Paolo Amoroso<p>In the 1980s I did know Compaq was a major computer manufacturer but didn't realize the extent to which it influenced the PC industry. This article tells the story of the company and its CEO Rod Canion.</p><p><a href="https://every.to/the-crazy-ones/the-man-who-beat-ibm" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">every.to/the-crazy-ones/the-ma</span><span class="invisible">n-who-beat-ibm</span></a></p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/compaq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>compaq</span></a></p>