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In August 1908, a white mob attacked Springfield, Illinois’s Black community, destroying homes and businesses and lynching two Black men. National outrage over the violence helped spur the movement that created the NAACP the following year.
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This is a personal recollection on the Move fire on May 13, 1985
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| Developer | Compaq |
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| Type | Desktop computer |
| Released | 1984 |
| Discontinued | 2002 |
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| Successor | Compaq Evo |
The Compaq Deskpro was manufactured by Compaq as a line of business-oriented desktop computers until replaced by the Evo brand in 2001, with the latter being originally produced up until Compaq merged with HP in 2002, making it (alongside other models at the time) the last computers sold by Compaq prior to the 2002 merger.[1] Models were produced containing microprocessors from the 8086 up to the x86-based Intel Pentium 4.[2] Compaq later merged with Hewlett-Packard in 2002, and subsequently the company began producing computers under the HP ProDesk brand, a product line that is still in use.[as of?]
The original Compaq Deskpro (released in 1984), available in several disk configurations, is an XT-class PC equipped with an 8 MHz 8086 CPU and Compaq's unique display hardware that combined Color Graphics Adapter graphics with high resolution Monochrome Display Adapter text. As a result, it was considerably faster than the original IBM PC or XT, and had a much better quality text display compared to IBM PCs which were equipped with either the IBM Monochrome Display Adapter or Color Graphics Adapter cards.[1]
Its hardware and BIOS were claimed to be 100% compatible with the IBM PC, like the earlier Compaq Portable. This compatibility had given Compaq the lead over companies like Columbia Data Products,[3][4] Dynalogic,[5] Eagle Computer[6] and Corona Data Systems.[7] The latter two companies were threatened by IBM for BIOS copyright infringement, and settled out of court, agreeing to re-implement their BIOS.[8] Compaq used a clean-room design with a reverse-engineered BIOS, avoiding legal jeopardy.[9][10][11]
In 1985, Compaq released the Deskpro 286, their clone of the IBM PC/AT.
In September 1986, the Deskpro 386 was announced[12] after Intel released its 80386 microprocessor, beating IBM by seven months on their comparable 386 computer, thus making a name for themselves.[13] The IBM-made 386DX machine, the IBM PS/2 Model 80, reached the market almost a year later,[14] PC Tech Journal honored the Deskpro 386 with its 1986 Product of the Year award.[15] The Deskpro 386/25 was released in August, 1988 and cost $10,299.[16]
The form factor for the Compaq Deskpro is mostly the desktop model which lies upon a desk, with a monitor placed on top of it. Compaq has produced many tower upright models that have been highly successful in sales, and are usually convertible to a desktop form factor. An SFF (small form factor) desktop version was also produced during the Deskpro's lifetime. The Deskpro was replaced by the Evo in 2001.
The many different models include the:
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The Compaq Deskpro was manufactured by Compaq as a line of business-oriented desktop computers until replaced by the Evo brand in 2001, with the latter being originally produced up until Compaq merged with HP in 2002, making it (alongside other models at the time) the last computers sold by Compaq prior to the 2002 merger. Models were produced containing microprocessors from the 8086 up to the x86-based Intel Pentium 4. Compaq later merged with Hewlett-Packard in 2002, and subsequently the company began producing computers under the HP ProDesk brand, a product line that is still in use.
The Deskpro 386 is a line of desktop computers in Compaq's Deskpro range of IBM PC compatibles. Introduced in September 1986, the Deskpro 386 was the first personal computer to feature Intel's 32-bit 80386 microprocessor. It also marks the first time that a major component of the IBM Personal Computer de facto standard was updated by a company other than IBM; in this case, upgrading from the 80286 processor of the Personal Computer/AT. The initial models of the Deskpro 386 were developed by a team of 250 people, led by Gary Stimac. It was released to high praise in the technology press and widespread adoption in enterprise and scientific engineering. Compaq continued releasing updated models of the Deskpro 386 as newer revisions of the 386 chip were introduced by Intel.
CEMM, for Compaq Expanded Memory Manager was the first so-called PC "memory manager" for Intel 80386 CPUs, able to provide expanded memory (EMS) emulation by using the virtual memory features and the virtual 8086 mode of the CPU. It was present in Compaq DOS 3.10, shipping with the Compaq Deskpro 386 in September 1986.
The Compaq Portable is an early portable computer which was one of the first IBM PC–compatible systems. It was Compaq Computer Corporation's first product, to be followed by others in the Compaq Portable series and later Deskpro series. It is not simply an 8088-CPU computer that runs a Microsoft DOS as a PC "work-alike", but contains a reverse-engineered BIOS and Compaq DOS compatible with IBM's PC DOS. The computer is also an early variation on the idea of an "all-in-one". The Compaq Portable was announced in November 1982 and first shipped in March 1983. It became available two years after the similar, but CP/M-based, Osborne 1 and Kaypro II. Columbia Data Products' MPC 1600 "Multi Personal Computer", the first IBM PC compatible system, had come out in June 1982.
Before the 1921 destruction of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, Black residents had created a remarkable center of business and community life. The district included stores, professional offices, entertainment venues and homes owned by Black citizens. Understanding Greenwood means learning what was built—not only what was burned.
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