One of the most frustrating things about supporting PCs is
finding a specific adapter board, part, driver program, or
whatever you need to make a system work. If you are supporting
or installing products, you will often need access to
technical support or documentation for products you may not
have purchased yourself. Over the years, I have compiled a
list of companies whose products are popular or I have found
to work exceptionally well. I use these contacts regularly to
provide information and components to enable me to support PC
systems effectively.
Many of these companies have been mentioned in this book,
but others not specifically mentioned have been added here.
These companies carry many computer products you often will
have contact with or that I simply recommend. I have tried to
list as many vendors as possible that are important in
day-to-day work with PC systems. These vendors can supply
documentation for components you have, provide parts and
service, and be used as a source for new equipment and even
software. This list is as up-to-date as possible, but
companies move or go out of business all the time. If you find
any information in this list that no longer is accurate,
please call me or leave me a message on CompuServe.
Many of the companies listed also provide support via
electronic bulletin board systems (BBSes) and of course now
via the World Wide Web (WWW). Ward Christensen (creator of the
XMODEM protocol) and Randy Seuss created the first
Computerized Bulletin Board System (CBBS) system that went
online on February 16, 1978, and is still running today using
the original software! You can call Ward and Randy's CBBS at
(312)545-8086. Since that first BBS came online, BBS systems
have proliferated throughout the world, and have now evolved
into the Internet.
While originally exclusively the domain of computer
enthusiasts, today many companies use Internet Web sites and
BBS systems to provide a high level of technical support.
Through a company-run Web site or BBS, you often can receive
detailed technical support on that company's products, as well
as download product literature and reference materials. I
usually find the level of support I can obtain online is
superior to traditional phone support, especially because I
don't have to wait on hold!
With each company listing, I have included both standard
phone numbers as well as 800 numbers where possible, so U.S.
and international readers can easily contact these companies.
Also included are fax, Internet addresses, and BBS numbers
where available. I have not included any communications
parameter settings, but virtually all BBS systems support
28.8K (V.34) connections.
Some companies run a FAXback system, an automated
system through which you can request product and technical
information to be sent directly to your own fax machine.
FAXback systems are an excellent way to get immediate
documentation or technical support to solve tough
problems.
Many of these companies also provide online support and
services through the CompuServe Information System
(CIS). You will find many major hardware and software
companies on CIS; however, most of these same companies also
run standard BBS systems as well. If you want to access CIS,
you can contact them via a voice line and request a startup
kit.
Most companies are now providing access through the
Internet, including the WWW. I have tried to include Net and
WWW addresses for any companies that offer this access.
Companies are adding this type of access rapidly these days,
so many companies may have added Internet sites after this
book has been printed. If you discover any such information
which I have not included, please send me e-mail detailing
what you have found.
Finally, each listing includes a short description of the
products or services the company provides. I use this vendor
list constantly myself; I hope you find this list as useful as
I do!
3Com Corp.
5400 Bayfront Plaza P.O. Box 58145 Santa Clara, CA
95052-8145
Phone (408) 764-5000 Sales (800) 638-3266 Fax (408)
764-5001 Web www.3com.com
Manufactures network adapters, servers, modems, and other
networking equipment.
3M Data Storage Products Division
3M Center Building #223-5N-01 St. Paul, MN 55144
Phone (612) 733-1110 Support (800) 328-9438 Tech
Info Sales (800) 854-0033 Web www.3m.com
Manufactures magnetic disk and tape media. DC-600 and
DC-2000 media are standards for tape backup data
cartridges.
Aavid Thermal Technologies, Inc.
One Kool Path P.O. Box 400 Laconia, NH 03247-0400
Phone (603) 528-3400 Fax (603) 528-1478 Web www.aavid.com
Manufactures a line of heat sinks and thermal management
materials.
ABIT Computer (USA) Corporation
26 Center Ave. Sulphur, LA 70663
Phone (318) 625-9592 Sales (800) 364-7232 Fax (318)
625-4830 E-Mail sales@mssi.com
Manufactures an excellent line of PC motherboards in ATX
and Baby-AT form factors. Their motherboards are known for
having jumper and switchless software configuration.
ACC Microelectronics Corporation (Renamed Auctor
Corporation)
2401-A Walsh Ave. Santa Clara, CA 95051
Phone (408) 980-0622 Fax (408) 980-0624
Manufactures PC mother-board chipsets and other logic.
Accurite Technologies, Inc.
48460 Lakeview Blvd. Fremont, CA 94538-6532
Phone (510) 668-4900 Fax (510) 668-4905 Web www.accurite.com E-Mail
sales@accurite.com
Manufactures floppy drive diagnostic products as well as
PCMCIA diagnostic products and PCMCIA floppy drive subsystems.
Floppy drive diagnostic products include the Accurite Drive
Probe floppy disk diagnostics program as well as HRD, DDD, and
ADD industry standard test disks. PCMCIA products include the
PC Extender Card, the PC ReportCard (a PCMCIA diagnostic
card), the HeadstartCard (a PCMCIA developers kit), and the
Travel Floppy 144 (a PCMCIA interfaced floppy drive
subsystem).
Acer America Corp.
2641 Orchard Pkwy. San Jose, CA 95134-2073
Phone (408) 432-6200 Support (800) 445-6495 Fax (408)
922-2933 Sales (800) 223-7763 Parts (800)
637-7000 BBS (408) 428-0140 Web www.acer.com
The second largest world-wide motherboard and PC system
component manufacturer. Manufactures everything from
components to complete desktop and notebook systems, as well
as monitors and printers.
Acer Laboratories Inc. (ALi)
Pacific Technology Group 4701 Patrick Henry Dr. Ste.
2101 Santa Clara, CA 95054
Phone (408) 764-0644 Fax (408) 496-6142 Fax BBS (408)
492-0107
Manufactures chipsets including PC motherboard, super I/O,
disk controller, and others. They make the Aladdin series
chips for Pentium systems.
Acme Electric/ Safe Power
9962 Route 446 Cuba, NY 14727
Phone (716) 968-2400 Sales (800) 325-5848 Fax (716)
968-3948
Manufactures uninter-ruptible power supplies (UPS) systems
and power conditioners.
Adaptec
691 S. Milpitas Blvd. Milpitas, CA 95035
Phone (408) 945-8600 Support (408) 945-2550 Tech Support
FAXBack (800) 934-2766 Fax (408) 262-2533 BBS (408)
945-7727 Web www.adaptec.com
A leading supplier of high-performance input/output
solutions, including a broad array of SCSI host adapters and
software solutions. Their SCSI host adapters have become a
defacto standard and have an enormous amount of third-party
support. Acquired Trantor Systems, Ltd., and now
manufactures the MiniSCSI Parallel Port SCSI adapters,
including hard disk and CD-ROM drivers for a variety of
devices. Also acquired Future Domain.
Addison-Wesley Publishing Co, Inc.
One Jacob Way Reading, MA 01867
Phone (617) 944-3700 Support (617) 944-2911 Fax (617)
944-9338 Web www.aw.com
Publishes technical publications and books.
Adobe Systems, Inc.
345 Park Ave. San Jose, CA 95110-2704
Phone (408) 536-6000 Fax (408) 537-6000 Support (800)
833-6687 Web www.adobe.com
Manufactures (and created) the PostScript language and
a variety of graphics software. Publisher of Pagemaker,
Pagemill, Illustrator, and PostScript fonts (for DOS and
Macintosh systems).
Advanced Digital Information Corporation
10201 Willows Rd. Redmond, WA 98052
Phone (206) 881-8004 Sales (800) 336-1233 Fax (206)
881-2296 Web www.adic.com
Manufactures high-capacity tape-backup subsystems.
Advanced Integration Research (AIR)
2188 Del Franco St. San Jose, CA 95131
Phone (408) 428-0800 Fax (408) 428-0950 BBS (408)
428-1735 Web www.airwebs.com
Manufactures a line of PC-compatible Pentium class
motherboards.
Advanced Logic Research (ALR)
9401 Jeronimo St. Irvine, CA 92718
Phone (714) 581-6770 Sales (800) 444-4257 Fax (714)
581-9240 Support (714) 458-0532 BBS (714)
458-6834 Web www.alr.com
Manufactures PC compatibles featuring ISA, EISA, and MCA
buses.
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
One AMD Place Sunnyvale, CA 94088-3453
Phone (408) 732-2400 Support (800) 222-9323 Fax (408)
749-4753 Web www.amd.com
Manufactures Intel com-patible chips and math coprocessors.
They have high-end 486 processors as well as a Pentium class
chip called the K5. New K6 technology rivals Pentium II in
speed and performance.
Advanced Personal Systems
105 Serra Way Ste. 418 Milpitas, CA 95035
Phone (408) 298-3703 Fax (408) 945-0242
Manufactures the excellent SYSCHK diagnostics program,
which provides valuable information about devices installed in
your system.
Aeronics, Inc.
12741 Research Blvd. Ste. #500 Austin, TX 78759
Phone (512) 258-2303 Fax (512) 258-4392
Manufactures the highest quality active and forced perfect
terminators for use in SCSI-bus systems. They are known for
solving problems with longer distances or multiple-SCSI
devices.
AIWA America, Inc. Computer Systems Division
800 Corporate Dr. Mahwah, NJ 07430
Phone (201) 512-3606 Sales (800) 321-AIWA Fax (201)
512-3704 BBS (407) 241-2929 Web www.aiwa.com
Markets and sells mass storage solutions for network
systems and personal workstations, including an impressive
line of fault-tolerant RAID subsystems and tape backup
devices.
Alaris
47338 Fremont Blvd. Fremont, CA 94538
Phone (510) 770-5700 Sales (800) 317-2348 Fax (510)
770-5759 BBS (510) 770-5765 Support (510)
770-5766 Web www.alaris.com
Alaris designs and manufactures a line of video cards and
computer systms, including QuickVideo (which allows you to fit
up to 60 seconds of high impact video on a single 1.44 floppy
with QuickVideo capture card) and Matinee Pro (a high
performance PCI graphics adapter/full motion video).
Alaris no longer markets Matinee Pro; they do distribute
QuickVideo Pro which allows the production of videograms. Also
a streaming video player for the Internet is available (http://www.alaris.
com/vginfo.htm#stream).
Alliance Research/ORA Electronics
9410 Owensmouth Ave. Chatsworth, CA 91311
Phone (818) 772-2700 Support (800) 431-8124 Fax (818)
718-8667 Web www.orausa.com
Manufactures a complete line of computer accessories and
peripheral products.
AllMicro, Inc. (Purchased by ForeFront Direct)
18820 U.S. Highway 19 N. Ste. 215 Clearwater, FL
34624
Phone (813) 539-7283 Fax (813) 531-0200 Sales (800)
653-4933 BBS (813) 535-9042 Web www.allmicro.com E-Mail
allmicro@allmicro.com
Manufacturer and distributor of the Rescue data recovery
software, the Post Plus, Discovery Card, Alert Card, and other
various hardware and software diagnostic utilities and
troubleshooting tools.
Alloy Computer Products
165 Forest St. Marlborough, MA 01752
Phone (508) 486-0001 Sales (800) 800-2556 Fax (508)
481-7711 BBS (508) 486-4044 Support (900) 680-2556
Manufactures tape-backup subsystems.
ALPS Electric
3553 N. First St. San Jose, CA 95134
Phone (408) 432-6000 Sales (800) 950-ALPS Support
(800) 449-ALPS Customer Service (800) 825-ALPS Fax
(408) 432-6035 BBS (408) 432-6424 Web www.alpsusa.com
Manufactures high-quality keyboards and keyboard switches.
They have an excellent mechanical keyswitch design with a
quality tactile feedback. Also makes printers, floppy drives,
mice, and keypads.
Altex Electronics, Inc.
11342 IH 35 North San Antonio, TX 78233
Phone (800) 531-5369 Fax (210) 637-3264 Web www.altex.com E-Mail
altex2@dcci.com
Supplies mail order computer/electronics parts.
Amdek Corporation (A Division of Wyse
Technology)
1901 Zanker Rd. San Jose, CA 95112
Phone (408) 473-1200 Sales (800) 722-WYSE Fax (408)
473-1972 BBS (408) 922-4400 Support (408)
435-2770 Web www.wyse.com
Manufactures monitors.
America Online
8619 Westwood Center Dr. Vienna, VA 22182
Phone (703) 448-8700
Provides a very popular on-line service that allows access
to their own network as well as the Internet.
American Megatrends, Inc. (AMI)
6145-F Northbelt Pkwy. Norcross, GA 30071
Phone (770) 263-8181 Sales (800) 828-9264 BBS (770)
246-8780 Web www.megatrends.com
Manufactures the most popular IBM-compatible BIOS;
excellent ISA, EISA, VL-Bus, and PCI local bus motherboards;
and diag-nostic software such as AMIDIAG, SCSI DIAG, and
Remote.
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
11 West 42nd St. 13th Floor New York, NY 10036
Phone (212) 642-4900 Fax (212) 398-0023 Web www.ansi.org
ANSI committees set standards throughout the computer
industry. Copies of any ANSI-approved standard can be ordered
here.
