Reminder that I am giving a talk on the battle between IBM and Compaq for the soul of the PC!

It's next week at the Computer Conservation Society. Tickets available for both in-person and online. #history #compaq #technology

https://www.computerconservationsociety.org/lectures/2025-26/20260219.htm

I’m on Loops now, and just posted my first loop! https://loops.video/v/dJKIKFbYcj

#loops #compaq #oldlaptop #oldcomputer #retrocomputing #windows98 #retrogaming

In today's #retrocomputing adventure, I learned:

- Only the first PCI slot in my #COMPAQ #Presario 5184 exposes its option ROM, sometimes. At least for the NIC.

- Compiling #XTIDE will work in Linux if you get rid of the .exe extensions and replace del with rm, but you also have to remember to replace all the backslashes with slashes or the checksum perl script won't run and you'll get a 101-I/O ROM Error!

My first PDA was the first-generation Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC.

I had the Ericsson T39m as a phone, which was the first mobile phone with built-in GPRS and Bluetooth.

Had mobile web always at hand even in middle school, and Pocket PC port of SimCity 2000!

#PDA #RetroComputing #Compaq #Ericsson

I bought a #compaq Armada m700 at the thrift store yesterday! It's a really nice pentium III laptop (1999 thin and light)

HOWEVER there's one terrible OCD triggering design compromise on this thing.

Why did it have to be this way Compaq... WHY?!

#retrocomputing #unsatisfying

Losing it over finding *Compaq* branded fabric downtown 🤯

#retrocomputing #compaq

A ringing in endorsement of #linux by #compaq in 1999. An excerpt from their operating system support document.

#retrocomputing