fascinating David vs. Goliath tale.
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