In 1981, the first personal computer desktop was launched by IBM. However, the IBM PC had some limitations, such as the lack of a hard drive and too few expansion ports. 40 years ago today, on March 8 ...

Hewlett-Packard Co. announced Tuesday several products developed by the former Compaq Computer Corp., whose acquisition by HP was finalized May 7. New versions of the AlphaServer family were announced ...

"We give you choices" is Compaq Computer's motto, but in the past two weeks people have been more interested in answers. Why was CEO Eckhard Pfeiffer, who transformed the company into the largest PC ...

Continuing their partnership, Compaq Computer once again handed its new desktop computer contract to Taiwan-based First International Computer (FIC). The new orders will roll out in the second quarter ...

The desktop computer is the center of the office universe, the focus of a network and the one tool that most workers can't do without. PC capabilities have grown substantially in the past few years.

I have an old Compaq Presario CDS 992 and I can't seem to get into the bios. Does anyone know what key to push? I've tried Esc, F8, F10 and delete, but none seem to work.<P>Also, EZ-BIOS is on this PC ...