The consumer PC leader takes a major, new step in its effort to make Intel-based servers bigger and better, signing a deal with Stratus Technologies. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 ...

I have a Compaq V2405CA (V2000 series) laptop here that I want to prep to give to a local charity. I can't put any more money into it, so I'm trying to find a cheap way to get a Windows CD for it. It ...

Although Microsoft Corp. will not officially release its Windows XP operating system until Oct. 25, it has allowed PC makers to begin shipping machines loaded with the new OS as of Monday, which ...

Sheathed in a hypnotic, swirled-gray front casing, the Compaq Presario 5000 looks flashier than it is. In reality, it's a fairly pedestrian computer with few interesting extras. Compaq bills it as an ...

Compaq Computer's announcement on Monday to license its Alpha chip technology to Intel signals the end of the line for the chip--once hailed as the fastest on the planet. Intel will begin channeling ...

Ok, I just picked up a really old Compaq Armada 7370DMT laptop for a couple hundred bucks... not bad (Pentium 233, 96MB RAM, 6GB HD, 20x CDROM, etc.)<BR><BR>And I decided to install win2K, since XP ...