They were among 22 bidders for the lucrative contract, which called for the delivery of as many as 300,000 powerful desktop personal computers and related software and peripheral devices.

The Houston-based Compaq Computer Corporation is best known for its powerful desktop and floor-standing PC's.

The ThinkCentre M82 is a powerful desktop.

They have to recognize that powerful desktop computers are here to stay.

Lower Cost Will Lift Use The denser memory chips are already useful for the most powerful desktop and mainframe computers.

In the last year, the company has introduced several low-cost models that have begun to blur the distinction between engineering work stations and the most powerful desktop personal computers.

For instance, you might write a section of a report on your portable while you're on the road, and then transfer it to your more powerful desktop when you return home or to the office.

The Deskpro 386/ 20, whose development was overseen by Gary Stimac, is the most powerful desktop available at the moment.

Being able to have an ultraportable system that can then become a powerful desktop with a single cable is far more of a unique and exciting application.

Both systems offer significant advantages over DOS, which is now 10 years old and was never meant to run on machines as powerful as today's desktops.