American Power Conversion (APC)
P.O. Box 278 132 Fairgrounds Rd. West Kingston, RI
02892
Phone (401) 789-5735 Service (800) 800-4APC Fax (401)
789-3710 Web www.apcc.com
Manufactures a line of power protection equipment.
Ameriquest Technology
3 Imperial Promenade Santa Ana, CA 92707
Phone (714) 437-0099 Fax (714) 445-5370 Support (800)
555-1771 Web www.cmsemh.com
Division of Ameriquest that distributes a variety of system
and peripheral products, and specializes in hard disk
drives.
AMP, Inc.
AMP Building P.O. Box 3608 Harrisburg, PA 17105
Phone (717) 564-0100 Sales (800) 522-6752 Fax (717)
986-7605 Web www.amp.com
Manufactures a variety of computer connectors, sockets, and
cables used by many OEMs. They also offer 5v to 3.3v adapters
for DX4 processors.
Andromeda Research
P.O. Box 222 Milford, OH 45150
Phone (513) 831-9708 Fax (513) 831-7562
Manufactures an excellent EPROM programmer that runs from a
PC parallel port. The device can program up to 4M EPROMS and
includes software for menu driven operation on IBM-compatible
systems.
Annabooks
11838 Bernardo Plaza Ct. Ste. 102 San Diego, CA
92128-2417
Phone (619) 673-0870 Sales (800) 462-1042 Fax (619)
673-1432 Web www.annabooks.com E-Mail
info@annabooks.com
Publishes and sells an excellent line of technical books
and information on PC hardware and software design. Teaches
workshops on PCI, Cardbus, and USB design.
Anthem Technology Systems (ATS)
1160 Ridder Park Dr. San Jose, CA 95131
Phone (408) 453-1200 Sales (800) 359-3580 Fax (800)
359-9877
A large distributor of Hewlett-Packard DAT tape and hard
disk drives. They also distribute other hard disk and storage
products.
Anvil Cases
15650 Salt Lake Ave. Industry, CA 91745
Phone (818) 968-4100 Sales (800) 359-2684 Fax (818)
968-1703
Manufactures heavy-duty equipment cases.
Apple Computer, Inc.
1 Infinite Loop Cupertino, CA 95014
Phone (408) 996-1010 Sales (800) 538-9696 Fax (612)
919-2976 Web www.apple.com
Manufactures a line of Apple-compatible systems,
peripherals, and software.
Apricot Computers, Ltd.
3500 Parkside Birmingham Business Park Birmingham,
B37 7YS England
Phone +44 (021) 717-7171 Fax +44 (021) 717-7799 Web
www.apricot.co.uk
Manufactures a popular line of PC-compatible systems
sold primarily in Europe. Acquired by Mitsubishi Electric
in 1990.
Arco Computer Products, Inc.
2750 N. 29th Ave. Ste. 316 Hollywood, FL 33020
Phone (954) 925-2688 Fax (954) 925-2889 BBS (954)
925-2791
Manufactures a complete line of Micro Channel ATA IDE
adapters used to upgrade IBM PS/2 systems.
Arrowfield International, Inc.
2822-C Walnut Ave. Tustin, CA 92780
Sales (800) 227-9628 Phone (714) 669-0101 Fax (714)
669-0526 E-Mail arowfld@ix.netcom.com
Manufactures an incredible array of disk drive brackets,
rails, slides, cable adapters, bezels, cabinets, and complete
drive upgrade and repair assemblies for IBM, Compaq, and
IBM-compatible systems.
Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP)
545 Grover Rd. Muskegan, MI 49442
Phone (616) 788-5131 Fax (616) 788-2765 Web www.asp-shareware.org
The ASP sets standards for shareware products and provides
an ombudsman for disputes between users and authors as well as
marketing information for shareware authors.
AST Research, Inc.
16215 Alton Pkwy. Irvine, CA 92718-9658
Phone (714) 727-4141 Sales (800) 876-4278 Fax (714)
727-9355 BBS (817) 230-6850 Web www.ast.com
Manufactures an extensive line of adapter boards and
peripherals for IBM and compatible computers, as well as a
line of IBM-compatible systems.
Astec America Inc.
6339 Paseo Del Largo Carlsbad, CA 92009
Phone (619) 757-1880 Fax (619) 930-4739 Web www.astec.com
Manufactures high-end power supplies for PC systems as well
as many other applications. Astec power supplies are used as
OEM equipment in many of the top manufacturers' systems,
including IBM and others.
Asus Computer International (ASUStek)
721 Charcot Ave. San Jose, CA 95013
Phone (408) 474-0567 Fax (408) 474-0568 Web www.asus.com.tw
Manufactures a line of 486 and Pentium class PC-compatible
motherboards.
AT&T National Parts Sales Center/Lucent
Technologies
7424 Scott Hamiliton Dr. Little Rock, AK 72209
Phone (800) 222-7278 Support (800) 628-2888 Fax (800)
527-4360
Supplies parts and components for AT&T computer
systems. Call and ask for the free AT&T parts catalog.
ATI Technologies, Inc.
33 Commerce Valley Dr. Thornhill, ONT L3T7N6 Canada
Phone (905) 882-2600 Support (905) 882-2626 Fax (905)
882-2620 BBS (905) 764-9404 Web www.atitech.ca
Manufactures a popular line of high-performance PC video
adapters and chipsets.
Autodesk, Inc.
111 McInnis Pkwy. San Rasael, CA 94903
Phone (415) 507-5000 Sales (800) 445-5415 Fax (415)
507-5100 Web www.autodesk.com
Manufactures AutoCAD software.
Autotime Corporation
6605 S.W. Macadam Portland, OR 97201
Phone (503) 452-8577 Fax (503) 452-8495 Web www.autotime.com E-Mail
info@autotime.com
Manufactures the Hypercable which transmits high-speed
parallel data up to 200 feet. The new bi-directional cable
supports parallel-ported CD-ROM and tape backup peripherals.
They also convert DIP chips to SIMMs and sell 30-pin to 72-pin
SIMM adapters.
Award Software International, Inc.
777 E. Middlefield Rd. Mountain View, CA 94043
Phone (415) 968-4433 Fax (415) 968-0274 BBS (415)
968-0249 Web www.award.com
Manufactures a line of IBM-compatible ROM BIOS
software.
AZ-COM, Inc.
3343 Vincent Rd., Ste. D Pleasant Hills, CA 94523
Phone (510) 254-5400 Fax (510) 947-1900 Web az-com.com
Manufactures a complete line of Bus-Extender cards for ISA,
EISA, MCA, VL-Bus, PCI, and others. These extenders allow you
to easily insert and remove adapter cards for testing with the
power on.
Belden Wire and Cable
P.O. Box 1980 Richmond, IN 47375
Phone (317) 983-5200 Sales (800) 235-3362 Fax (317)
983-5656 Web www.belden.com
Manufactures cable and wire products.
Berkshire Products
P.O. Box 1015 Suwanee, GA 30174
Phone (770) 271-0088 Fax (770) 932-0082 Web www.berkprod.com
Manufactures the Serial Watchdog and PC Watchdog system
monitor including an optional temperature alarm. This board
can automatically re-start a server or other system that has
locked up.
Best Power Technology, Inc.
P.O. Box 280 Necedah, WI 54646
Phone (608) 565-7200 Sales (800) 356-5794 Fax (608)
565-2221 Web www.bestpower.com
Manufactures an excellent line of computer power protection
equipment from high-end ferroresonent UPS systems to line
conditioners and standby power protection systems.
Bitstream, Inc.
215 First St. Cambridge, MA 02142
Phone (617) 497-6222 Sales (800) 522-3668 Fax (617)
868-0784 Web www.bitstream.
com E-Mail sales@bitstream.com
Manufactures fonts and font software.
Black Box Corporation
P.O. Box 12800 Pittsburgh, PA 15241
Phone (412) 746-5530 Fax (412) 746-0746 Web www.blackbox.com E-Mail
info@blackbox.com
Manufactures and distributes a variety of communications
products, including network adapters, cables, and connectors
for a variety of applications.
Boca Research, Inc.
1377 Clint Moore Boca Raton, FL 33487
Phone (407) 997-6227 Support (407) 241-8088 Fax (407)
994-5848 BBS (407) 241-1601 Web www.bocaresearch.com
Manufactures a low-cost line of adapter card products for
IBM compatibles. Recently acquired Hayes, and now carries the
Hayes modem line.
Borland International
100 Borland Way Scotts Valley, CA 95066-3249
Phone (408) 431-1000 Sales (800) 331-0877 Support
(800) 523-7070 BBS (408) 431-5096 Web www.borland.com
Software manufacturer that features Turbo language
products, Paradox, as well as dBASE 5. Also the software
manufacturer of Delphi.
Bose Corp.
The Mountain Framingham, MA 01701
Phone (508) 879-7330 Fax (508) 879-1157
Manufactures speakers and integrated amplifiers.
Boston Computer Exchange
55 Temple Place Boston, MA 02111
Phone (617) 542-4414 Fax (617) 542-8849
A broker for used IBM and compatible computers.
Brooktree Corporation (Purchased by Rockwell)
9868 Scanton Rd. San Diego, CA 92121-3707
Phone (619) 452-7580 Sales (800) 228-2777 Fax (619)
452-2104 Web www.brooktree.
com
Manufactures a line of digital-to-analog converter (DAC)
chips, as well as multimedia chipsets.
Buerg, Vernon D.
850 Petaluma Blvd. North Petaluma, CA 94952
Phone (707) 778-1811 Fax (707) 769-5479 BBS (707)
778-8944 Web www.buerg.com
Manufactures an excellent line of utility programs,
including the popular LIST program. Buerg Software is
distributed through BBSes and CompuServe.
Byte Information Exchange (BIX)
1030 Massachusetts Ave. Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone (800) 695-4775 Fax (617) 491-6642 Web www.bix.com E-Mail info@bix.com
An online computer information and messaging system.
Byte Magazine/McGraw Hill
One Phoenix Mill Ln. Peterborough, NH 03458
Phone (603) 924-9281 Service (603) 924-7507 BBS (617)
861-9764 E-Mail editors@bix.com
A monthly magazine covering all lines of
microcomputers.
Byte Runner Technologies
406 Monitor Ln. Knoxville, TN 37922
Sales (800) 274-7897 Phone (423) 966-0058 Fax (423)
675-3458 Support (423) 966-3667 Web www.byterunner.com E-Mail
sdudley@byterunner.com
Carries a line of high- performance I/O cards featuring
FIFO (16550 type) serial port UART chips, EPP/ECP parallel
ports, and high-speed floppy (1M/sec). They also carry
adapters that allow any IRQ setting (including IRQs 9-15) to
prevent conflicts with other existing ports.
CTG (Formerly Cables to Go)
1501 Webster St. Dayton, OH 45404
Phone (513) 224-8646 Sales (800) 826-7904 Fax (800)
331-2841
Manufactures a variety of cable, connector, and switch
products.
CAIG Laboratories
16744 W. Bernardo Dr. San Diego, CA 92127-1904
Phone (619) 451-1799 Sales (800) CAIG-123 Fax (619)
451-2799 Web www.caig.com E-Mail
caig123@aol.com
Manufactures and sells cleaners and lubricants for
electronic applications, featuring contact enhancer for
gold-plated contacts and connectors.
Cal-Abco
6041 Variel Ave. Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Phone (800) 669-2226 Fax (818) 704-7733
Distributes computer systems and peripherals.
Canon USA, Inc.
One Canon Plaza Lake Success, NY 11042
Phone (516) 488-6700 Fax (516) 354-5805 BBS (516)
488-6528
Manufactures a line of printer and video equipment as well
as floppy drives. Supplies floppy drives to Compaq and
IBM.
Casio, Inc.
570 Mt. Pleasant Ave. Dover, NJ 07801
Phone (201) 361-5400 Sales (800) 962-2746 Fax (201)
361-3819 Web www.casio-usa.com
Manufactures digital cameras, personal data systems, and
digital watches.
Centon Electronics, Inc.
20 Morgan Irvine, CA 92718
Phone (714) 855-9111 Fax (714) 855-3132 Web www.centon.com
Manufactures memory enhancement kits, SIMM and DIMM
modules, expansion boards, credit cards, and PCMCIA cards.
Chemtronics, Inc.
8125 Cobb Center Dr. Kennesaw, GA 30144
Phone (770) 424-4888 Sales (800) 645-5244 Fax (770)
424-4267 Web www.chemtronics.com
Manufactures and sells a complete line of computer and
electronic grade chemicals, materials, and supplies.
Cherry Electrical Products
3600 Sunset Ave. Waukegan, IL 60087
Phone (847) 662-9200 Fax (847) 360-3498 Web www.industry.net/cherry.electrical
Manufactures a line of high-quality keyboards for
IBM-compatible systems. Also produces a line of industrial Gas
Plasma displays.
Chicago Case Company
4446 S. Ashland Ave. Chicago, IL 60609
Phone (312) 927-1600 Fax (800) 333-8172
Manufactures equipment-shipping and travel cases.
Chinon America, Inc.
615 Hawaii Torrance, CA 90503
Phone (310) 533-0274 Sales (800) 441-0222 Fax (310)
533-1727 BBS (310) 320-4160
Manufactures a line of floppy disk and CD-ROM drives.
Chips and Technologies, Inc.
