Compaq Announces U.S. Price Cuts of Up to 14 Percent on Compaq C-Series Handheld PCs; New Battery Charger Further Enhances Customer Productivity.HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 12, 1998-- New Information On Compaq Website Compaq Computer Corporation (company) Compaq Computer Corporation - The largest US manufacturer and vendor of IBM PC compatible personal computers and servers. Compaq was started in 1982 by three ex-Texas Instruments employees. Quarterly sales $2499M, profits $210M (Aug 1994). http://compaq.com/. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CPQ CPQ Compaq CPQ Conseil du Patronat du Québec (Canada) CPQ Configure-Price-Quote CPQ Conseil de Presse du Québec (Québec Press Council, Canada) CPQ Companion Parrot Quarterly ) today announced U.S. price cuts of up to 14 percent on its entire C-Series handheld PC  An editor has expressed concern that this article or section is .Please help improve the article by adding information and sources on neglected viewpoints, or by summarizing and family of products. The Compaq C-Series 2010c and 2015c handheld PCs, previously priced at $799(a), are now available in the U.S. for an estimated selling price of $699(a). The estimated selling price of the Compaq C-Series 810 was reduced 14 percent, from $499(a) to $425(a). Compaq also announced a new battery charger option for the Compaq C-Series 2010c and 2015c products, delivering increased productivity for the mobile user. The new battery charger is capable of charging two batteries at once, and comes equipped with an additional NiMH battery. The battery charger will be available for $99(a) worldwide starting in November. The Compaq C-Series handheld PCs will continue to support Microsoft's Windows CE (Windows Consumer Electronics) Microsoft's version of Windows for handheld devices and embedded systems that use x86, ARM, MIPS and SHx CPUs. Windows CE .NET superseded Windows CE 3.0. 2.0 and future upgrades of the operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. . For more details on the Compaq C-Series, please visit Compaq's Web site at: http://www.compaq.com/products/handhelds/index.html Company Background Founded in 1982, Compaq Computer Corporation is a Fortune Global 100 company. Compaq is the second largest computer company in the world and the largest global supplier of personal computers. For more corporate information, see: http://www.compaq.com/. Compaq, Registered U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. (a) All prices herein are estimated U.S. selling prices. Actual reseller prices may vary. |
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