The computer maker will shut an Alpha server plant in Salem, New Hampshire and cut most of the jobs there.
The story "Compaq to close plant, cut 900" published May 17, 1999 at 4:30 AM is no longer available on CNET News.
Most Popular
Latest tech news headlines
- AT&T has refurbished 16GB iPhone 3Gs for $49
November 27, 2009 4:27 PM PST
- Tips for safe online shopping
November 27, 2009 1:05 PM PST
- Black Friday at Best Buy: What's the big deal?
November 27, 2009 11:52 AM PST
- See all headlines
RSS Feeds
Add headlines from CNET News to your homepage or feedreader.
More feeds available in our RSS feed index.
- Markets
Related quotes
- Dow Jones Industrials (-1.48%) -154.48 10,309.92
- S&P 500 (-1.72%) -19.14 1,091.49
- NASDAQ (-1.73%) -37.61 2,138.44
- CNET TECH (-1.01%) -15.99 1,570.23
Inside CNET News
Scroll Left
Scroll Right
-
The Space Shot
Shuttle Atlantis glides home after station visitThe shuttle Atlantis returns to Earth after an 11-day three-spacewalk mission to deliver 15 tons of equipment and spare parts to the International Space Station.
-
Gallery
Motion simulator readies NASA for moon landing (photos)
-
Apple
Apple sues power adapter knockoff makerApple filed a lawsuit against Media Solutions Holdings for selling replacement power adapters that infringe on its patent.
-
Beyond Binary
Windows 8 in 2012?It's not clear what Microsoft's desktop plans are, but the Windows Server team included slides at PDC suggesting a new major release coming around 2012.
-
Video
Google Chrome OS demonstration
-
Crave
AT&T has refurbished 16GB iPhone 3Gs for $49Carrier is offering refurbished 16GB iPhone 3Gs for $49 and waiving the $35 activation fee.
-
Video
Google Chrome OS unveiling
-
Geek Gestalt
A wild ride on NASA's massive flight simulatorThe Vertical Motion Simulator trains all comers in capsule landings, helicopter flights, and even bobsled runs. Now it's helping in the design of next-gen lunar landers.
-
Cutting Edge
CERN particle accelerator sees first collisionsFour days after its restart, the scientific work at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland has headed "into new territory. It's been going quite remarkably fast."
-
Gallery
NASA scopes out Antarctica's ice (photos)
-
Crave
WakeMate: Bluetooth sleep analysis for phonesStart-up Perfect Thirds makes a cell phone accessory that promises to wake you up feeling better.
-
Green Tech
Science untarnished by 'Climategate,' U.N. saysChair of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says stolen e-mails do not damage the credibility of findings that humans are to blame for global warming.