2950 Zanker Rd. San Jose, CA 95134
Phone (408) 434-0600 Fax (408) 894-2079 BBS (408)
456-0721
Designs, markets, and supports a broad line of
semiconductor products that provide peripheral solutions in
the areas of media, graphics, and core logic. The company's
cutting-edge product family of HiQVideo flat panel
video/graphics controllers for portable computers currently
leads the market.
Ci Design Company
1695 W. McCarther Blvd. Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Phone (714) 556-0888 Fax (714) 556-0890
Manufactures custom-made 3 1/2-inch drive mounting kits
used by Toshiba, Pana-sonic, and NEC for their drive products.
Also makes drive faceplates, enclosures, and custom cable
assemblies.
CIE America
2701 Dow Ave. Tustin, CA 92680
Phone (714) 573-2942 Sales (800) 877-1421 Fax (714)
757-4488 BBS (714) 573-2645
Manufactures PC printers and other peripherals.
Cirrus Logic, Inc.
3100 W. Warren Ave. Fremont, CA 94538
Phone (510) 623-8300 Fax (510) 252-6020 FAXBack (800)
359-6414 BBS (510) 440-9080 Web www.cirrus.com
Manufactures PC mother-board chipsets for mobile and
desktop systems and a line of chipsets for disk controller,
video, and communications circuits.
Citizen America Corporation
2450 Broadway Ste. 600 Santa Monica, CA 90404
Phone (310) 453-0614 Fax (310) 453-2814 Web www.citizen-america.com
Manufactures a line of printers and floppy disk drives.
CMD Technology, Inc.
1 Vanderbilt Irvine, CA 92618
Phone (714) 454-0800 Sales (800) 426-3832 Fax (714)
455-1656 BBS (714) 454-0795
Manufactures EISA adapters, PCI and VL-Bus IDE, and SCSI
disk adapters.
Colorado Memory Systems, Inc. (A Division of
Hewlett-Packard)
800 S. Taft Ave. Loveland, CO 80537
Phone (970) 669-8000 Fax (970) 667-0997 BBS (970)
635-0650
Manufactures tape-backup subsystems specializing in QIC-80
and QIC-40 systems that attach through an interface card,
floppy controller, or parallel port connection.
Columbia Data Products
1070B Rainer Dr. Altamonte Springs, FL 32714
Phone (407) 869-6700 Fax (407) 862-4725 BBS (407)
862-4724 Web www.cdp.com
Manufactures image backup software for all PC platforms
and tools for quick replication of servers and
workstations.
Compaq Computer Corporation
20555 State Highway 249 Houston, TX 77070
Phone (713) 370-0670 Sales (800) 231-0900 Support
(800) 652-6672 Fax (713) 378-8754 BBS (713)
378-1418 E-Mail support@compaq.com
Manufactures high-end IBM-compatible computer systems.
CompTIA (Computing Technology Industry
Association)
450 E. 22nd St. Ste. 230 Lombard, IL 60148-6158
Phone (847) 268-1818 Fax (847) 268-1384
A non-profit trade association who sponsors the A+
Certification program.
Compton's NewMedia, Inc. (A Division of Softkey
International, Inc.)
1 Anthanaeum St. Cambridge, MA 02142
Phone (617) 494-1200 Fax (617) 494-1279 Web www.softkey.com
Produces entertainment, multimedia, and education software
for floppy and CD-ROM users. CD-ROM titles include Compton's
Interactive Encyclopedia.
CompUSA, Inc.
15167 Business Ave. Dallas, TX 75244
Phone (214) 888-5700 Sales (800) 266-7872 Fax (800)
329-2212
Computer retail superstore and mail-order outlet.
CompuServe Information Service (CIS)
5000 Arlington Centre Columbus, OH 43220
Phone (614) 457-8600 Sales (800) 848-8990 Fax (614)
529-1610
Online information and messaging service; offers Internet
access and manufacturer- and vendor-sponsored forums for
technical support.
Computer Component Source, Inc.
135 Eileen Way Syosset, NY 11791-9022
Phone (516) 496-8727 Sales (800) 356-1227 Fax (800)
926-2062<
Distributes a large number of computer components for
repair. Specializes in display parts such as flyback
transformers and other components.
Computer Design Magazine
PennWell Publishing Co. Advanced Technology Group 10
Tara Blvd., 5th Floor Nashua, NH 03062-2801
Phone (603) 891-0123 Fax (603) 891-0539 Web atd.pennwell.com
An excellent industry magazine for electronic engineers and
engineering managers, featuring articles on all types of
computer components and hardware.
Computer Discount Warehouse (CDW)
1020 E. Lake Cook Rd. Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
Phone (708) 465-6000 Sales (800) 726-4239 Support
(800) 383-4239 Fax (708) 465-6800 BBS (708) 465-6899
Computer retail superstore and mail order catalog
outlet.
Computer Graphics World Magazine
PennWell Publishing Co. Advanced Technology Group 10
Tara Blvd., 5th Floor Nashua, NH 03062-2801
Phone (603) 891-0123 Fax (603) 891-0539
An industry magazine covering graphics hardware, software,
and applications.
Computer Hotline Magazine
15400 Knoll Trail Ste. #500 Dallas, TX 75248
Phone (214) 233-5131 Sales (800) 999-5131 Fax (214)
233-5514
A publication that features advertisers offering excellent
sources of replacement and repair parts as well as new and
used equipment at wholesale prices.
Computer Library
1 Park Ave. New York, NY 10016
Phone (212) 503-4400 Sales (800) 419-0313 Fax (212)
503-4414 Web www.iacnet.com
Manufactures the Computer Select CD-ROM database including
full text and abstracts from more than 120 computer
publications. This is a valuable research tool.
Computer Reseller News Magazine
CMP Media, Inc. 1 Jericho Plaza Jericho, NY 11753
Phone (516) 733-6700 Fax (516) 733-6916
An excellent industry trade weekly news magazine featuring
news for computer professionals involved in value-added
reselling of computer equipment. Subscriptions are free to
those who qualify.
Computer Retail Week Magazine
CMP Publications, Inc. 1 Jericho Plaza Jericho, NY
11753
Phone (516) 733-6700 Fax (516) 733-8577
An excellent industry trade weekly news magazine featuring
news for computer superstores, mass merchants, and retailers.
Subscriptions are free to those who qualify.
Computer Shopper Magazine
Ziff-Davis Publishing One Park Ave. New York, NY
10016
Phone (212) 503-5926
Monthly magazine for experimenters and bargain hunters;
features a large number of advertisements.
Computer Technology Review Magazine
West World Productions, Inc. 924 Westwood Blvd. Ste.
650 Los Angeles, CA 90024-2910
Phone (310) 208-1335 Fax (310) 208-1054
An excellent monthly technical magazine for systems
integrators, value-added resellers, and original equipment
manufacturers. Subscriptions are free to those who
qualify.
Comtech Publishing Ltd.
P.O. Box 12340 Reno, NV 89510
Phone (702) 825-9000 Sales (800) 456-7005 Fax (702)
825-1818 Web www.accutek.com/comtech
Manufactures dSalvage Professional, the best and most
comprehensive xBASE data-recovery and file repair software
available.
Connector Resources Unlimited (CRU)
1005 Ames Ave. Milpitas, CA 95035
Phone (408) 957-5757 Sales (800) 260-9800 Fax (408)
942-0862 Web www.cruinc.com
Manufactures a large variety of disk enclosures, mounting
kits, cables, and connectors for IBM and Mac systems.
Conner Peripherals, Inc.
Seagate Technology 920 Disc Dr. Scotts Valley, CA
95066
Phone (408) 438-6550 Fax (408) 429-6356 FAXBack (408)
438-2620 Service (800) 468-3472 BBS (408) 438-8771
Manufactures a line of hard disk drives, tape-backup
products, and CD-ROM drives. They are an OEM supplier to
Compaq and other companies.
Conner Tape Products, Inc. (A Division of Seagate
Technology)
Seagate Technology 1650 Sunflower Ave. Costa Mesa, CA
92626
Phone (714) 641-1230 Sales (800) 626-6637 Fax (714)
641-2590 BBS (408) 456-4415 Web www.seagate.com
Manufactures a line of tape-backup products and
high-capacity tape drives.
Corel Systems, Inc.
1600 Carling Ave. Ottawa, ONT K1Z8R7 Canada
Phone (613) 728-8200 Fax (613) 728-9790 BBS (613)
728-4752 Web www.corel.com
Manufactures the CorelDRAW! graphics program as well as
Corel SCSI, a SCSI driver kit featuring drivers for a variety
of SCSI host adapters and devices. Also manufactures the
WordPerfect Suite.
Creative Labs, Inc.
1901 McCarthy Blvd. Milpitas, CA 95035
Phone (408) 428-6600 Sales (800) 544-6146 Service
(800) 998-1000 Support (408) 742-6600 Fax (408)
428-6611 BBS (405) 742-6660 Web www.creaf.com
Manufactures the Sound Blaster series of audio cards for
multimedia and sound applications.
CS Electronics
1342 Bell Ave. Tustin, CA 92780
Phone (714) 259-9100 Fax (714) 259-0911 Web www.scsi-cables.com/scsi E-Mail
cablescs@aol.com
Manufactures a very high-quality line of disk and tape
drive cables, specializing in SCSI-1, SCSI-2, and SCSI-3
applications. They offer custom lengths, connectors, and
impedances for a proper match with an existing installation,
and use the highest quality raw cable available.
CST
2336 Lu Field Rd. Dallas, TX 75229
Phone (214) 241-2662 Fax (214) 241-2661 BBS (214)
241-3782 Web www.simmtester.com
Manufacturer of memory/SIMMs testers.
CTX International, Inc.
20470 Walnut Dr. Walnut, CA 91789
Phone (909) 595-6146 Sales (800) 888-9052 Fax (909)
595-6293
Manufactures a line of high-performance notebook
computers.
Curtis Manufacturing Co, Inc.
225 Secaucus Secaucus, NJ 07094
Phone (201) 422-0240 Fax (201) 422-0254
Manufactures a complete line of computer accessories,
including copy holders, glare filters, keyboard drawers, media
storage, printer stands, data switches, cleaning and
toolkits, notebook cases, travel accessories, and
surge protectors.
CyberMedia
3000 Ocean Park Blvd. Ste. 2001 Santa Monica, CA
90405
Phone (800) 721-7824 Fax (310) 581-4700 Web www.cybermedia.com
Manufactures diagnostic software for Windows including
First Aid 97.
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
3901 N. First St. San Jose, CA 95134
Phone (408) 943-2600
Manufactures PC chipsets and other semiconductor
devices.
Cyrix Corporation
2703 N. Central Exwy. Richardson, TX 75080
Phone (214) 968-8388 Sales (800) 462-9749 Fax (214)
699-9857 FAXBack (800) GO-CYRIX Web www.cyrix.com
Manufactures the 6X86 processor and offers a complete line
of computer systems.
D. W. Electrochemicals, Ltd.
97 Newkirk Rd. N., Unit 3 Richmond Hill, ONT L4C 3G4
Canada
Phone (905) 508-7500 Fax (905) 508-7502
Manufactures and sells Stabilant 22 contact enhancer and
treatment. Stabilant 22 is the gel concentrate, and Stabilant
22a is a 4-to-1 isopropanol diluted form.
DakTech
4900 Ritter Rd. Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
Phone (717) 795-9544 Sales (800) 325-3238 Fax (717)
795-9420 Web www.daktech.com E-Mail
daktech@ix.netcom.com
Distributor of new and used original equipment IBM and
Compaq parts.
Da-Lite Screen Co.
3100 N. Detroit St. P.O. Box 137 Warsaw, IN
46581-0137
Phone (219) 267-8101 Sales (800) 622-3737 Web www.da-lite.com
Manufactures a line of projection screens and computer
furniture.
Dallas Semiconductor
4401 S. Beltwood Pkwy. Dallas, TX 75244-3292
Phone (214) 450-0400 Service (214) 450-0448 Fax
(214) 450-3715 Web www.dalsemi.com
Manufactures real-time clock and non-volatile RAM modules
used by a number of OEMs, including IBM, Compaq, and
others.
Damark International, Inc.
7101 Winnetka Ave. North Minneapolis, MN 55429
Phone (612) 531-0066 Sales (800) 729-9000 Fax (612)
531-0281 Web www.damark.com
Liquidates and distributes a variety of discontinued
products, including PC-compatible systems and peripherals.
Darkhorse Systems
12201 Technology Blvd. Ste. 135 Austin, TX 78727
Phone (512) 258-5721 Fax (512) 257-0296
Manufactures the SIGMA.LC memory test system. This is a
highquality memory test device that can accurately test SIMMs,
individual chips, and other types of memory modules.
Data Base Advisor Magazine
Advisor Publications 4010 Morena Blvd. Ste. 200 San
Diego, CA 92117
Phone (619) 483-6400 Fax (619)
483-9851 Subscriptions (800) 336-6060 Web
www.advisor.com E-Mail
70007.1614@compuserve.com
An excellent magazine featuring articles on database
applications software and programming routines. They also
publish Access Visual Basic Advisor, Internet
Advisor, FoxPro Advisor, Lotus Notes
Advisor, and PowerBuilder Advisor.
