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Book 2013

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Publisher
BenBella Books, Inc.
Language
English
Published
2013
  • Microcomputers
  • Compaq Portable Computer
  • IBM microcomputers
  • Compaq Computer Corporation
  • Computer industry
  • History

An account of the founding of Compaq reveals the absence of software standardization that challenged the fledgling company and the series of risky decisions that directly influenced the establishment of an open PC standard marketplace.