{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The Compaq ProLinea 4\/33 - Computers of Significant History, Part 3","description":"Here, in Userlandia, I think I\u2019m a clone now\u2026 Compaq was in a crisis in the early 90s. Upstarts were undercutting them just as they had undercut IBM. Facing their first loss, massive layoffs, and the departure of their founder, they needed something special to turn their company around. That something special was the ProLinea, their first PC targeted directly at value customers. Listen to find out how the ProLinea put Compaq on the right path. See the Blog Post for Links: https:\/\/www.userlandia.com\/home\/2022\/8\/compaq-prolinea-433 Published August 23, 2022 -=- Chapters -=- 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:31 - The ProLinea Arrives 00:15:38 - The Clone Wars 00:30:56 - Beige to the Future 00:35:47 - Outtro &amp;amp; Credits -=- Subscribe -=- Apple Podcasts: https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/userlandia\/id1588648631  Overcast: https:\/\/overcast.fm\/itunes1588648631\/userlandia  Pocket Casts: &amp;nbsp; https:\/\/pca.st\/m4tegn1u Spotify: https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/79LO3vO9avAt3yCLpNWak Google Podcasts:  https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/feed\/aHR0cHM6Ly91c2VybGFuZGlhLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz -=- Contact -=- Follow Userlandia: @userlandia - http:\/\/twitter.com\/userlandiashow  Follow Dan: @kefkafloyd -&amp;nbsp; http:\/\/twitter.com\/kefkafloyd  Visit The Website: https:\/\/www.userlandia.com Email us: feedback@userlandia.com Join The Userlandia Discord: https:\/\/discord.com\/invite\/z2jmF93 &amp;nbsp; Theme Song by Space Vixen: https:\/\/spacevixen.bandcamp.com  Follow them on Twitter @SpaceVixenMusic: https:\/\/twitter.com\/spacevixenmusic -=- Music Credits -=- Sundown by | e s c p | https:\/\/escp-music.bandcamp.com Music promoted by https:\/\/www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/ Artist: Ron GelinasTrack Title: Simplifyhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/haQ-8rw-29s ","author_name":"Userlandia","author_url":"https:\/\/www.userlandia.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/24125646\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/1c252c\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/134471130"}