Data Communications Magazine
McGraw-Hill Inc. 1221 Avenue of the Americas New
York, NY 10020
Phone (212) 512-2000 Subscriptions (800)
525-5003 Fax (212) 512-6833 Web www.data.com
An excellent industry publication featuring articles on
networking and communications.
Data Depot
1710 Drew St. Clearwater, FL 34615-6213
Phone (813) 446-3402 Sales (800) SOS-DIAG Fax (813)
443-4377 Web www.datadepo.com/datadepo.htm E-Mail
datadepo@ix.net_com.com
Manufactures the Pocket-POST diagnostic card for ISA and
EISA systems, as well as several other excellent diagnostics
hardware and software products.
Data Exchange Corporation
3600 Via Pescador Camarillo, CA 93012
Phone (805) 388-1711 Sales (800) 237-7911 Fax (805)
482-4856 Web www.dex.com E-Mail sales@dex.com
Specializes in contract manufacturing, end-of-life support,
and depot repair. A complete repair and refurbishment
facility, providing depot repair of most major computer
components.
Data Retrieval Services, Inc.
1040 Kapp Dr. Clearwater, FL 34625
Phone (813) 461-5900 Fax (813) 461-5668
Specialists in data retrieval from head-crashed disk packs,
damaged disk drives, floppies, and tapes.
Data Technology Corporation (DTC)
1515 Centre Pointe Dr. Milpitas, CA 95035-8010
Phone (408) 942-4000 support (408) 262-7700 Fax (408)
942-4027 FAXBack (408) 942-4005 BBS (408)
942-4197 Web www.datatechnology.com
Manufactures a complete line of PC peripherals and
multimedia products.
Datamation Magazine
Cahners Publishing Co. 275 Washington St. Newton, MA
02158-1630
Phone (617) 964-3030 Subscriptions (800) 446-6551
Fax (617) 558-4506 Web www.datamation.com
An excellent industry publication, featuring articles on
networking and communications.
Datastorm Technologies, Inc.
2401 Lemone Blvd. Columbia, MO 65205
Phone (573) 443-3282 Sales (800) 474-1573 Fax (573)
875-0595 Support (573) 875-0530 BBS (573)
875-0503 Web www.datastorm.com
Manufactures ProCOMM, ProCOMM Plus, and ProCOMM Plus for
Windows Internet, Fax, and data communications
software.
Dell Computer Corporation
2214 W. Braker Ln. Ste. D Austin, TX 78759
Phone (512) 338-4400 Sales (800) 426-5150 Support
(800) 624-9896 Fax (800) 727-8320 BBS (512)
338-8528 Web www.dell.com
Manufactures a line of low-cost, high-performance
IBM-compatible computer systems.
DigaSoft, Inc.
5615 Scotts Valley Dr. Ste. 140 Scotts Valley, CA
95066
Phone (408) 438-8247 Sales (800) 342-4763 Fax (408)
438-7113 Web www.diagsoft.com
Manufactures the QAPlus user-level PC diagnostics software,
as well as the high-end QAPlus/FE (Field Engineer) software,
an excellent program that includes complete high-resolution
floppy drive testing and the Power Meter benchmarking
utility.
Diamond Flower, Inc. (DFI)
135 Main Ave. Sacramento, CA 95838
Phone (916) 568-1234 Fax (916) 568-1233 Web www.dfiusa.com
Manufactures a line of PC-compatible systems, motherboards,
adapter cards, and other products.
Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc.
2880 Junction Ave. San Jose, CA 95134-1922
Phone (408) 325-7000 Sales (800) 468-5846 Fax (408)
325-7070 Web www.diamondmm.com
Manufactures a line of high-performance video and
multimedia adapters. Also makes and sells the Supra line of
modem and telephony products.
Digi-Key Corporation
701 Brooks Ave. South P.O. Box 677 Thief River Falls,
MN 56701-0677
Phone (218) 681-6674 Sales (800) 344-4539 Fax (218)
681-3380 Web www.digikey.com
Sells an enormous variety of electronic and computer
components, tools, and test equipment. Publishes a complete
catalog listing all items.
Distributed Processing Tech. (DPT)
140 Candace Dr. Maitland, FL 32751
Phone (407) 830-5522 Sales (800) 322-4378 Fax (407)
260-5366 BBS (407) 831-6432 Web www.dpt.com
Manufactures high- performance caching, SCSI host
adapters, and disk array (RAID) controllers.
Diversified Technology
P.O. Box 748 Ridgeland, MS 39158
Phone (601) 856-4121 Sales (800) 443-2667 Fax (601)
856-2888
Manufactures industrial and rack-mount PC- compatible
systems as well as a variety of backplane-design CPU boards
and multifunction adapters.
Dolch Computer Systems
3178 Laurelview Ct. Fremont, CA 94538
Phone (510) 661-2220 Fax (510) 490-2360 Web www.dolch.com
Manufactures a series of very powerful portable computers
that are also very expandable and rugged. If you need
something more powerful than a lap-top, they have
lunchbox-sized portables with large hard disks and high-end
video displays.
DTK Computer, Inc.
770 Epperson Dr. City of Industry, CA 91748
Phone (818) 810-0098 Fax (818) 810-0090 BBS (818)
854-0797 Web www.dtk.com
Manufactures PC- compatible systems and BIOS
software.
Dukane Corporation
2900 Dukane Dr. St. Charles, IL 60174
Phone (630) 584-2300 Sales (800) 676-2485 Fax (630)
584-5156 Web www.industry.net/dukane.av
Manufactures a complete line of high-intensity overhead
projectors, LCD panels, and LCD data/video projectors. They
specialize in portable high brightness overhead projectors
units designed for LCD-panel projection applications.
Duracell, Inc.
Berkshire Industrial Park Bethel, CT 06801
Phone (203) 796-4000 Sales (203) 791-3257 Web www.duracell.com
Manufactures high- performance consumer application
batteries including alkaline, lithium, and standard-sized
nickel-metal hydride rechargeable batteries.
Edmund Scientific
101 E. Gloucester Pike Barrington, NJ 08007-1380
Phone (609) 573-6280 Fax (609) 573-6233 Sales (609)
573-6250 Web www.edsci.com
They offer a wide range of optical components and
scientific equipment for industry and research. Volume
discounts offered. Free catalog offered to those who
qualify.
Electrocution
P.O. Box 52083 Winnipeg MB R2M 5P9 Canada
Phone (204) 257-9721 Web www.mbnet.mb.ca/electrocution
Publishes The BIOS Companion, an invaluable book
covering in detail the different BIOS versions on the market
including detailed setup, configuration, and diagnostics
information.
Electronic Buyers' News Magazine
CMP Publications, Inc. 600 Community Dr. Manhasset,
NY 11030-3875
Phone (516) 562-5000 Subscriptions (800)
291-5215 Fax (516) 562-5123
An excellent industry trade weekly magazine featuring news
and information for those involved in electronics purchasing,
materials, and management. Subscriptions are free to those who
qualify.
Electronic Engineering Times Magazine
CMP Publications, Inc. 600 Community Dr. Manhasset,
NY 11030-3875
Phone (516) 562-5000 Subscriptions (800)
291-5215 Fax (516) 562-5325
An excellent industry trade weekly news magazine featuring
news for engineers and technical management. Subscriptions are
free to those who qualify.
Electronic Products Magazine
Hearst Business Publications, Inc. 645 Stewart
Ave. Garden City, NY 11530
Phone (516) 227-1300 Fax (516) 227-1444 Web www.electronicproducts.com
An excellent industry trade magazine featuring engineering
type information on electronic and computer components and
in-depth technical articles. Subscriptions are free to those
who qualify.
Electroservice Laboratories
6085 Sikorsky St. Ventura, CA 93003
Phone (805) 644-2944 Fax (805) 644-5006 BBS (805)
644-7810 Web www.esl.com
Provides repair parts for most major computer OEMs,
including all major PC components.
Elek-Tek, Inc.
7350 North Linder Ave. Skokie, IL 60077
Phone (847) 677-7660 Sales (800) 395-1000 Fax (847)
677-1081 Web www.elektek.com
Computer retail superstore offering a large selection of
brand-name equipment at discount pricing.
Elitegroup Computer Systems, Inc.
45401 Research Ave. Fremont CA 94539
Phone (510) 226-7333 Sales (800) 829-8890 Fax (510)
226-7350 Web www.ecsusa.com
One of the largest Taiwan-based PC motherboard
manufacturers.
Endl Publications
14426 Black Walnut Ct. Saratoga, CA 95070
Phone (408) 867-6642 Fax (408) 867-2115 FAXBack (408)
741-1600 E-Mail 2501752@mclmail.com
Publishes the SSF Reflector, containing specs for local bus
disk drive attachments. Also publishes SCSI technical
documentation such as The SCSI Bench Reference and
The SCSI Encyclopedia.
Epson America, Inc. OEM Division
20770 Madrona Ave. Torrance, CA 90509-2842
Phone (310) 787-6300 Fax (310) 782-5350 FAXBack (800)
922-8911 BBS (408) 782-4531 Web www.epson.com
Manufactures printers, floppy disk drives, and complete
PC-compatible systems.
Everex Systems, Inc.
5020 Brandin Ct. Fremont, CA 94538
Phone (510) 498-1111 Sales (800) 821-0806 Support
(510) 498-4411 Fax (510) 683-2062 BBS (510)
226-9694 Web www.everex.com
Manufactures PC- compatible systems and
peripherals.
Exabyte Corporation
1685 38th St. Boulder, CO 80301
Phone (303) 442-4333 Fax (303) 417-7170 Web www.exabyte.com
Manufactures high- performance 8mm and minicartridge
tape-backup systems, and 8mm and 4mm tape libraries. Also
produces the Eagle Nest modular storage systems.
Extron Electronics
1230 S. Lewis St. Anaheim, CA 92805
Phone (714) 491-1500 Sales (800) 633-9876 Fax (714)
491-1517 Web www.extron.com
Manufactures computer-video interface products used to
connect PCs to large-screen video projectors and monitors. The
company also manufactures VGA, Mac, and RGB distribution
amplifiers and switchers used to connect multimedia classroom
and boardroom equipment, and VGA- and Mac-to-NTSC/PAL
converters for recording computer information and graphics on
videotape.
Fantasy Productions (A Division of Fortner &
Associates)
1305 Bert St. Claremore, OK 74017
Sales (800) 358-5887 Phone (918) 341-4577 Support
(918) 445-1586
The source for discontinued IBM reference manuals and
technical support.
Fedco Electronics, Inc.
184 W. 2nd St. Fond du Lac, WI 54936
Phone (414) 922-6490 Sales (800) 542-9761 Fax (414)
922-6750
Manufactures and supplies a large variety of computer
batteries.
Fessenden Technologies
116 N. 3rd St. Ozark, MO 65721
Phone (417) 485-2501 Fax (417) 485-3133 Web www.oznet.com/fessenden/ E-Mail
76660.1035@Compuserve.com
Service company that offers monitor and terminal depot
repair. They also repair hard drives for older Seagate and
Miniscribe MFM/RLL drives.
First International Computer, Inc (FIC)
980-A Mission Ct. Fremont, CA 94539
Phone (510) 252-7777 Sales (800) FICA-OEM Fax (510)
252-8888 Web www.fica.com
The largest Taiwan-based manufacturer of PC- compatible
motherboards.
Fluke, John Manufacturing Company, Inc.
6920 Seaway Blvd. P.O. Box 9090 Everett, WA
98206-9090
Phone (206) 347-6100 Sales (800) 443-5853 Fax (206)
356-5019 Web www.fluke.com
Manufactures a line of high-end digital troubleshooting
tools, including the Scopemeter hand-held scope.
Folio Corporation
5072 N. 300 W. Provo, UT 84604
Phone (801) 229-6700 Fax (801) 229-6787 Sales (800)
543-6546 Web www.folio.com
Manufactures the Folio VIEWS infobase software. Also
publishes the annual COMDEX exhibitors' list on disk.
Framatome Connectors USA
51 Richards Ave. Norwalk, CT 06856
Phone (203) 838-4444 Fax (203) 852-8629
Manufactures electronic connector products for portable and
desktop PCs and workstations.
Fujitsu America, Inc.
3055 Orchard Dr. San Jose, CA 95134
Phone (800) 626-4686 Support (408) 894-3950 Fax (408)
432-1318 BBS (408) 944-9899 Web www.fujitsu.com
Manufactures a line of high-capacity hard disk drives. Also
manufactures a line of notebook computers, monitors, and
peripherals.
Future Domain Corporation (Purchased by Adaptec)
9701 Jeronimo Rd. Irvine, CA 92718
Sales (800) 959-7274 Support (408) 934-7274 Fax (408)
957-6776 BBS (408) 945-7727 Web www.adaptec.com
Manufactures a line of high-performance SCSI host adapters
and software. Acquired by Adaptec.
Gateway 2000
P.O. Box 2000 610 Gateway Dr. North Sioux City, SD
57049
Phone (605) 232-2000 Sales (800) 523-2000 Support
(800) 846-2000 Fax (605) 232-2023 BBS (605)
232-2224 Web www.gw2k.com
Manufactures a popular line of PC-compatible systems sold
by mail order. Their systems primarily use Micronics
Motherboards, Phoenix BIOS, and industry standard form
factors.
