Compaq

Summary

Compaq is a business^[1]. Compaq ranks in the top 1% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,480 views/month).^[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].
• Compaq's industry is recorded as consumer electronics industry^[14].
• February 16, 1982 marks the founding of Compaq^[15].
• Compaq was dissolved in May 7, 2002^[16].
• Compaq's parent organization or unit is recorded as Hewlett-Packard^[17].
• Compaq's official website is recorded as https://www.compaq.com/^[18].
• Compaq's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Compaq^[19].
• Compaq's described at URL is recorded as http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/compaq-computer-corporation-history/^[20].
• Compaq's product or material produced is recorded as software^[21].
• Compaq's product or material produced is recorded as computer hardware^[22].
• Compaq's product or material produced is recorded as computer^[23].
• Compaq's replaces is recorded as Digital Equipment Corporation^[24].
• Compaq's replaced by is recorded as Hewlett-Packard^[25].
• Compaq's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en-us', 'text': 'Compaq Computer Corporation'}^[26].
• Compaq's legal form is recorded as subsidiary company^[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Rod Canion^[7] and Jim Harris^[8]. February 16, 1982 marks the founding of Compaq^[15].

Identity

Compaq's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en-us', 'text': 'Compaq Computer Corporation'}^[26].

Operations

Compaq's headquarters location is recorded as Houston^[10]. Compaq's parent organization or unit is recorded as Hewlett-Packard^[17].

Industry

Industries include computer industry^[13] and consumer electronics industry^[14].

Ownership

Compaq is owned by Hewlett-Packard^[9]. Compaq's stock exchange is recorded as Nasdaq^[12]. Products include software^[21], computer hardware^[22], and computer^[23].

Dissolution

Compaq was dissolved in May 7, 2002^[16].

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 ranks in the top 1% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,480 views/month).^[2] Compaq has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] Compaq is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Compaq is credited with the discovery of Peripheral Component Interconnect eXtended^[34], a parallel bus^[35], founded in 1998^[36]. 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^[34].