Compaq

Compaq Computer Corporation was founded in Houston, Texas in 1982 and became the largest supplier of personal computers in the world before broadening into servers, storage and networking. It acquired Digital Equipment Corporation in 1998, taking on the VAX, Alpha and DECnet lines, and was itself acquired by Hewlett-Packard in 2002, so Compaq-badged hardware sits inside a lineage running from Digital through to HP part numbering. Its Netelligent switches and hubs and its StorageWorks Fibre Channel range were widely deployed in corporate server rooms. Tech-Star supplies new and refurbished Compaq hardware including Netelligent 100Base-FX uplink and media modules for the 5226A switch and the 3320 and 3321 hubs, and StorageWorks Fibre Channel SAN switches built for Compaq by Brocade. Refurbished Compaq hardware remains in demand for maintaining Netelligent and StorageWorks installations still running in production. Submit any Compaq part number via the enquiry form for current pricing, condition information and availability.

Digital, Compaq, HP, 3Com and H3C: how they connect

This chain spans several formerly separate companies whose hardware still carries its original badge. It starts with Digital Equipment Corporation.

  • 1998: Compaq acquired Digital Equipment Corporation, taking on the VAX, Alpha and DECnet lines along with the DEChub networking range.
  • 2002: HP acquired Compaq. ProLiant servers and the related enterprise lines continued under HP.
  • 2010: HP acquired 3Com, whose switching became HP Networking. The deal included H3C, originally the 2003 joint venture between Huawei and 3Com.
  • 2015: HP split into HP Inc and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE). A split, not a sale; part numbers continued unchanged.

The badge on the unit dates it rather than changing what it is or what supports it. Tech-Star catalogues each part under its original badge: see Digital Equipment Corporation, Hewlett Packard, 3Com and H3C.

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