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This is an early internal document from 1986 for the original Compaq Deskpro 386/16. The Compaq Deskpro 386/16 was released in September 1986 and was the first commercially available PC with the Intel ...

By comparison, Compaq rushed the Deskpro 386 out, and it showed. The key point was not the timing, as Letwin alleges. Yes, one of the original clone vendors rushed out an impressive but flawed product ...

Compaq was first. The Deskpro 386 launched in September 1986, but it was crippled by a 16-bit ISA expansion bus – only its proprietary memory card slot was 32-bit, and $6,499 ($18,718 today) is a lot ...

When the 386 CPU first came out, there was no matching 387 FPU initially. And some system vendors (e.g. Compaq Deskpro 386), provided a socket which could take a 287 FPU instead.

Firaxis learning and development manager Pete Murray told Wilde that the PC is a Compaq Deskpro 386. Incredibly, it cost $10,000 at the time, which would be more than $23,000 today.

As for the leather chair, that was apparently the idea of one of Sid Meier's business partners, Bill Stealey. The first Civilization was not developed and published by Firaxis, which didn't exist yet, ...

The computer is a Compaq Deskpro 386 which, according to Firaxis learning and development manager Pete Murray, cost $10,000 when it was purchased. That's somewhere over $23,000 in today's dollars.

Deskpro today announced the close of a $25 million Series A funding round led by Elsewhere Partners to meet intensifying demand for its comprehensive suite of proven help desk solutions. Deskpro ...

Up to this point, Compaq had focused on marketing and producing systems like the Compaq DeskPro and SystemPro intended for the enterprise market. The Compaq Presario was one of the first consumer ...

Compaq has launched HUEQ A series of smart TVs powered by webOS. These TVs feature an edge-to-edge screen design. “Collaborating with a brand like Compaq, which has created a strong market ...