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</td><td> This article may need to think of a better commando name. If you have a suggestion, or if you would like to comment on one that may have already been proposed, please see the <a href="/index.php?title=Talk:Compy%2C_Inc." title="Talk:Compy, Inc.">talk page</a>.
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<p><b>Compy, Inc.</b> is the name of the company that manufactures the <a href="/index.php?title=Compy_386" title="Compy 386">Compy 386</a>, the <a href="/index.php?title=Lappy_486" title="Lappy 486">Lappy 486</a>, the <a href="/index.php?title=Comp%C3%A9" title="Compé">Compé</a>, the <a href="/index.php?title=Roomy-Vac" title="Roomy-Vac">Roomy-Vac</a>, the <a href="/index.php?title=Grampy_Aught-Six" title="Grampy Aught-Six">Grampy Aught-Six</a>, the <a href="/index.php?title=Lappier" title="Lappier">Lappier</a>, the <a href="/index.php?title=Slicey_86" title="Slicey 86">Slicey 86</a>, the Compy Phone, and probably the <a href="/index.php?title=Population:_Tire" title="Population: Tire">Compydore 64</a>.
</p><p>The name references multiple real-world corporations. The loading screen for the game <a href="/index.php?title=Population:_Tire" title="Population: Tire">Population: Tire</a> indicates a parody of <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Commodore_International" title="wikipedia:Commodore International">Commodore International</a>. The name "Compy" and the overall look of the computer itself is somewhat evocative of <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Compaq" title="wikipedia:Compaq">Compaq Computer Corporation</a>, which happened to produce a Compaq 386. The logo is reminiscent of the <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=IBM" title="wikipedia:IBM">IBM</a> logo.
</p><p>Additionally, the 80386 and 80486 (commonly just called the 386 and 486) were early Intel processors, another reference to <a href="/index.php?title=Strong_Bad" title="Strong Bad">Strong Bad</a>'s <a href="/index.php?title=Strong_Bad%27s_Technology" title="Strong Bad's Technology">preference for older technology</a>.
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<a id="Appearances" name="Appearances"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline">Appearances</span></h2>
<ul><li><b>Debut:</b> Email <a href="/index.php?title=animal" title="animal">animal</a>
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Compy_Catalog" title="Compy Catalog">Compy Catalog</a>
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'''Compy, Inc.''' is the name of the company that manufactures the [[Compy 386]], the [[Lappy 486]], the [[Compé]], the [[Roomy-Vac]], the [[Grampy Aught-Six]], the [[Lappier]], the Compy Phone and probably the [[Population: Tire|Compydore 64]].


The name probably has multiple real-world references. The loading screen for the game [[Population: Tire]] indicates a parody of [[Commodore International]]. The name "Compy" and the overall look of the computer itself is somewhat evocative of [[Compaq|Compaq Computer Corporation]], which happened to produce a Compaq 386. The logo is reminiscent of the [[IBM]] logo.


Also, the 80386 and 80486 (commonly just called the 386 and 486) were early Intel processors, another reference to [[Strong Bad's Technology|Strong Bad's preference for older technology]].
 
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== Appearances ==
 
* '''Debut:''' Email [[animal]]
* [[Compy Catalog]]
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Latest revision as of 21:00, 18 July 2026

This article may need to think of a better commando name. If you have a suggestion, or if you would like to comment on one that may have already been proposed, please see the talk page.
Compy Inc.
Products Home Computers and Laptop Computers
Slogan If it doesn't say Compy, it might not be a computer.

Compy, Inc. is the name of the company that manufactures the Compy 386, the Lappy 486, the Compé, the Roomy-Vac, the Grampy Aught-Six, the Lappier, the Slicey 86, the Compy Phone, and probably the Compydore 64.

The name references multiple real-world corporations. The loading screen for the game Population: Tire indicates a parody of Commodore International. The name "Compy" and the overall look of the computer itself is somewhat evocative of Compaq Computer Corporation, which happened to produce a Compaq 386. The logo is reminiscent of the IBM logo.

Additionally, the 80386 and 80486 (commonly just called the 386 and 486) were early Intel processors, another reference to Strong Bad's preference for older technology.

The Compy 386 logo

The Lappy 486 logo

The Compé logo

The Lappier logo

Appearances

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