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| Developer | Hewlett-Packard |
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| Release date | September 9, 1997 (1997-09-09) |
| Discontinued | 2002 (2002) |
| Operating system | Windows NT |
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Kayak was a line ofx86-based, optionally dual-processorworkstation computers released byHewlett-Packard from 1997 until the acquisition of Compaq in 2002. The Kayak line was aimed at the scientific computing and professional 3D graphics markets and came preinstalled withWindows NT.[1][2]
Hewlett-Packard introduced the Kayak line on September 9, 1997, alongside theirBrio line of small office/home office desktops. Models in the Kayak line initially featuredIntel'sPentium II processors;[3] later models featuredPentium II Xeons,[4]Pentium IIIs,[5]Pentium III Xeons,[6] andPentium 4s.[7] The Kayak line was introduced expressly to compete withCompaq, then the largest global manufacturer of personal computers, in the scientific computing and professional 3D graphics markets—particularly with Compaq'sProfessional Workstation line.[1][2] The Kayak served as HP's introduction to theWintel workstation market; they had previously only catered to theUnix set with theirRISC-based9000 line of performance workstations.[8]
HP came to dominate the Wintel workstation segment with the Kayak by the turn of the millennium. However, in late 2001, they were eclipsed byDell and theirPrecision workstations.[9] In Europe, HP rebranded the Kayak as the HP Workstation with their x4000 model in 2001.[10] By 2002, HP followed suit in the United States.[11]
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