Gazelle/GTM Software
289 E. 950 South Orem, UT 84058
Phone (801) 235-7000 Fax (801) 235-7099 Web www.shopsite.com/gtm
Manufactures the Optune disk defragmenter and disk
performance utility program.
Giga-Byte Technology Co., Ltd.
18305 Valley Blvd. Ste. A LaPuente, CA 91744
Phone (818) 854-9338 Fax (818) 854-9339 BBS (818)
854-9340 Web www.giga-byte.com
One of the top 10 largest Taiwan-based motherboard
manufacturers.
GigaTrend, Inc.
2234 Rutherford Rd. Carlsbad, CA 92008
Phone (619) 931-9122 Sales (800) 743-4442 Fax (619)
931-9959 BBS (619) 931-9469 Web www.gigatrend.
com
Manufactures high-capacity tape drives.
Global Engineering Documents
15 Inverness Way East Englewood, CO 80112-5704
Phone (303) 792-2181 Sales (800) 854-7179 Fax (303)
792-2192
A source for various ANSI and other industry standard
documents, including SCSI-1, 2, and 3, ATA IDE, ESDI, and many
others. Unlike ANSI, they sell draft documents of standards
that are not yet fully ANSI approved.
Globe Manufacturing, Inc.
1159 Route 22 Mountainside, NJ 07092
Phone (908) 232-7301 Sales (800) 227-3258 Fax (908)
232-4729 Web www.akstamping.com
Manufactures assorted PC adapter card brackets.
Golden Bow Systems
P.O. Box 3039 San Diego, CA 92163-1039
Phone (619) 298-9349 Sales (800) 284-3269 Fax (619)
298-9950 Web www.goldenbow.com
Manufactures VOPT, the best and fastest disk optimizer
software available. They also offer Vcache, VQ, and VLock
GoldStar Technology, Inc.
1000 Sylvan Ave. Englewood Cliff, NJ 07632
Phone (201) 816-2000 Fax (201) 816-0636 Web www.goldstar.co.kr/english/main.html
Manufactures a line of color monitors and a full line of
computer and electronics products.
GRACE Specialty Polymers/WR GRACE, Emerson &
Cuming Inc.
869 Washington St. Canton, MA 02021
Phone (617) 828-3300 Sales (800) 472-2391 Fax (617)
828-3104 Support (800) 832-4929 Orders (800)
225-9936
Manufactures structurally, thermally, and electronically
conductive epoxy and silicone adhesives, coatings, and
encapsulates. Also room temperature, heat-cured, and
UV-cured systems as well as circuit board fabrication
materials. These include solder mask, solder resist, and
polymer thick films.
GSI, Inc.
17951-H Skypark Circle Irvine, CA 92614-6343
Phone (714) 261-7949 Sales (800) 486-7800 Fax (714)
757-1778 Web www.gsi-inc.com
Manufactures an extremely flexible and powerful line of IDE
adapters and floppy controllers, including units with security
locks, and support for 2.88M drives. Also offers complete
2.88M drive upgrade kits. Their IDE controllers have a
flexible on-board BIOS that allows them to coexist with other
drive interfaces. They also sell a Cable Select type IDE
cable.
Harbor Electronics
650 Danbury Rd. Ridgefield, CT 06877
Phone (203) 438-9625 Fax (203) 431-3001
Manufactures a line of high-quality SCSI-1, -2, and -3
interconnect cables.
Hauppauge Computer Works, Inc.
91 Cabot Ct. Hauppauge, NY 11788
Phone (516) 434-1600 Sales (800) 443-6284 Service
(516) 434-3197 Fax (516) 434-3198 BBS (516)
434-8454 Web www.hauppauge.com/hcw/index.htm
Manufactures video capture cards.
Hayes Microcomputer Products
5835 Peachtree Corners E. Norcross, GA 30092-3405
Phone (770) 840-9200 Sales (800) 874-3734 Fax (770)
441-1213 FAXBack (800) 429-3739 BBS (770)
429-3734 Web www.hayes.com
Manufactures a complete line of modems.
Heathkit Education Systems
Heath Company 455 Riverview Dr. Benton Harbor, MI
49023
Phone (616) 925-6000 Sales (800) 253-0570 Fax (616)
925-2982
Sells courses and training materials for learning
electronics and computer design, including A+
Certi-fication for Computer Technicians.
Helm, Inc.
Publications Division P.O. Box 07130 Detroit, MI
48207
Phone (313) 865-5000 Fax (313) 865-5927
Publishes General Motors service manuals and
documentation.
Hermann Marketing
1400 North Price Rd. St. Louis, MO 63132-2308
Phone (800) 523-9009 Fax (314) 432-1818
Distributes a line of "Uniquely Intel" products and
accessories. My favorite are the T-shirts, coffee cups, and
especially the keychain containing actual Intel 486 and
Pentium processors encased in clear plastic.
Hewlett-Packard
16399 W. Bernardo Dr. San Diego, CA 92127-1899
Sales (800) 752-0900 Service (970) 635-1000 FAXBack
(800) 333-1917 Audio Tips (800) 333-1917 BBS (408)
720-3416 Web www.hp.com
Manufactures an extensive line of excellent printers and
PC-compatible systems and high-end minicom-puters.
Hewlett-Packard, Disk Memory Division
11413 Chinden Blvd. Boise, ID 83714
Sales (800) 826-4111 Phone (208) 396-6000 Fax (208)
396-2896 Web www.hp.com
Manufactures high-capacity 3 1/2-inch hard disk drives.
Hitachi America, Ltd.
Semiconductor & IC Div. 2000 Sierra Point
Pkwy. Brisbane, CA 94005
Phone (415) 589-8300 Fax (415) 583-4207 Web www.hitatchi.com
Manufactures a variety of memory and other semiconductor
devices. Also manufactures computer peripherals, including
Office automation, digital graphics products, and LCD
devices.
Hypertech
1910 Thomas Rd. Memphis, TN 38134
Phone (901) 382-8888 Fax (901) 373-5290
Manufactures and sells a wide variety of
well- engineered, high- performance automotive computer
EPROM replacements for many different types of vehicles. Also
makes the Power Programmer for reprogramming vehicle PCMs with
EEPROMs (Flash ROMs).
Hyundai Electronics America
3101 N. 1st St. San Jose, CA 95134
Phone (408) 473-9200 Web www.hea.com
Manufactures PC- compatible systems. Also makes
monitors, memory, chips, and other peripherals.
IBM Fullfilment Center
P.O. Box 3558 Shiremans Town, PA 17011
Phone (800) 426-7282
The source for OS/2 software developer kits, reseller
literature, and orders for server guides.
IBM Microelectronics
3605 Hwy. 52 Rochester, MN 55901
Phone (507) 253-4011 Fax (507) 253-3256
Manufactures a variety of processors, memory, and other
semiconductor devices, including the IBM 486SLC2, Blue
Lightning, PowerPC, and other processors. Also makes
high-speed Static RAM for cache, and produces processor chips
and motherboards for a variety of PC-compatible
manufacturers.
IBM National Publications
4800 Falls of The Neause Raleigh, NC 27609
Phone (800) 879-2755 Fax (800) 445-9269
The source for current books, reference manuals,
documentation, software toolkits, and language products for
IBM systems. For discontinued publications, contact Fantasy
Productions or Annabooks.
IBM OEM Division
44 Broadway Rd. White Plains, NY 10601
Phone (914) 288-3000 Fax (914) 686-4527
Manufactures and distributes IBM products such as
high-capacity 3 1/2-inch hard disk drives, networking, and
chipset products.
IBM Parts Order Center
P.O. Box 9022 Boulder, CO 80301
Phone (303) 924-4100
IBM's nationwide service parts ordering center.
IBM PC Company
11400 Burnet Rd. Austin, TX 78758
Phone (512) 823-0000 Sales (800) IBM-3333 FAXBack
(800) 426-4329 BBS (919) 517-0001 Web www.ibm.com
Manufactures and supports IBM personal computers.
IBM PC Direct
3039 Cornwallis Rd. Building 203 Research Triangle
Park, NC 27709-9766
Sales (800) IBM-2YOU Canada Sales (800)
465-7999 Fax (800) 426-4182 Info (800)
426-3332 Orders (800) 426-2968 Web www.pc.ibm.com
IBM PC's direct mail order catalog sales division. They
sell IBM and approved third-party systems and peripherals at a
discount from list price, and publish a catalog listing all
items.
IBM Personal Systems Technical Solutions
Magazine
NCM P.O. Box 165447 Irving, TX 75016
Sales (800) 678-8014 Phone (214) 550-0433 Fax (214)
518-2507
Publishes an excellent bi-monthly magazine covering IBM
personal computer systems and software.
Illinois Lock
301 West Hintz Rd. Wheeling, IL 60090-5754
Phone (847) 537-1800 Fax (847) 537-1881 E-Mail iillock@aol.com
Manufactures keylocks used in many different IBM and
IBM-compatible computer systems.
Information Access Company
One Park Ave. New York, NY 10016
Phone (212) 503-4400
Manufactures the Computer Library and Computer Select
CD-ROM information databases.
InfoWorld Magazine
375 Cochituate Rd. Framingham, MA 01701
Phone (508) 879-0700 Sales (800) 227-8365 Fax (508)
879-0446 Web www.infoworld.com
Features excellent product reviews.
Inline, Inc.
22860 Savi Ranch Pkwy. Yorba Linda, CA 92887
Phone (714) 921-4100 Sales (800) 882-7117 Fax (714)
921-4160
Manufactures a complete line of video-connection
accessories, including distribution amplifiers, scan
converters, line drivers, projector interfaces, and cables.
They also offer interactive training systems for
computer-based training facilities.
Innerworks Technology, Inc.
319 Sundance Dr. Bartlett, IL 60103
Phone (630) 372-0884 Fax (630) 372-0885
Manufactures an excellent PC diagnostic program called the
Third Degree.
Integrated Device Technology, Inc.
2975 Stender Way Santa Clara, CA 95054-3090
Phone (408) 727-6116 Sales (800) 345-7015 Web www.idt.com
Manufactures chipsets and other semiconductor
devices.
Integrated Micro Solutions, Inc.
2085 Hamilton Ave, 3rd Floor San Jose, CA 95125
Phone (408) 369-8282 Fax (408) 369-0128 Web users.aol.com\imsteksup
Manufactures graphic accelerator chips and boards, and
ATM network products.
Intel Corporation
2200 Mission College Blvd. Santa Clara, CA
95054-1537
Phone (408) 765-8080 Service (800) 468-3548 (916)
356-7368 Fax (408) 765-9904 Web www.intel.com
Manufactures microprocessors used in IBM and compatible
systems. Also makes a line of memory and accelerator boards,
as well as one of the most popular lines of PC-compatible
Pentium motherboards.
Intel PC Enhancement Operations
5200 N.E. Elam Young Pkwy. Hillsboro, OR 97124
Phone (503) 629-7354 Service (800) 321-4044 Support
(800) 628-8686 Sales (800) 538-3373 Fax (503)
264-7969 BBS (503) 264-7999
Manufactures OverDrive CPU upgrades and networking
devices.
International Electronic Research Corp. (IERC)
135 W. Magnolia Blvd. Burbank, CA 91502
Phone (818) 842-7277 Fax (818) 848-8872 Web www.iercdya.com
Manufactures a line of excellent CPU heat sink products,
including clip-on, low-profile models especially for 486 and
Pentium processors that do not require a special socket.
Iomega Corporation
1821 West Iomega Way Roy, UT 84067
Phone (801) 778-1000 Sales (800) 777-6654 Fax (801)
778-3461 BBS (801) 778-5888 Web www.iomega.com
Manufactures the Jaz, Ditto, and Zip removable-cartridge
drives.
J. Bond Computer Systems
93 W. Montague Exwy. Milpitas, CA 95035
Phone (408) 946-9622 Fax (408) 946-2898 Web www.jbond.com
Manufactures PC mother-boards.
Jameco Computer Products
1355 Shoreway Rd. Belmont, CA 94002
Phone (415) 592-8097 Sales (800) 831-4242 Fax (415)
592-2503 BBS (415) 637-9025 Web www.jameco.com
Supplies computer components, parts, and peripherals by
mail order.
JDR Microdevices
1850 S. 10th San Jose, CA 95112
Phone (408) 494-1400 Sales (800) 538-5000 BBS (408)
494-1430 Web www.jdr.com
A vendor for chips, disk drives, and various computer and
electronic parts and components.
Jensen Tools
7815 S. 46th St. Phoenix, AZ 85044
Phone (602) 968-6231 Sales (800) 426-1194 Fax (800)
366-9662 Web www.jensentools.com
Supplies and manufactures high-quality tools and test
equipment.
JTS Corporation
1289 Anvilwood Ave. Sunnyvale, CA 94089
Phone (408) 468-1800 Fax (408) 747-1319 Web www.jtscorp.com
Manufactures a line of low-cost 3 1/2-inch hard disk
drives.
JVC Information Products
17811 Mitchell Ave. Irvine, CA 92714
Phone (714) 261-1292 Fax (714) 261-9690
Manufactures CD- Recordable and CD-ROM drives.
Kensington Microware, Ltd.
