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	Compaq Portable, the Company's First Product in 1982 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Compaq Computer was formed in 1982 and their first product announced in November 1982 was the Compaq Portable.
		The Compaq Portable superceded the Osborne 1 which could not run PC-DOS and had a smaller screen.
		The Compaq Portable was similar in performance to the IBM-PC with a 4.77 MHz 8088 processor, 128k of RAM, a single full-height 320k 5-1/4" floppy disk, and a built-in 9-inch green monochrome monitor.
	www.cedmagic.com /history/compaq-portable.html (167 words)

	Compaq I Portable computer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Compaq Computer Corporation was founded in February 1982 by Rod Canion, Jim Harris and Bill Murto, three senior managers who left Texas Instruments and invested $1,000 each to form their own company.
		Problem: Compaq couldn't just copy IBM's BIOS to make their new machine guaranteed IBM compatible, this would be illegal, and easily proven by IBM.
		In 1986, Compaq released the Portable II with an internal hard drive and a 80286 microprocessor.
	oldcomputers.net /compaqi.html (554 words)

	Compaq Laptop - Compaq
		Compaq is often told that the architecture of the original Compaq PC was first sketched out on a placemat by the founders while they were dining in a restaurant of Pies.
		Compaq was able to market a legal IBM clone because IBM mostly used retro parts for their PC.
		I have been using the Compaq portable laptop almost for an year and i faced the minimum risks as most of the times the customer support is very faithful.
	www.laptopreviewsonline.com /Compaq (894 words)

	Compaq Portable - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Compaq Portable had basically the same hardware as an IBM PC, transplanted into a luggable case, with Compaq's custom BIOS instead of IBM's.
		While this was more expensive than IBM's design, it allowed Compaq to combine the graphics capability of the IBM CGA with the clearer text of the IBM MDA, thereby making the Compaq Portable very well suited for the spreadsheet software driving computer sales at the time.
		Compaq's efforts were possible because IBM had used mostly "off the shelf" parts for their PC, and because Microsoft had kept the right to license MS-DOS to other computer manufacturers.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Compaq_Portable (502 words)

	CRN
		Compaq founders Canion, Bill Harris and Murto were not the first to develop the idea of a portable nor were they first to market.
		Compaq engineers did not have that luxury and were forced to develop a solution that would scan at two different frequencies.
		Compaq unveiled the 28-pound portable based on the Intel Corp. 8088 processor in November 1982 and started shipping it after the turn of the year for $2,995.
	www.crn.com /sections/special/supplement/816/816p61_hof.asp (1053 words)

	Compaq Portable III computer
		The Compaq Portable III was definitely one of the finest portable computers of its day.
		The Compaq was a top flight computer and the price was a little steep even for that time.
		This second generation machine was nearly as heavy as the original Portable, but had trimmer dimensions and the original machines' 8088 processor was upgraded to a 8 Mhz 80286 processor.
	members.tripod.com /~net2000plus/compaqiii.htm (858 words)

	Compaq Notebooks, Compaq Servers, Compaq Desktops, Compaq Monitors, Compaq Networking, iPaq Family reseller in Richmond ...
		Early Compaq logo, used on the Compaq Portable.Compaq's efforts were possible because IBM had used mostly "off the shelf" parts for their PC, and because Microsoft had kept the right to license the operating system to other computer manufacturers.
		Compaq further cemented its place of significance in the industry when, in 1987, they introduced the first PC based on Intel Corp's new 80386 microprocessor, the first 32-bit processor in the x86 line.
		In 2002, Compaq engaged in a bitterly contested merger with Hewlett-Packard.
	www.guidetorichmond.co.uk /compaqreseller.html (627 words)

	Compaq Portable 386
		The Compaq Portable 386 is actually a "luggable", or "lunchbox portable" (it's called a lunchbox portable because it's smaller than the original portables, which are called "sewing machine portables".
		I think the Compaq Portable 386 was mainly designed as a small footprint desktop, that could also be taken on the occasional business trip.
		This would allow the owner to still have access to a computer to do word processing/record keeping, without the cost (and speed loss) of a laptop, when in 1989, they were still in the 8088-286 range, and still fairly expensive.
	members.tripod.com /general_1/computers/compaq_port386.htm (337 words)

	OLD-COMPUTERS.COM : The Museum
		That way, Compaq was able to develop a PC compatible without any risk of a lawsuit from IBM, since the code was written from scratch (reverse engineering).
		The portable was the first unit and had silver logo plates.
		It is presently in the Compaq internal museum (the "hall of fame").
	www.old-computers.com /museum/computer.asp?c=547 (626 words)

