Here, in Userlandia, I think I’m a clone now…

Compaq was in a crisis in the early 90s. Upstarts were undercutting them just as they had undercut IBM. Facing their first loss, massive layoffs, and the departure of their founder, they needed something special to turn their company around. That something special was the ProLinea, their first PC targeted directly at value customers. Listen to find out how the ProLinea put Compaq on the right path.

See the Blog Post for Links: https://www.userlandia.com/home/2022/8/compaq-prolinea-433

Published August 23, 2022

-=- Chapters -=-

00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:31 - The ProLinea Arrives
00:15:38 - The Clone Wars
00:30:56 - Beige to the Future
00:35:47 - Outtro & Credits

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Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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Artist: Ron Gelinas
Track Title: Simplify
https://youtu.be/haQ-8rw-29s