[Info-vax] Compaq before the HP merger

[Scott Dorsey]

Neil Rieck  <n.rieck at sympatico.ca> wrote:
>I had never heard the name "Zip2" before ( https://www.sitebuilderreport.co=
>m/origin-stories/elon-musk ) but wondered why Compaq acquired it for more t=
>han 300 million. It made Musk an instant 22-millionare (which he then parla=
>yed into PayPal) but does anyone here now what became of ZIp2 inside Compaq=
>?

ZIP2 provided an online city guide with a map that was linked to a database
of businesses.  It was bought by Compaq in order to integrate it with their
Altavista web site.  I assume that it went along with the rest of Altavista
to Yahoo which ruined everything they touched.
--scott

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