	Compaq launches Armada (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Compaq Armada line replaces the familiar Contura family of portables and includes a new ultra-thin notebook computer complete with advanced stereo sound and the battery built into the carrying handle.
		Compaq also is introducing a new PC-card modem that can turn the LTE 5380 model into a speakerphone with voice-mail capabilities.
		Of the portables, only the Armada 4100 will be manufactured at the corporate headquarters in Houston, as well as in factories in Singapore and Scotland.
	www.chron.com /content/chronicle/business/96/06/18/cpq.2-0.html (781 words)

	Scoutingaround.com Compaq Portable Computer
		The Compaq portable computer was the first computer made by Compaq and was the first computer that was one hundred percent IBM PC compatible.
		The computer was to be portable and easy to transport however, the computer weighs about 30 pounds and resembles a suitcase, which made it hard to handle but it was still better than the alternative, which was carrying the computer, monitor and keyboard separately.
		In order for Compaq to make a computer that was completely compatible to the IBM PC they had to have a bios (firmware that controls the computer) that functioned exactly as the one IBM used.
	www.scoutingaround.com /computers/compaq/index.php (479 words)

	Untitled
		Compaq warrants the Portable Computer you have purchased from Compaq or from a Compaq authorized reseller is free from defects in materials or workmanship under normal use during the warranty period.
		Compaq is not liable for any claim made by a third party or made by you for a third party.
		Compaq Portable Computers are covered by warranty in 85 countries, giving you the added assurance of warranty service virtually anywhere in the world.
	www.primesystems.com /compaq/warranty.htm (1555 words)

	Compaq readies first ultra-portable notebook \| CNET News.com
		Compaq is preparing its first ultra-portable Armada notebook for corporate users in an effort to catch up in a market where it has no presence.
		Compaq's ultra-portable is based on its Aero 8000, a magnesium alloy cased Windows CE device with keyboard.
		Compaq would not comment on pricing, but sources close to the company said entry-level models would start around $2,000 and could be announced on July 26.
	news.com.com /2100-1040-228250.html?legacy=cnet (578 words)

	Retro Thing: Chunky Compaq Portable
		The Portable had the distinction of being the first IBM-PC clone to include a legally reverse-engineered version of the IBM BIOS (low level system routines).
		The luggable Compaq gave users the ability to take a truly IBM compatible computer with them wherever they travelled and was an instant hit.
		Compaq sold 53,000 units by the end of 1993, bringing in over $110 million.
	www.retrothing.com /2005/09/chunky_compaq_p.html (231 words)

	Compaq-DIGITAL Timeline
		Compaq Computer is first to market with a portable computer, the Compaq Portable PC.
		Compaq Computer introduces the 20-MHz Compaq Portable 386 and the Compaq Deskpro 386/20, which features a 20-MHz Intel 80386 and a cache controller.
		Compaq Computer announces the acquisition of Digital Equipment Corporation for $9.6 billion; the merger creates the second-largest computer company in the world, with revenues of over $37 billion.
	research.microsoft.com /~gbell/Digital/timeline/compaq-d.htm (1616 words)

	Compaq Portable series - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Compaq's first computers were portable 'lunchbox' or 'luggable' computers, and as such belong to the Compaq Portable series.
		Some of the portables (the Portable and Portable II) had CRT monitors, while others (the Portable III and the Portable 386) had flat, single-color, usually amber, plasma displays.
		The portables came/could come with internal hard disk drives on.5" shock mount springs; diskette drives, usually 5 1/4" double- or quadruple-density drives; batteries; and/or a dual-ISA expansion chassis, about one full-drive-height wide.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Compaq_portable_series (165 words)

	OLD-COMPUTERS.COM : The Museum
		When Compaq launched its Portable III, the lauch was timed to occurs simultaneously in twelve countries around the world, in keeping with Compaq's showmanship style.
		The Portable III previously rumoured to be the smallest, lightest and fastest 386 machine but Compaq only had a 286-12 mainboard ready to be mass produced.
		Compaq actually released a 286 version to restore its Number One spot in the portable market, under the pressure from Toshiba with its T-1100 and T-3100 and Zenith with its Z-181.
	www.old-computers.com /museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=1064 (388 words)

	Fwd: compaq's portable computer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In both the machines a WD (with a Compaq sticker) MFM to IDE adapter was used to run it off the IDE port on the original Compaq I/O card.
		I had a Portable I. It had 256KB on the motherboard, but could be expanded to 640KB with an ISA memory card like (almost) any other XT.
		I've still got a Portable 486, I think that was the last of the luggables.
	www.classiccmp.org /pipermail/cctech/2004-May/029085.html (409 words)

