Compaq Computer Hungary

In the 1980s, the goal was to produce cheap, affordable IBM-compatible personal computers. (The name Compaq itself was created from the combination of the English words Compatibility and Quality.) In Hungary, it was primarily a commercial activity at first.

Its first product, the Compaq Portable, was a portable IBM PC-compatible personal computer. It was released in March 1983 for $2,995 (a precursor to the laptop) and sold 53,000 units in its first year. In 1985, Compaq released the Compaq Deskpro 286, its 16-bit desktop computer. This machine featured a 6 MHz Intel 80286 microprocessor and 7 MB of RAM (the model with a 40 MB hard drive cost $2,000). In 1986, after sales had exceeded half a billion dollars, Compaq released the Compaq Portable II. The Portable II was smaller and lighter than its predecessor, and featured a revised external 8 MHz processor and a 10 MB hard drive. It was cheaper than the IBM PC/AT, costing $3,199, or $4,799 with a hard drive. In 1987, a year later, Compaq introduced the first computers based on the Intel 80386 microprocessor, the Compaq Portable 386 and the Compaq Portalbe III.

1992 Compaq Computer Hungary founded

1998. Digital Hungary and Compaq Hungary Through the Parent Company Merger Compaq = Compaq + Digital

11.06.1998. Official approval of the merger

The new Compaq is created, becoming a Top 3 IT company in the world and an immediate candidate for market leadership in Hungary, 1+1> 2.

The founders of the global company:

• Compaq:
  1. Rod Canion (Founder, President and CEO)
  2. Jim Harris (Founder, Vice President of Engineering)
  3. Bill Murto (Founder, Vice President of Sales)
  4. Eckard Pfeiffer (President and CEO in the 1990s)
  5. Ben Rosen and Sevin Rosen (provided venture capital)
  6. Michael Capellas (last Chief Engineer, President)

Central address:

• Compaq: Houston, Texas

Date of foundation.

• Compaq Computer Corporation: February 14, 1982