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Compaq muscles in

The PC giant is making industry waves lately with its retail moves and with its mammoth acquisition of Digital Equipment.

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Compaq Computer (CPQ) is making industry waves lately with its retail moves and with its mammoth acquisition of Digital Equipment for $9.6 billion. Also, in this week's battle for shelf space, Apple Computer bore the brunt of the losses.

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