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Joseph Rodney "Rod" Canion (born January 19, 1945) is an American computer scientist and businessman who co-founded Compaq Computer Corporation in 1982 and served as its first President and CEO.
Mar 6, 2014 · Rod Canion, co-founder of Compaq, recounted the tale during a conversation Wednesday night with Brett Hurt, Entrepreneur in Residence at the University of Texas. The Longhorn Entrepreneurship Agency sponsored the event as part of its UTEWeek.
May 26, 2014 · Rod Canion was one of the co-founders of Compaq back in the early 80s, and he was there for the real world PC wars. He’s written a book about the time period, Open: How Compaq Ended IBM’s PC Domination and Helped Invent Modern Computing.
Almost twenty years ago Rod Canion was a frustrated engineer at the granddaddy of Texas’ high-tech companies, Texas Instruments. He was itching to break out of the...
Sep 23, 2016 · But in 1982, three friends — Rod Canion, Jim Harris and Bill Muerto — met at a House of Pies in Houston and walked away with a design for the first fully IBM-compatible portable computer, sketched on the back of a placemat. Their business became Compaq, and within five years, they were generating a billion dollars in sales per year.
Mar 25, 2019 · In 1981, engineer Rod Canion left Texas Instruments and co-founded Compaq, which created the first IBM-compatible personal computer. This opened the door to an entire industry of PCs that could...
Oct 9, 2023 · Rod Canion: The Visionary Leader. Rod Canion served as the CEO of Compaq from its inception until 1991. Under his leadership, Compaq became the fastest company in American history to reach $1 billion in revenue. Canion was known for his strategic thinking and ability to anticipate market trends.
