Compaq Computer Corporation
Compaq Computer Corporation is an American information technology company founded in 1982 that developed, sold, and supported computers and related products. It merged with Hewlett-Packard in 2002, and the Compaq name now operates as a licensed brand for consumer electronics such as smart TVs, smartphones, tablets, and PCs in regional markets.www.compaq.com
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Oct 28, 2026
CaeminHOST
It's moving away from manufacturing computers and more towards services.
CaeminHOST
And so in 1994, Cook left, he joined a large computer distributor, they got sold a few years later, and Cook then joined Compaq, which was the world's leading PC manufacturer.
CaeminHOST
And once again, Cook gets results quickly and makes a big impression.
CaeminHOST
A quote from his new boss in Compaq.
CaeminHOST
Tim was the quintessential decision-making authority.
CaeminHOST
He's not in it for the fame or the ego or the money.
CaeminHOST
Colleagues describe him as not being loud, not trying to dominate the room.
CaeminHOST
They say that he listens and then he starts drilling into the numbers and details.
JimHOST
Or your Packard Bell, whichever 90s computer reference you want to use.
Wave TheoryHOST
There's a Compaq.
Wave TheoryHOST
Yeah, there you go.
Wave TheoryHOST
So we're at 15.
John CooganHOST
Then in the early 80s and 90s, we saw the first mass market laptops in the hands of consumers.
John CooganHOST
Houston-based Compaq launched the LTE in Texas Victory Lab.
John CooganHOST
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Jordi HaysHOST
But I agree that in the last 10 years – What happened since then.
John CooganHOST
Okay, okay.
John CooganHOST
So, by – The late 1990s and the early 2000s, companies like Dell, Apple, Compaq, IBM were increasingly relying on manufacturers in Japan, Taiwan, and China to actually build the laptops.
John CooganHOST
Some laptops like Dell's Notebooks and the IBM ThinkPad T30 were still being assembled in the United States well into the 2000s.
John CooganHOST
Then in the early 80s and 90s, we saw the first mass market laptops in the hands of consumers.
John CooganHOST
Houston-based Compaq launched the LTE in Texas Victory Lab.
John CooganHOST
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Jordi HaysHOST
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Joe SawardGUEST
If you look at the computer world, There are computer companies that have completely disappeared who used to be huge because they weren't competitive.
Joe SawardGUEST
So you have Compaq and people like that.
Joe SawardGUEST
Things change, and you've got to stay up and be part of it.
Joe SawardGUEST
Now, Formula One's a little bit different to that because obviously...
Scott EllisGUEST
And at some level, if you look at, you know, the new AI startups, Anthropic, OpenAI, where are they? They're started in San Francisco, too.
Scott EllisGUEST
I worked at Hewlett Packard many years ago, and I remember being in the room with my boss and his colleagues who were the senior vice presidents of operations worldwide after we'd bought Compaq in Texas.
Scott EllisGUEST
And their conversation being, well, when are you going to move all of your employees out to Texas? And people were so worried at that time that Silicon Valley would crumble, offsourcing and outshoring.
Scott EllisGUEST
And guess what? Silicon Valley is still here.
Kevin O'DonovanGUEST
I've been in the IT industry for three decades.
Kevin O'DonovanGUEST
I used to be pre-sales director for Compaq in Europe, Middle East, and Africa, then Intel.
Kevin O'DonovanGUEST
I've always been doing technology sales.
Kevin O'DonovanGUEST
So that's kind of where I come from.
Kevin O'DonovanGUEST
yeah.
Kevin O'DonovanGUEST
And IBM brought out OS2.
Kevin O'DonovanGUEST
So I was the OS2 pre-sales guy for Europe for Compaq.
Kevin O'DonovanGUEST
So I've always been kind of the latest and greatest.
ZhenfeiHOST
That year, 27-year-old Musk had just made a fortune.
ZhenfeiHOST
He sold his first company, Zip2, to the computer company Compaq for over $300 million, and he, personally, received $22 million.
ZhenfeiHOST
27 years old, and suddenly with $22 million in his pocket.
ZhenfeiHOST
What would you do? Musk did two things.
Mark VenaHOST
These are going to be very expensive units, and this is what I want to get Francis to react to.
Mark VenaHOST
I mean, when someone says retail, and I know that space very well because I was at Compaq and brought the Presario brand to market, and I'm like, God, I can only imagine.
Mark VenaHOST
Can you imagine benchmarking an RTX Spark against a vintage S86 AMD unit with… from years ago.
Mark VenaHOST
I sold a
Micah FrazierHOST
1988, Geraldo Rivera hosts devil worship, exposing Satan's underground on television, which was a big deal back then.
Micah FrazierHOST
1997, Compaq testifies against Microsoft regarding the Windows 95 agreement.
Micah FrazierHOST
1997, the owner of Hustler sells the magazine to an underage buyer in Ohio.
Micah FrazierHOST
2008, Google Play is launched for Androids.
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