Compaq Equips Information Highway House Network of Compaq PCs At Work In Technology Home in California.

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 19, 1995--Demonstrating the possibilities of today's technology for the home, Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE:CPQ) announced its participation in the "Information Highway House," a model home believed to be the first designed from the ground up as a working example of how families can integrate computers and other technologies into their home.

Located near San Francisco, in Corte Madera, Calif., the Information Highway House is a true representation of how information and entertainment technologies can be practically and affordably used in the home for easy use by family members. The home is based on a network of Compaq PC and server products that are integrated with today's leading-edge consumer hardware and software technologies. Open for public viewing beginning July 22, the showcase home enables visitors to see first-hand how families can take full advantage of available technology and the emerging information highway.

"The Information Highway House is not a house of the future, but a house of today, since it features innovative technologies that are affordable, easy to use and currently available," said Jim Tucker, vice president of Compaq's Consumer Business Unit. "This project is a perfect venue for Compaq to showcase how its popular Presario home PCs work with its proven server and notebook computers to enhance people's lives."

As Eckhard Pfeiffer, president and CEO of Compaq, stated in his keynote address at this year's PC Expo, multiple PCs in the home are becoming as common as multiple phones or TVs. Many industry experts agree that by the end of this year, PCs will be in nearly 40 percent of U.S. homes, serving as the central information appliance of our time -- a truly universal tool for home and business.

The Information Highway House is in the Madera del Presidio residential development in Corte Madera, and was built by HCV Pacific Partners/Pacific Investors VI, a San Francisco-based development company. Computer Life Magazine and Ziff-Davis Labs provided the technical planning and design.

Wired for the 90s

Five Compaq computers have been strategically integrated throughout the Information Highway House, including a Compaq Presario multimedia PC in each of the two children's bedrooms, a Compaq ProSignia VS server in the office/den, and two notebook computers -- the powerful Compaq LTE Elite and a member of the Compaq Contura value line to be used in the kitchen, family room and on the deck. All of the PCs are networked together to allow family members to share the software, hard drives, modems and printers that are used for various entertainment, educational and productive applications.

The ProSignia VS, an affordable, dependable and easy- to-manage server, acts as the technological "heart" of the home. The Presario models each serve as a complete telephone communications center, stereo sound system and television set, and feature more than 20 pre-installed software titles in a variety of categories, including on-line services, financial management, family "edutainment," reference, productivity, presentation, home management and games. The Contura and LTE Elite models allow family members to take their computer projects wherever they want to work on them. Both units can be quickly and easily converted to a desktop model when inserted into its expansion base, giving users full access to the network and allowing them to call up homework assignments, check stock quotes on America Online or manage personal finances.

Compaq Background

Compaq Computer Corporation is the world's largest supplier of personal computers, offering desktop PCs, portable PCs and servers. Founded in 1982, the company reported 1994 worldwide sales of $10.9 billion. Compaq products are sold and supported in more than 100 countries through a network of more than 38,000 Compaq resellers. Compaq also sells directly to customers through Compaq DirectPlus, at 1-800-888-5858. Compaq provides 24-hour customer support and can be reached through the company's forums on America Online, CompuServe, the Internet (http://www.compaq.com), and Prodigy, or by calling 1-800- 345-1518.

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