OpenRod Canion
Open
how Compaq ended IBM's PC domination and helped invent modern computing
by Rod Canion · first published 2013
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An account of the founding of Compaq reveals the absence of software standardization that challenged the fledgling company and the series of risky decisions that directly influenced the establishment of an open PC standard marketplace.
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Absolutely. I’m currently reading “Open” by Rod Canion, the story about how Compaq reverse engineered the IBM PC’s BIOS. Great read so far. Think about where we might be if that never happened.. no clones? No open hardware standards? I mean,…
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