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To: sheila rothstein who wrote (96738)	4/2/2002 9:05:02 AM
From: Elwood P. Dowd	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97611

Compaq Presario 8000T Packs More Power With New Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 2.4 GHz Processor HOUSTON, April 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE: CPQ - news) today announced its powerful Presario 8000T digital entertainment desktop PC is now available with the new Intel® Pentium® 4 2.4 GHz processor. Available direct from Compaq, the Presario 8000T with new Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz processor provides headroom for users to create, share and enjoy the next generation of digital photography, video editing and gaming innovations. Always supporting the latest, most advanced technology, the Presario 8000T is configurable with 7200 RPM hard drives up to 120 GB, DVD burner and up to 1 GB DDR memory, making it a state-of-the-art digital powerhouse that has no trouble rendering the most complex 3D environments generated by the latest video games or keeping memory intensive digital applications running quickly and smoothly. The Presario 8000T also provides advanced DVD-RW editing and recording capabilities with Compaq's popular MyMovieSTUDIO solution, which allows users to create professional-quality DVD masterpieces from their home movies. And with the optional ALL-IN-WONDER RADEON(TM) 8500 3D graphics and multimedia solution, consumers can turn their MyMovieSTUDIO PC into a digital video recorder, scheduling their favorite television programs to record to the hard drive for later viewing. Starting at just $1649 with a 17-inch flat screen monitor, the Presario 8000T is only available direct from Compaq via the Compaq Web site at athome.compaq.com , Compaq kiosks located in more than 10,000 popular retail stores and many traditional retail locations, or by calling Compaq at 1-800-888-0220. Company Background Founded in 1982, Compaq Computer Corporation is a leading global provider of information technology products, services and solutions for enterprise customers. Information on Compaq and its products and services is available at www.compaq.com . This document contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements. Risks, uncertainties and assumptions include the possibility that the Hewlett-Packard/Compaq merger does not close or that prior to the closing of the proposed merger, the businesses of the companies suffer due to uncertainty; the market for the sale of certain products and services may not develop as expected; that development of these products and services may not proceed as planned; that Compaq and Hewlett-Packard are unable to transition customers, successfully execute their integration strategies, or achieve planned synergies; other risks that are described from time to time in Compaq and Hewlett-Packard's Securities and Exchange Commission reports (including but not limited to Compaq's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001, HP's annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2001, and subsequently filed reports). If any of these risks or uncertainties materializes or any of these assumptions proves incorrect, Compaq's results could differ materially from Compaq's expectations in these statements. Compaq assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements. SOURCE: Compaq Computer Corporation