2855 Campus Dr. San Mateo, CA 94403
Phone (415) 572-2700 Fax (415) 572-9675 Sales (800)
535-4242 Web www.kensington.com
Manufactures and supplies computer accessories.
Key Tronic Corporation
P.O. Box 14687 Spokane, WA 99214
Phone (509) 928-8000 Sales (800) 262-6006 Fax (509)
927-5248 BBS (509) 927-5288 Web www.keytronic.com
Manufactures a variety of high-quality keyboards and mice
for PC-compatible systems. Acquired the Honeywell Keyboard
division. The Honeywell mouse uses revolutionary new
technology that never needs cleaning and works on any surface,
unlike traditional ball and roller mice. Supplies Compaq and
Microsoft with keyboards.
Kingston Technology Corporation
17600 Newhope St. Fountain Valley, CA 92708
Phone (714) 435-2600 Sales (800) 835-6575 Fax (714)
435-2699 Web www.kingston.com
Manufactures an excellent line of direct processor upgrade
modules for 286 and 386 IBM and Compaq systems, as well as the
slot-based MCMaster bus master processor upgrade card for
Micro Channel systems. They also sell numerous SIMM memory
modules and disk upgrades for other systems.
Labconco Corporation
8811 Prospect Kansas City, MO 64132
Phone (816) 333-8811 Sales (800) 821-5525 Fax (816)
363-0130
Manufactures a variety of clean room cabinets and clean
benches for use in hard disk drive and other sensitive
component repair.
Labtec Enterprises, Inc.
3801 N.E. 109 Ave., Ste. J Vancouver, WA 98682
Phone (360) 896-2000 Fax (360) 896-2020 Web www.labtec.com
Imports amplified speakers for multimedia applications.
Lantronix
15353 Barranca Pkwy. Irvine, CA 92718-2216
Phone (714) 453-3990 Sales (800) 422-7055 Fax (714)
453-3995 Web www.lantronix.com
Manufactures a variety of network hardware
including servers, bridges, repeaters, hubs, converters,
and transceivers.
Laser Magnetic Storage
4425 Arrowswest Dr. Colorado Springs, CO 80907
Phone (719) 593-7900 Fax (714) 599-8713 BBS (719)
593-4081
Division of DPMG that manufactures a variety of optical
and tape disk products.
LearnKey, Inc.
1845 W. Sunset Blvd. St George, UT 84770
Sales (800) 937-3279 Phone (801) 674-9733 Fax (801)
674-9734 Web www.learnkey.com
Produces and distributes the highest quality computer
training videos.
Lexmark
740 New Circle Rd. Lexington, KY 40511
Phone (606) 232-2000 Fax (606) 232-3557 BBS (606)
232-5238 Web www.Lexmark.com
Manufactures IBM keyboards and printers for retail
distribution. Spun off from IBM in 1991, now sells to other
OEMs and distributors.
Liebert
1050 Dearborn Dr. Columbus, OH 43229
Phone (614) 888-0246 Sales (800) 877-9222 Fax (614)
841-6022 Web www.liebert.com
Manufactures a line of computer power-protection
devices.
Liuski International
6585 Crescent Dr. Norcross, GA 30071
Phone (770) 447-9454 Web www.liuski.com
Hardware distributor that carries a variety of peripherals
and systems. They are the exclusive distributor of Magitronic
PC systems and motherboards.
Logicraft Information Systems, Inc. (Renamed Microtest
Enterprises)
22 Cotton Rd. Nashua, NH 03063
Phone (603) 880-0300 Sales (800) 880-5644 Fax (603)
880-7229 Web www.logicraft.com
Manufacturer of CD-ROM networking and optical storage
solutions for the DOS, Windows, Window 95, Windows NT, and
Macintosh environments. The company's products provide fast
access to CD-ROM databases over a wide range of networks and
technologies in the industry, featuring the FastCD
PersonalEdition. FastCD has been renamed Virtual CD, which
also allows CD-based programs to be run from any local or
network disk.
Longshine Microsystems, Inc.
10400-9 Pioneer Blvd. Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
Phone (310) 903-0899 Fax (310) 944-2201
Manufactures PC interface boards including disk
controllers, super I/O adapters, network cards, and more.
Lotus Development Corporation (A Division of
IBM)
55 Cambridge Pkwy. Cambridge, MA 02142
Phone (617) 577-8500 Service (800) 343-5414 Fax (617)
693-3899 BBS (617) 693-7000 Web www.lotus.com
Manufactures Lotus 1-2-3, Symphony, and Magellan software.
Acquired by IBM.
LSI Logic, Inc.
1551 McCarthy Blvd. Milpitas, CA 95035
Phone (408) 433-8000 Sales (800) 433-8778 Fax (408)
433-2882 Web www.lsilogic.com
Manufactures motherboard logic and chipsets.
Ma Laboratories, Inc.
1972 Concourse Dr. San Jose, CA 95131
Phone (408) 954-8188 Fax (408) 954-0944 Web www.malabs.com
Manufactures and supplies CPUs and SIMMs, PC boards, hard
disk drives, floppy drives, mother-boards, and math
coprocessors. They also manufacture a dummy parity chip that
allows fake parity SIMMs to be constructed, which they also
sell.
Macworld Communications Inc.
501 Second St. San Francisco, CA 94107
Phone (415) 243-0505 Fax (415) 442-1891
Produces an excellent publication covering news in the
Macintosh universe.
MAG InnoVision
2801 S. Yale St. Santa Ana, CA 92704
Phone (714) 751-2008 Sales (800) 827-3998 Fax (714)
751-5522 Web www.maginnovision.com
Manufactures Flat Square Technology monitors with advanced
performance features.
MAGNI Systems, Inc.
9500 S.W. Gemini Dr. Beaverton, OR 97008
Phone (503) 626-8400 Sales (800) 624-6465 Fax (503)
626-6225
Manufactures a line of products for converting VGA graphics
screens to either NTSC (VHS) or S-video (S-VHS).
MapInfo Corporation
One Global View Troy, NY 12180
Phone (518) 285-6000 Fax (518) 285-6070 Sales (800)
552-2511 Web www.mapinfo.com
Produces desktop mapping software for Windows, Mac, Sun,
HP, and DOS systems.
Mastersoft, Inc. (Acquired by Adobe Systems)
8737 E. Via de Commercio Scottsdale, AZ 85258
Phone (602) 948-4888 Sales (800) 624-6107 Fax (602)
948-8261 BBS (602) 596-5871 Web www.mastersoft.com
Manufactures Word for Word, a word processing
file-conversion program.
Matrox Graphics Inc.
1025 St. Regis Blvd. Dorval, PQ H9P 2T4
Canada
Phone (514) 969-6300 Fax (514) 969-6363 Sales (514)
969-6330
Manufactures a line of high-performance PC graphics
chipsets and adapters.
Maxell Corporation of America
22-08 Route 208 Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Phone (800) 533-2836 Fax (201) 796-8790
Manufactures magnetic media products, including disks and
tape cartridges.
Maxi Switch, Inc.
2901 East Elvira Rd. Tuscon, AZ 85706
Phone (602) 294-5450 Fax (602) 294-6890 BBS (602)
741-9230 Web www.maxiswitch.com
Manufactures a line of high-quality PC keyboards, including
some designed for harsh or industrial environments, and
programmable keyboards. Maxi Switch keyboards are used by many
compatible system manufacturers, including Gateway 2000.
Maxoptix
3342 Gateway Blvd. Fremont, CA 94538
Phone (800) 848-3092 Fax (510) 353-1845 BBS (510)
353-1448 Web www.maxoptix.com
Manufactures a line of optical WORM and magneto-optical
drives. Joint venture with Maxtor and Kubota Corporations.
Maxtor Corporation
211 River Oaks Pkwy. San Jose, CA 95134
Phone (408) 432-1700 Sales (800) 262-9867 Fax (408)
432-4510 BBS (303) 678-2222 Web www.maxtor.com
Manufactures a line of large-capacity, high-quality hard
disk drives.
Maynard Electronics, Inc. (Seagate
Technologies)
36 Skyline Dr. Lake Mary, FL 32746
Phone (407) 263-3500 Sales (800) 821-8782 FAXBack
(800) 732-4283 Fax (407) 262-4225 BBS (407)
263-3662 TDD (408) 438-5382 Web www.seagate.com
Manufactures a line of tape-backup products. Acquired
by Seagate Technologies.
McAfee Associates
2710 Walsh Ave. Santa Clara, CA 95051
Phone (408) 988-3832 Sales (800) 707-1274 Fax (408)
970-9727 BBS (408) 988-4044 Web www.mcafee.com
Manufactures the famous McAfee antivirus software as well
as a diagnostic program called PC Medic 97.
McKenzie Technology
910 Page Ave. Fremont, CA 94538
Phone (510) 651-2700 Fax (510) 651-1020 Web www.bergelect.com/mckenzie
Manufactures sockets for processors and IC chips.
Megahertz Corporation (A Division of 3Com)
605 N5600W Salt Lake City, UT 84116
Phone (801) 320-7000 Sales (800) 527-8677 FAXBack
(800) 856-1045 Fax (801) 320-6022 Web www.megahertz.com
Manufactures laptop modems and external network adapters.
Also makes AT-speedup products.
Mentor Electronics, Inc.
7560 Tyler Blvd. #E Mentor, OH 44060
Phone (216) 951-1884 Fax (216) 951-0107
Supplies ICs.
Merisel
200 N. Continental Blvd. El Segundo, CA 90245
Phone (310) 615-3080 Sales (800) 542-9955 Service
(800) 462-5241 Fax (800) 845-3744 Web www.merisel.com
World's largest distributor of PC hardware and software
products from many manufacturers.
Meritec
1359 West Jackson St. P.O. Box 8003 Painesville, OH
44077
Phone (216) 354-3148 Fax (216) 354-0509 Sales (800)
627-7752
Manufactures a line of SCSI 8-bit to 16-bit (Wide SCSI)
adapters in a variety of configurations. These adapters allow
Wide SCSI devices to be installed in a standard 8-bit SCSI bus
and vice versa.
Merritt Computer Products, Inc.
5565 Red Bird Center Dr. #150 Dallas, TX 75237
Phone (214) 339-0753 Fax (214) 339-1313
Manufactures the SafeSkin keyboard protector.
Methode Electronics, Inc.
DataMate Division 7444 W. Wilson Ave. Chicago, IL
60656
Phone (708) 867-9600 Fax (708) 867-3149
Manufactures and sells a complete line of SCSI
terminators.
Micro 2000, Inc.
1100 E. Broadway 3rd Floor Glendale, CA 91205
Phone (818) 547-0125 Fax (818) 547-0397 Web www.micro2000.com
Manufactures the MicroScope PC diagnostics program, as well
as the POSTProbe ISA, EISA, and MCA POST diagnostics card.
Micro Accessories, Inc.
6036 Stewart Ave. Fremont, CA 94538
Phone (510) 226-6310 Sales (800) 777-6687 Fax (510)
226-6316
Manufactures a variety of cables and disk drive
mounting brackets and accessories, including PS/2 adapter
kits.
Micro Channel Developers Association
169 Hartnell Ave. Ste. 200 Redding, Ca 96002
Phone (916) 222-2262 Sales (800) GET-MCDA Fax (916)
222-2528 Web www..crochannel.inter.net/microchannel
An independent organization established to facilitate the
evolution and support of the Micro Channel Architecture (MCA).
The association also provides microchannel products direct to
ender users. They publish the International Catalog of
Micro Channel Products and Services.
Micro Computer Cable Company, Inc.
12200 Delta Dr. Taylor, MI 48180
Phone (313) 946-9700 Fax (313) 946-9645 Web www.microccc.com
Manufactures and sells a complete line of computer cables,
connectors, switchboxes, and cabling accessories.
Micro Design International (MDI)
6985 University Blvd. Winter Park, FL 32792
Phone (407) 677-8333 Sales (800) 228-0891 Fax (407)
677-8365 BBS (407) 677-4854
Manufactures the SCSI Express driver software for
integration of SCSI peripherals in a variety of environments.
Recently acquired PC-Kwik Corporation.
Micro House International
2477 N. 55th St. Boulder, CO 80301
Phone (303) 443-3388 Sales (800) 926-8299 Fax (303)
443-3323 BBS (303) 443-9957
Publishes the Micro House Technical Library on CD-ROM. The
technical library is a Windows-compatible reference tool
designed for PC service technicians that covers adapter cards,
network cards, motherboards, and disk drives. Also produces
DrivePro, EZ Drive, EZ Copy, and many other hard drive
formatting and protection products. EZ Drive is the utility
shipped with many of the new large IDE hard drives (allows
bypass of the BIOS).
Micro Industries Corporation
8399 Green Meadows Dr. North Westerville, OH
43081-9486
Phone (614) 548-7878 Sales (800) 369-1086 Fax (614)
548-6184
Manufactures PC- compatible motherboards.
Micro Solutions, Inc.
132 W. Lincoln Hwy. DeKalb, IL 60115
Phone (815) 756-3411 Sales (800) 890-7227 BBS (815)
756-9100 Web www.microsolutions.com
Manufactures a complete line of floppy controllers and
subsystems, including 2.88M versions. Also offers floppy drive
and tape-backup systems that run from a standard parallel port
using no expansion slots. Also make the backpack line of hard
drives, CD-ROMS, disk drives, and tape drives.
