Compaq

Summary

Compaq is a business^[1]. Compaq ranks in the top 1% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (948 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Compaq is in the country of United States^[3].
• Compaq's image is recorded as Compaq Presario 1200.jpg^[4].
• Compaq's instance of is recorded as business^[5].
• Compaq's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[6].
• Compaq's instance of is recorded as technology company^[7].
• Compaq's founder is recorded as Rod Canion^[8].
• Compaq's founder is recorded as Jim Harris^[9].
• Compaq's owned by is recorded as Hewlett-Packard^[10].
• Compaq's logo image is recorded as Compaq logo new.svg^[11].
• Compaq's logo image is recorded as Compaq logo 1998.svg^[12].
• Compaq's logo image is recorded as Compaq logo 1993.svg^[13].
• Compaq's logo image is recorded as Compaq Computer Corporation logo 1982.svg^[14].
• Compaq's headquarters location is recorded as Houston^[15].
• Compaq's ISNI is recorded as 0000000411894679^[16].
• Compaq's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 266025599^[17].
• Compaq's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12518755n^[18].
• Compaq's IdRef ID is recorded as 034431039^[19].
• Compaq's Commons category is recorded as Compaq^[20].
• Compaq's stock exchange is recorded as Nasdaq^[21].
• Compaq's industry is recorded as computer industry^[22].
• +1982-02-16T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Compaq^[23].
• Compaq was dissolved in +2002-05-07T00:00:00Z^[24].
• Compaq's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/025j1^[25].
• Compaq's parent organization or unit is recorded as Hewlett-Packard^[26].
• Compaq's official website is recorded as https://www.compaq.com/^[27].

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Founding

Founders include Rod Canion^[8] and Jim Harris^[9]. +1982-02-16T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Compaq^[23].

Identity

Compaq's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en-us', 'text': 'Compaq Computer Corporation'}^[28].

Operations

Compaq's headquarters location is recorded as Houston^[15]. Compaq's parent organization or unit is recorded as Hewlett-Packard^[26].

Industry

Compaq's industry is recorded as computer industry^[22].

Ownership

Compaq's owned by is recorded as Hewlett-Packard^[10]. Compaq's stock exchange is recorded as Nasdaq^[21]. Products include software^[29], computer hardware^[30], and computer^[31].

Dissolution

Compaq was dissolved in +2002-05-07T00:00:00Z^[24].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Compaq include Lakewood Church Central Campus^[32], a church building^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1975^[35].

Why It Matters

Compaq ranks in the top 1% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (948 views/month).^[2] Compaq has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] Compaq is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Compaq is credited with the discovery of Peripheral Component Interconnect eXtended^[38], a parallel bus^[39], founded in 1998^[40]. Entities named for Compaq include Lakewood Church Central Campus^[32], a church building^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1975^[35].

FAQs

What did Compaq discover?

Compaq is credited as discoverer of Peripheral Component Interconnect eXtended^[38].