Compaq's Federal GSA Contract Renewed

HOUSTON, APRIL 22, 1996 -- Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE: CPQ) today
announced that the company's U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)
Schedule B/C Contract has been renewed for the period April 1, 1996
through March 31, 1997.

Through the contract, federal government customers can obtain Compaq's high
quality, high performance business products, including Compaq Deskpro PCs,
which provide users reduced PC costs through Compaq's "intelligent
manageability" desktop management tools; as well as the Compaq ProLinea
family, offering powerful technology at affordable prices. Also available
through the GSA schedule are Compaq's value-line notebook PCs and new
models of Compaq's industry leading ProLiant servers, equipped with
Microsoft BackOffice and leading web server software. In addition, Compaq
will propose for inclusion on the GSA schedule its new Netelligent&#153;
internetworking product line to round out its offering of end-to-end
solutions for government users.

"Compaq is pleased to continue providing its federal customers the highest
quality and highest performance products," said Don Weatherson, Compaq
vice president for Government and Education. "We expect government
agencies to benefit from Compaq's complete solutions, which combine
value-oriented, feature-rich desktop products with integrated, reliable,
mission-critical application servers and internetworking solutions."

COMPANY BACKGROUND

Information about Compaq's GSA Contract (number GS-35F-3059D) and the
company's other federal programs is available at 1-800-727-5472.

Compaq Computer Corporation is the world's largest supplier of personal
computers, offering desktop PCs, portable PCs, servers, and options. The
company reported 1995 worldwide sales of $14.8 billion. Compaq provides
24-hour customer support and can be reached through the Compaq forums on
America Online, CompuServe, Internet (http://www.compaq.com), and Prodigy,
or by calling 1-800-OK-COMPAQ.
 
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