Micro Solutions, Inc.
40 Old Ridgebury Rd. Ste. 106 Danbury, CT 06810
Phone (203) 748-4633 Fax (203) 797-9849 Web www.micsol.com
A Premier Service center for Toshiba America, specializing
in sales, service, and upgrades for laptop and portable
computers.
Micro Warehouse
535 Conneticut Ave. Norwalk, CT 06854
Phone (203) 899-4000 Fax (203) 853-2267 Sales (800)
547-5444
Distributes a large variety of computers, computer
supplies, floppy disks, cables, and so on.
Microcom, Inc.
500 River Ridge Dr. Norwood, MA 02062
Phone (617) 551-1000 Sales (800) 822-8224 BBS (617)
255-1125 Web www.microcom.com
Manufactures error- correcting modems and remote access
products; created and develops the MNP communications
protocols.
Micrografx, Inc.
1303 E. Arapaho Rd. Richardson, TX 75081
Phone (214) 234-1769 Sales (800) 417-8312 Support
(214) 234-2684 Fax (214) 994-6476 BBS (214) 644-4194
Web www.micrografx.com
Manufactures the Micrografx Designer, Windows Draw, ABC
Toolkit, Photomagic, and Charisma software. Specializes in
Windows and OS/2 development.
Microid Research, Inc.
1538 Turnpike St. North Andover, MA 01845
Phone (508) 686-8209 Fax (508) 683-1630 Web www.mrbios.com
Manufactures the MR BIOS, one of the most flexible and
configurable BIOS versions available. They have versions
available for a variety of different chip sets and
motherboards.
Microlink/Micro Firmware, Inc.
330 West Gray St. Ste. 170 Norman, OK 73069-7111
Sales (800) 767-5465 Fax (405) 573-5535 BBS (405)
573-5538 Web www.firmware.com
The largest distributor of Phoenix ROM BIOS upgrades.
Develops custom versions for specific motherboards, and
supplies many other BIOS vendors with products.
Micron Technologies (Parent Company of Micron
Electronics and Micron Custom Manufacturing)
8000 S. Federal Way Boise, ID 83707
Phone (208) 368-3900 Sales (800) 388-6334 Fax (208)
368-3809 BBS (208) 368-4530 Web www.micron.com
Manufactures various memory boards, memory chips, SIMMs,
DRAM, SRAM, and other semi-conductors, as well as a line of
IBM-compatible systems.
Micronics Computers, Inc.
45365 Northport Loop W. Fremont, CA 94538
Phone (510) 651-2300 Fax (510) 651-6692 Sales (800)
577-0977 Support (510) 661-3000 FAXBack (510)
661-3199 BBS (510) 651-6837 Web www.micronics.com
Manufactures PC- compatible motherboards and complete
laptop and portable systems. Micronics motherboards feature
the Phoenix BIOS. Acquired Orchid Technology.
Micropolis Corporation
21211 Nordhoff St. Chatsworth, CA 91311
Phone (818)709-3300 Sales (800)395-DRIV Fax
(818)709-3396 BBS (818)709-3310
Manufactures a line of high-capacity 5 1/4- and 3
1/2-inch hard disk drives.
Microprocessors Unlimited, Inc.
24000 S. Peoria Ave. Beggs, OK 74421
Phone (918) 267-4961 Fax (918) 267-3879
Distributes memory chips, SIMMs, math coprocessors, UART
chips, and other integrated circuits.
Microsoft Corporation
One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052-6399
Phone (206) 882-8080 Sales (800) 426-9400 Fax (206)
936-7329 BBS (206) 936-6735 Web www.microsoft..com
Manufactures MS-DOS, Windows, Windows NT, and a variety of
applications software.
Micro-Star International
4059 Clipper Ct. Fremont, CA 94538
Phone (510) 623-8818 Fax (510) 623-8585 BBS (510)
623-7398 Web www.achme.com
One of the top 10 largest Taiwan-based motherboard
manufacturers.
MicroSystems Development Tech., Inc.
4100 Moorpark Ave. #104 San Jose, CA 95117
Phone (408) 296-4000 Fax (408) 296-5877 BBS (408)
296-4200 Web www.msd.com/diags
Manufactures a line of excellent hardware diagnostics
products including Post Code Master, Port Test, and Test
Drive.
MicroWay, Inc.
Research Park Box 79 Kingston, MA 02364
Phone (508) 746-7341 BBS (508) 746-7946 Web www.microway.com
Manufactures a line of accelerator products for IBM and
compatible systems. Also specializes in math coprocessor
chips, math chip accelerators, alpha-based systems, and
language products.
Mini Micro
4900 Patrick Henry Ln. Santa Clara, CA 95054
Phone (408) 327-0388 Sales (800) 275-4642 Fax (408)
327-0389 BBS (408) 434-9319
Partly owned by Greenleaf Corporation, a wholesale
distributor of Conner Peripherals, Inc.
Mitsubishi Electronics America, Inc.
FaxElectronic Device Group 1050 E. Arques
Ave. Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Phone (408) 730-5900 Sales (800) 843-2515 Support
(800) 344-6352 Web www.mitsubishi.com
Manufactures monitors, printers, and consumables. For hard
disks and floppy disk storage products, contact the Electronic
Device Group.
Mitsumi Electronics Corporation
6210 N. Beltline Rd. Ste. 170 Irving, TX 75063
Phone (214) 550-7300 Fax (214) 550-7424 Web www.mitsumi.com
Manufactures a line of CD-ROM and floppy drives, as
well as keyboards.
Molex Inc.
2222 Wellington Ct. Lisle, IL 60532
Phone (630) 969-4550 Sales (800) 78-MOLEX Fax (630)
969-2321 Web www.molex.com
Manufactures a variety of connectors used in PC
systems.
Mosel Vitelic
3910 N. First St. San Jose, CA 95134
Phone (408) 433-6000 Fax (408) 433-0952
Manufactures memory modules.
Motor Magazine
Hearst Corporation 645 Stewart Ave. Garden City, NY
11530
Phone (516) 227-1300 Sales (800) AUTO-828 Fax (516)
227-1444
The essential trade magazine for the automotive technician,
including troubleshooting tips and service product
information. Subscriptions are free to those who qualify.
Motorola, Inc.
Microprocessor and Memory Technology Group 3501 Ed
Bluestein Blvd. Austin, TX 78762
Phone (512) 891-2000 Sales (800) 521-6274 Fax (512)
891-2652
Manufactures PC memory including fast static RAM for cache.
Also makes the Macintosh, Power PC, and Motorola processors.
Also produces the Starmax line of Macintosh-compatible
systems.
Mountain Network Solutions, Inc.
360 El Pueblo Rd. Scotts Valley, CA 95066
Phone (800) 458-0300 Fax (408) 438-7623 BBS (408)
438-2665
Manufactures tape drives and backup subsystems, including
hardware and software.
Mustang Software
P.O. Box 2264 Bakersfield, CA 93303
Phone (805) 873-2500 Sales (800) 999-9619 Fax (805)
873-2599 BBS (805) 873-2400 Web www.mustang.com
Manufactures Wildcat! BBS software.
Mylex Corporation
34551 Ardenwood Blvd. Fremont, CA 94555
Phone (510) 796-6100 Sales (800) 776-9539 Fax (510)
745-8016 Web www.mylex.com
Manufactures high- performance mother-boards, SCSI RAID,
and SCSI host adapters.
Myoda Computer Centers
1070 N. Roselle Rd. Hoffman Estates, IL 60195
Phone (847) 885-7600 Fax (847) 885-7661 FaxWeb www.myoda.com
Assembles PC systems for retail sale.
National Semiconductor Corporation
2900 Semiconductor Dr. Santa Clara, CA
95052-8090
Phone (408) 721-5000 Fax (408) 721-7582 BBS (408)
245-0671 Web www.national.com
Manufactures a variety of chips for PC circuit
applications. Known especially for its UART and Super I/O
chips.
NCL America, Inc.
1221 Innsbruck Dr. Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Phone (408) 734-1006 Fax (408) 774-0709
Manufactures IDE host adapters.
NCR Microelectronics
1635 Aeroplaza Colorado Springs, CO 80916
Phone (719) 596-5795 Sales (800) 334-5454 Fax (719)
573-3286 BBS (719) 574-0424 Web www.ncr.com
Manufactures a variety of integrated circuits for PC
systems. They also sponsor the SCSI BBS, an excellent source
for standard documents covering SCSI, IDE, and other
interfaces.
NEC Electronics, Inc.
475 Ellis St. Mountain View, CA 94039-7241
Phone (415) 960-6000
Manufactures memory and other semiconductor
devices.
NEC Technologies, Inc.
1414 Massachusetts Ave. Boxborough, MA 01719
Phone (508) 264-8000 Sales (800) 632-4636 Fax (508)
264-8245 BBS (708) 860-2602 Web www.nec.com
Manufactures Multisync monitors, CD-ROM drives, video
adapters, printers, and other peripherals, as well as complete
PC- compatible systems.
Newark Electronics
4801 N. Ravenswood Chicago, IL 60640-4496
Phone (312) 784-5100 Fax (312) 907-5217 Web www.newark.com
An electronic component and product supplier with a huge
catalog of products. Its 1500+ page catalog is an excellent
source of components and information.
NexGen, Inc. (A Division of AMD)
1623 Buckeye Dr. Milpitas, CA 95035
Phone (408) 432-2400 Sales (800) 8NEXGEN Fax (408)
435-0262 Web www.amd.com
Manufactures the Nx586 family of processors which are being
marketed as alternatives to the Intel Pentium family.
Northgate Computer Systems, Inc.
6840 Hayvenhurst VanNuys, CA 91406
Phone (818) 781-0300 Sales (800) 947-6211 Fax (818)
779-3767 BBS (612) 947-4640 Web www.northgate.net
Manufactures PC- compatible systems and keyboards sold
through mail order.
Novell, Inc.
122 E. 1700 South Provo, UT 84601
Phone (801) 379-5588 Sales (800) 526-7937 Fax (801)
429-5157 BBS (801) 429-3030 Web www.novell.com
Manufactures the NetWare LAN operating system.
Number Nine Visual Technology
Corporation
18 Hartwell Ave. Lexington, MA 02173
Phone (617) 674-0009 Fax (617) 674-2919 BBS (617)
862-7502 Web www.numbernine.com
Manufactures a line of high-end PC video graphics
accelerator cards.
Oak Technology, Inc.
139 Kifer Ct. Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Phone (408) 737-0888 Fax (408) 737-3838 BBS (408)
774-5308 Web www.oaktech.com
Manufactures graphics chipsets.
Ocean Information Systems
688 Arrow Grand Circle Covina, CA 91722
Phone (818) 339-8888 Fax (818) 859-7668 Web www.ocean-usa.com/ocean
Manufactures high- performance PC mother-boards.
OEM Magazine
CMP Publications 600 Community Dr. Manhasset, NY
11030
Phone (516) 562-5000
An excellent magazine for the systems integrator or systems
assembler. Free subscription for those who qualify.
Okidata
532 Fellowship Rd. Mount Laurel, NJ 08054
Phone (609) 235-2600 Sales (800) OKIDATA Fax (609)
424-7423 BBS (800) 283-5474 Web www.okidata.com
Manufactures printers and modems.
Olivetti
765 U.S. Hwy. 202 Somerville, NJ 08876
Phone (908) 526-8200 Fax (908) 526-8405 Sales (800)
243-2324
Manufactures Olivetti and many AT&T PC systems.
Ontrack Data Internationa, Inc. (Formerly Ontrack
Computer Systems)
6321 Bury Dr. Ste. 13-21 Eden Prairie, MN 55346
Phone (612) 937-1107 Fax (612) 937-5815 Sales (800)
752-1333 Support (612) 937-2121 BBS (612)
937-8567 Web www.ontrack.com
Manufactures the Disk Manager hard disk utilities for PC,
PS/2, and Macin-tosh. Disk Manager is the most comprehensive
and flexible low-level format program available, supporting
even IDE drives. Also provides extensive data recovery
services.
Opti, Inc.
888 Tasman Dr. Milpitas, CA 95035
Phone (408) 486-8000 Sales (800) 398-6784 Fax (408)
486-8001 BBS (408) 486-8051 Web www.opti.com
Manufactures PC motherboard chipsets including the
Viper series for Pentium systems.
Orchid Technology (A Division of Micronics)
232 E. Warren Ave. Fremont, CA 94539
Phone (510) 683-0300 Service (800) 767-2443 Sales
(510) 651-2300 Fax (510) 651-5612 Support (510)
661-3000 FAXBack (510) 661-3199 BBS (510)
651-6837 Web www.orchid.com
Manufactures a line of video and memory board products for
IBM and compatible systems. Also produces 32-bit sound
cards.
Pacific Data Products
9855 Scranton Rd. San Diego, CA 92121
Phone (619) 552-0880 Fax (619) 552-0889 BBS (619)
452-6329
Manufactures the Pacific Page XL and PacificPage PE
PostScript-compatible enhancement products for HP LaserJet
printers.
