On Wed, Oct 11, 2000 at 09:04:54PM -0400, Derek Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Wed, 11 Oct 2000, Bayard Coolidge USG ZKO3-3/S20 wrote:
> > The origin of the name 'Compaq' was that their first product was
> > "compact" (and it was the first relatively compact PC) and the
> > Q stands for Quality, which is what they pride themselves on.
>
> Thanks for that little bit of trivia Bayard... I didn't know that!
>
> But I still think it's a bit odd...
Well, when I was at employee orientation in Stow, Mass. about a year
ago, they really seems to push the red "Q" as our identifying logo. Of
course, now we just started the process of "rebranding" ourselves. I
think we're emphasizing that our technology is an enabler for people, or
something. Whatever...
--
Bob Bell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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