Compaq C series

The Compaq C series was a series of Handheld PCs running on Windows CE 2.0,^[1] manufactured by Compaq in 1998.^[2]

Description

The C series replaced the Aero line of handheld PCs. It was succeeded, as with other HPCs manufactured by Compaq and HP, by the iPAQ line of Pocket PCs.

The C series featured an integrated 33.6kbit/s modem.^[1] For wireless data transfer, it sported an IrDA port.

An upgrade to Windows CE 2.11 could be purchased from Compaq for US$109.^[3]

Targus Inc. manufactured a leather portfolio case for the C series, under the Compaq brand.^[4]

^ ^a ^b "Official Compaq C-Series page". Archived from the original on 2011-08-15. Retrieved 2011-08-28.
^ Compaq C-Series - Amazon
^ "Upgrades for Windows CE devices". Archived from the original on 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
^ Compaq C-Seriesportfolio case - CNET

Acquired by Hewlett-Packard in 2002; existing product lines and intellectual property split between HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise in 2015

Corporate
aspects

Founders	Rod Canion Jim Harris Bill Murto
Directors	Ben Rosen Michael Capellas
Executive officers	Rod Canion Eckhard Pfeiffer Ben Rosen Michael Capellas
Acquisitions	Microcom (1997) Tandem Computers (1997) DEC (1998) Zip2 (1999)

Hardware

Pre-acquisition
(1982–2002)

Servers

Workstations

Desktops

Business	ProLinea Deskpro 386 Evo
Consumer	Presario

Laptops

Classic	Portable 1st generation Plus 286 II III 386 486 SLT LTE 1st generation Lite Elite 5000 series Contura
Business	ProSignia Armada Evo
Consumer	Presario

Internet appliances

Handhelds
and sub-notebooks

Post-acquisition
(2002–2013)

Servers

Laptops
and desktops

High-end	HP Compaq (2003–2007) HP Compaq Elite (2007–2012)
Low-end	Compaq Presario (2003–2013) HP Compaq Pro (2007–2013)
Handhelds	HP iPAQ HP Compaq TC