From the San Jose Mercury News 24 Jun 97:

"In a $3-billion stock swap, Compaq Computer -- best known as a personal computer company -- is buying Tandem Computers, a manufacturer of large "fault-tolerant" computer systems deliberately built with redundant components so that they can survive hard disk crashes, power failures, or other major disruptions. Compaq Chief Executive Eckardt Pfeiffer says: 'It just happened, like two people falling in love. Neither one knows who starts it.' Tandem will become a subsidiary of Compaq, and no staff reductions or relocations are expected. Compaq is located in Houston, Texas, and Tandem is located in Cupertino, California. The combined company is expected to be a major player in the world computer market..."

What everyone wants to know is whether the new company will be called "CONDOM"
or "TAMPAQ"...