If you were to ask who was the largest computer manufacturer in the world in the mid-90s?
Many might think of Hewlett-Packard, or perhaps Dell or IBM, but in reality, it was none of these.
In that era, the company that sold the most computers was Compaq.
Yes, this computer manufacturer, which later disappeared into the annals of history after being acquired by Hewlett-Packard, was the undisputed king of computers at the time.
As early as 1994, Compaq had outpaced IBM by selling 4.84 million units, surpassing IBM's 4.34 million units and claiming the top spot in the market.
At the same time, Compaq was the fastest-growing company in American history, a record that still holds to this day.
For instance, in its first year of operation, it sold 53,000 computers, reaching an astonishing sales figure of 110 million US dollars.
Then, in the second year, namely 1983, it successfully went public on the New York Stock Exchange.
