I’m Adam Conway, an Irish technology fanatic with a BSc in Computer Science and I'm XDA’s Lead Technical Editor. My Bachelor’s thesis was conducted on the viability of benchmarking the non-functional ...

Houston-based Compaq Computers altered tech industry forever; 1980s startup racked up record sales, led battle against IBM ...

Compaq took the wraps off its first product in November 1982, revealing the computing world's first true IBM PC clone, and an all-in-one portable model at that. The Compaq Portable featured a legally ...

The modern laptop has its origins in the mid to late 1980s, when shrinking computer hardware and improvements to battery technology finally made mobile computing practical. But before the now iconic ...

You don’t have to be a cattle driver to be a cowboy. “Silicon Cowboys” documents the rise and eventual demise of Compaq, a small Texas startup that took on IBM to become the largest computer company ...

Although we know the outcome, “Silicon Cowboys” feels like a suspense thriller. This documentary, directed by Berkeley’s Jason Cohen, recounts how Compaq took on behemoth IBM in a battle for ...

In 1981, Rod Canion had to make a decision, and fast. He could either continue at his day job, plugging away for the next two years on a project he knew ultimately wouldn't succeed in the current ...

Makers of portable computers have spent the past 20-odd years striving to build systems that answer users' cries for "smaller, faster, cheaper." To a large extent, they have succeeded. One notable ...

Who would have thought that a computer prototype sketched on the back of a Houston House of Pies place mat would prove to be a thorn in the side of IBM for the better part of the 1980s? That’s just ...

I just purchased an old Compaq Portable III "Lunchbox" computer on Ebay. Here is the link to the actual item with pictures. I have fond memories of using one of these to play Leisure Suit Larry at a ...

Jason Cohen's documentary film "Silicon Cowboys" opens to the sounds of Weldon "Juke Boy" Bonner singing his definitive song about Houston. "Man, if you're looking for action," the late blues great ...