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		The machine that sent Compaq from zero to a company that was recognised as a standard setting company.
		This machine filled a void (the portable PC void) that IBM did not fill for quite some time.
		Sketched on a paper place mat in a Houston pie shop, the first product was a portable personal computer able to run all of the software being developed then for the IBM PC.
	www.thepcmuseum.com /misc/Compaq/Portable/default.htm (101 words)

	Master-McNeil launches Armada, new name for Compaq portable PCs; Sub-branding is strategic solution to crowded arena of ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		"Compaq's decision to group all their portable products under a single sub-brand is a key strategic commitment which will help define customer understanding of the Compaq product line," said SB Master, president of MMc.
		Compaq's willingness to consider both real-word names (no x's, z's or pseudo-Latinate endings) and new metaphors (not just Powerthis or Prothat) opened up vocabulary areas for exploration not normally available to us and led to the development of a name which is truly unique," she said.
		This is an apt metaphor for the Compaq portable line, composed of a variety of powerful machines, each providing its users with the equipment to accomplish their required tasks.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_1996_June_17/ai_18395038 (661 words)

	Compaq Portable PC 101709
		Not only was this the first computer manufactured by Compaq, it was also the first IBM PC clone that didn't infringe on any copyright laws.
		A nifty little Compaq Portable game, "The Most Computers You Can Carry." The object of the game is to pick up as many Compaq Portable's that you can in 60 seconds.
		Compaq portables are located in each corner of the screen.
	www.electricgypsy.net /computers/compaq_portable.php (1006 words)

	Compaq I Portable computer (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		More than a mere IBM clone, the Compaq Portable is something different, it's transportable, designed so it can easily be taken aboard an airliner as carry-on luggage.
		Compaq Computer reports second year revenues of US$329 million, an industry record.
		On January of 1983, BYTE magazine published a review of the Compaq Portable computer.
	oldcomputers.net.cob-web.org:8888 /compaqi.html (554 words)

	Sevin Rosen Funds \| About Us (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		SRF involvement with Compaq dates back to October 1981, when the firm's founding partners, L.J. Sevin and Ben Rosen, were introduced to Rod Canion, Jim Harris, and Bill Murto, founders of Compaq.
		In January 1982, the Compaq founders returned with a sketch and a plan for a portable, 100% IBM compatible PC, drawn on the back of a placemat from a Houston, Texas, restaurant.
		Introduced in November 1982 and shipped in January 1983, the twenty-eight pound Compaq Portable PC revolutionized the personal computer industry by creating the industry-standard sector of the market.
	www.srfunds.com /about/Compaq.html (356 words)

	Compaq Portable Computer
		Compaq was one of the first successful IBM PC clones.
		Compaq Computer Corporation was started in 1982 by three men and a place mat.
		The Compaq Portable followed the recent tradition of portable machines like the Osbornes and Kaypros of the day while shunning CP/M in favor of MS-DOS and PC compatibility.
	www.vintage-computer.com /compaq_portable.shtml (1141 words)

	IBM Portable PC
		The Portable PC was IBM's answer to Compaq who had cloned their PC and released it in a suitcase form factor a year earlier.
		The Portable PC was basically an XT in a portable case without the hard drive.
		The IBM Portable PC was IBM's answer to Compaq and their Portable.
	www.vintage-computer.com /ibmportable.shtml (477 words)

	Compaq II Portable computer (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Compaq Portable II is a smaller and lighter upgrade of their popular Portable I, with a faster CPU, and an integrated hard drive data storage system.
		It is called a portable computer, but there are no batteries, you still have to plug it into the 110VAC power outlet.
		The Portable II is capable of switching between 6 and 8 MHz with a <\> hot key combination.
	oldcomputers.net.cob-web.org:8888 /compaqii.html (363 words)

	FS: "rare"????? models of Compaq (was: Fwd: compaq's portable computer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		I think that there were both a "Portable II" AND a "Portable II/286", but the 286 "II" that I have says "Portable II".
		The original portables that I had (sold off at VCF a few years ago), and the "Portable 286" that I still have are EXACTLY the same size and shape, and are difficult to tell apart (minor differences, such as horizontal v vertical drives).
		The "Portable II" that I still have is significantly, noticeably, and obviously smaller.
	www.classiccmp.org /pipermail/cctech/2004-May/029061.html (460 words)

	Compaq Portable at the START-UP Gallery (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Compaq was the first computer company to legally reproduce the IBM PC’s BIOS, allowing them to make an exact functional clone of the machine.
		Like the Osborne I, the Compaq Portable was a luggable, 28-pound computer that closed up into a case somewhat larger than a portable sewing machine.
		Compaq Portable is currently on display in the Rise of the Machines section of the STARTUP Gallery.
	www.startupgallery.org.cob-web.org:8888 /gallery/item.php?ii=49 (109 words)

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