Compaq Introduces 70 Megabyte Version Of Deskpro 386

Dow Jones News Service

October 7, 1986

HOUSTON -DJ- COMPAQ COMPUTER CORP. SAID IT INTRODUCED THE COMPAQ DESKPRO 386 MODEL 70, WHICH FEATURES A 70-MEGABYTE FIXED DISK DRIVE, A 1.2-MEGABYTE DISKETTE DRIVE, ONE MEGABYTE OF RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY AND FIVE EXPANSION SLOTS. THE COMPUTER HAS A SUGGESTED RESALE PRICE OF $7,299, THE COMPANY SAID.

THE COMPANY SAID DEMAND FOR AN INTERMEDIATE VERSION OF THE DESKPRO 386 PROMPTED IT TO INTRODUCE THE MODEL 70.