Packard Bell
31717 La Tienda Dr. Westlake Village, CA 91362
Phone (818) 865-1555 Sales (800) 733-4411 Fax (818)
865-0379 BBS (818) 313-8601
Manufactures a popular line of low-cost PC- compatible
computer systems.
Palo Alto Design Group
360 University Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94301
Phone (415) 327-9444
Manufactures enclosures that accept Intel ATX
motherboards.
Panasonic Communications & Systems
2 Panasonic Way Secaucus, NJ 07094
Phone (201) 392-6502 Sales (800) 233-8182 Fax (201)
392-4858 BBS (201) 863-7845 Web www.panasonic.com
Manufactures monitors, optical drive products, floppy
drives, printers, and PC-compatible laptop systems.
Panasonic Industrial Co.
2 Panasonic Way Secaucus, NJ 07094
Sales (800) 848-3979
Manufactures IC memory cards, batteries (nickel metal
hydride), cellular components (planar filters and resonators),
optical and floppy disk drives, CD-ROM drives, printer
mechanisms, power supplies (custom AC adapters),
semiconductors (video digital signal processors, CCD card
camera), microphones, speakers, high-resolution color
monitors, TV tuners, ceramic receivers, and video camera
modules.
Parallel Technologies, Inc.
P.O. Box 3009 Redmond, WA 98073
Phone (206) 813-8728 Sales (800) 789-4784 Fax (206)
813-3730 Web www.lpt.com/lpt
Manufactures the Parallel Port Information Utility, as well
as a line of cables and software supporting the Windows 95
Direct Cable Connection (DCC). It sells a special Universal
Cable offering the highest possible speed connection using
DCC.
PARTS NOW!, Inc.
810 Stewart St. Madison, WI 53713
Phone (608) 276-8688 Fax (608) 276-9134
Sells a large variety of laser printer parts for HP,
Canon, Apple, and other laser printers using Canon
engines.
PC & MAC Connection
6 Mill St. Marlow, NH 03456
Phone (603) 446-7721 Sales (800) 800-5555 Fax (603)
446-7791
Distributes many different hardware and software packages
by way of mail order.
PC Magazine
Ziff Communications Co. One Park Ave. New York, NY
10016
Phone (212) 503-3500 Fax (212) 503-5799
Magazine featuring product reviews and comparisons.
PC Portable Manufacturer Inc.
1431 Potrero Ave. Unit E Monte, CA 91733
Phone (818) 444-3585 Sales (800) 966-7237 Fax (818)
444-1027
Manufactures a line of portable cases that accept standard
Baby-AT and ATX motherboards, which are ideal for building
your own portable systems.
PC Power & Cooling, Inc.
5995 Avenida Encinas Carlsbad, CA 92008
Phone (619) 931-5700 Sales (800) 722-6555 Fax (619)
931-6988 Web www.pcpowercooling.com
Manufactures a line of high-quality, high-output power
supplies and cooling fans for IBM and compatible systems.
Known for high-power output and quiet fan operation.
PC Week Magazine
10 Presidents Landing Medford, MA 02155
Phone (617) 393-3700 Fax (617) 393-3859
Weekly magazine featuring industry news and
information.
PC World Magazine
375 Chochituate Rd. Framingham, MA 01701
Phone (508) 879-0700 Sales (800) 435-7766 Fax (508)
620-7739
A monthly magazine featuring product reviews and
comparisons.
PCI Special Interest Group
2727 NE Stanton St. Portland, OR 97212
Phone (503) 693-6232 Sales (800) 433-5177 Fax (503)
693-8344 Web www.teleport.com/~pc2/pcisigindex.html
Formed in June 1992, the PCI SIG (Peripheral Component
Interconnect Special Interest Group) is the industry
organization that owns and manages the PCI Local Bus
Specification. More than 500 industry-leading companies are
active PCI SIG members. The organization is chartered to
support new requirements, while maintaining backward
compatibility for all PCI revisions; maintain the
specification as an easy- to-implement, stable technology;
and contribute to the technical longevity of PCI and its
establishment as an industry-wide standard.
PC-Kwik Corporation (Acquired by Micro Design
International)
3800 S.W. Cedar Hills Blvd. Ste. 260 Beaverton, OR
97005
Phone (503) 644-5644 Fax (503) 646-8267
Formerly Multisoft, it manufactures the PC-Kwik Power Pak
system performance utilities, Super PC-Kwik disk cache,
and WinMaster Windows utility programs.
PCMCIA--Personal Computer Memory Card International
Association
2635 N. First St., Ste. 209 San Jose, CA 95314
Phone (408) 433-2273 Fax (408) 433-9558 BBS (408)
433-2270 Web www.pc-card.com
An independent organization that maintains the PCMCIA bus
standard for credit card-sized expansion adapters.
Philips Consumer Electronics
One Philips Dr. Knoxville, TN 37914
Phone (423) 521-4316 Fax (423) 521-4586 Web www.magvavox.com
Manufactures Magnavox PCs, monitors, and CD-ROM drives.
Phoenix Technologies, Ltd.
2770 De La Cruz Blvd. Santa Clara, CA 95050
Phone (408) 654-9000 Fax (408) 452-1985 BBS (714)
440-8026 Web www.ptltd.com
Designs IBM-compatible BIOS software for a number of ISA,
EISA, and MCA systems.
Pivar Computing Services, Inc.
165 Arlington Heights Rd. Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
Phone (847) 459-6010 Sales (800) 266-8378 Fax (847)
459-6095 Web www.pivar.com
Service company that specializes in data and media
conversion.
PKWare, Inc.
9025 N. Deerwood Dr. Brown Deer, WI 53223
Phone (414) 354-8699 Fax (414) 354-8559 BBS (414)
354-8670
Manufactures the PKZIP, PKUNZIP, and PKLite data
compression software. Widely used on BBS systems and by
manufacturers for software distribution.
Plextor
4255 Burton Dr. Santa Clara, CA 95054
Phone (408) 980-1838 Sales (800) 886-3935 Fax (408)
986-1010 BBS (408) 986-1569 Web www.plextor.com
Manufactures a line of high-performance CD-ROM drives.
PowerQuest Corporation
1083 N. State St. Orem, UT 84057
Phone (801) 226-8977 Sales (800) 379-2566 Fax (801)
226-8941 Web www.powerquest.com
Manufactures the invaluable PartitionMagic program that
enables dynamic hard disk partition management. It also makes
DriveCopy which allows transferring complete partitions from
one drive to another with all applications intact.
Practical Enhanced Logic
22695 Old Canal Rd. Yorba Linda, CA 92887
Phone (714) 282-6188 Fax (714) 282-6199 Sales (800)
345-7274 Web www.pelogic.com
Manufactures the Systo Tek CPU fan failure alarm, as
well as the SCSI-Link parallel-to-SCSI con- verter and
other high- performance SCSI adapters.
Precision Plastics
340 Roebling Rd. San Francisco, CA 94080
Phone (415) 588-4450 Fax (415) 588-5336
Manufactures a line of PCMCIA card jewel cases, which are
great for protecting PC Cards when not in use.
Processor Magazine
P.O. Box 85518 Lincoln, NE 68501
Sales (800) 247-4880 Fax (402) 479-2120 BBS (402)
477-2283 Web www.peed.com
Publication that offers excellent sources of replacement
and repair parts as well as new equipment at wholesale
prices.
Programmer's Shop
33 Riverside Dr. Pembroke, MA 02359
Phone (617) 740-2510 Sales (800) 421-8006 Fax (617)
829-5009
Distributes programming tools and utility software.
Public Software Library
P.O. Box 35705 Houston, TX 77235
Phone (713) 524-6394 Sales (800) 242-4775 Fax (713)
524-6398 BBS (713) 442-6704 Web www.pslonline.com
Distributor of high-quality public domain and shareware
software. Its library is the most well-researched and tested
available. Also offers an excellent newsletter that reviews
the software.
Qlogic Corporation
3545 Harbor Blvd. P.O. Box 5001 Costa Mesa, CA
92628-5001
Phone (714) 438-2200 Support (714) 668-5037 Fax
(714) 668-5324 Web www.qlc.com
Manufactures a line of high-end PCI SCSI adapters.
Qualitas, Inc.
7101 Wisconsin Ave. #1024 Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone (301) 907-6700 Fax (301) 907-0905 BBS (301)
907-8030 Web www.qualitas.com
Manufactures the Qualitas Max 8 memory-manager utility
programs.
Quantum Corporation
500 McCarthy Blvd. Milpitas, CA 95035
Phone (408) 894-4000 Sales (800) 624-5545 Support
(800) 826-8022 FAXBack (800) 434-7532 BBS (800)
894-3214 Web www.quantum.com
Manufactures a line of 5.24 to 2.5-inch hard disk drives.
Supplies drives to Apple Computer, Compaq, IBM, Dell, and HP.
Also produces DLT and SSD (solid state disk).
Quarterdeck Corporation
13160 Mindanao Marina Del Ray, CA 90292
Phone (310) 309-3700 Fax (310) 314-4218 BBS (310)
3094-3227 Web www.qdeck.com
Manufactures the popular ProCOMM Plus/Rapid Remote,
CleanSweep, Iware Connect, QEMM, HiJaak Pro, Winprobe, Zip It,
Fix It, Partition It, and Remove It utility and diagnostics
software.
Quarter-Inch Cartridge Drive Standards, Inc.
(QIC)
311 E. Carrillo St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Phone (805) 963-3853 Fax (805) 962-1541 Web www.qic.org
An independent industry group that sets and maintains
Quarter-Inch Cartridge (QIC) tape drive standards for backup
and archiving purposes.
Que Corporation
201 W. 103rd St. Indianapolis, IN 46290
Phone (317) 581-3500 Sales (800) 428-5331 Fax (800)
448-3804 Web www.quecorp.com
Publishes the highest- quality computer software and
hardware books in the industry.
Qume Corporation (Acquired by Wyse
Technologies)
500 Yosemite Dr. Milpitas, CA 95035
Phone (408) 473-1500 Sales (800) 538-3777
Manufactures a variety of peripherals.
Radio Shack (A Division of Tandy
Corporation)
1800 One Tandy Center Fort Worth, TX 76102
Phone (817) 390-3011 Fax (817) 390-2774
Manages the Radio Shack electronics stores, which sell
numerous electronics devices, parts, and supplies. Also
manufactures a line of PC-compatible computers and computer
accessories and supplies.
Ramtron International Corporation
1850 Ramtron Dr. Colorado Springs, CO 80921
Phone (719) 481-7000
Manufactures special memory components including EDRAM
dynamic RAM products that combine high-speed DRAM with an even
faster SRAM cache on a single chip.
Rancho Technology, Inc.
10783 Bell Ct. Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
Phone (909) 987-3966 Fax (909) 989-2365 BBS (909)
980-7699 Web www.rancho.com
Manufactures an extensive line of SCSI products, including
host adapters for ISA, EISA, and MCA bus systems; interface;
and converters from single-ended to differential, and vice
versa.
Rip-Tie Company
P.O. Box 77394 San Francisco, CA 94107
Phone (415) 543-0170 Fax (415) 777-9868 Web www.riptie.com
Manufactures a line of velcro cable ties.
Rockwell Semiconductor Systems
4311 Jamboree Rd. Newport Beach, CA 92660-3095
Phone (714) 221-4600
Manufactures communications chipsets used in many
PC-compatible modems and high-speed data, fax, business
audio, voice-mail and mobile-communication
applications.
Roland Corporation U.S.
7200 Dominion Circle Los Angeles, CA 90040-3696
Phone (213) 685-5141 Fax (213) 722-0911 Web www.rolandus.com
Manufactures a variety of musical equipment and
MIDI interfaces for computers.
Rosenthal Engineering
P.O. Box 1650 San Luis Obispo, CA 93406
Phone (805) 541-0910 Fax (805) 541-2676
Manufactures a unique line of system and disk utilities
including The Disk Drive Cleaner, Conflict Resolver, and
System Workout.
Rupp Technology Corporation
3228 E. Indian School Rd. Phoenix, AZ 85018
Phone (602) 941-4789 Sales (800) 852-7877 Support
(800) 941-5602 Fax (602) 224-0898
Developer of the DOS Interlink software used in MS- and
PC-DOS. Also sells a commercial version called Fastlynx Lite
for DOS that offers many enhancements over Interlink. WinLynx
is a full windows file transfer and management program. Also
makes custom-length parallel transfer cables using a
high-speed, 18-wire design supported by virtually all parallel
transfer programs.
S3 Inc.
P.O. Box 58058 2770 San Tomas Expressway Santa
Clara, CA 95052-8058
Phone (408) 980-5400 Fax (408) 980-5444 BBS (408)
654-5676 Web www.s3.com
Manufactures a line of very popular high-performance video
chipsets.
Safeware Insurance Agency, Inc.
P.O. Box 656 5760 N. High St. Worthington, OH
43085
Phone (614) 781-1492 Sales (800) 848-3469 Fax (614)
781-0559 Web www.safeware-ins.com
Insurance company that specializes in insurance for
computer equipment.
SAMS
201 W. 103rd St. Indianapolis, IN 46290
Phone (317) 581-3500 Web www.mcp.com
Publishes technical books on computers and electronic
equipment.
Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.
3655 N. First St. San Jose, CA 95134
Phone (405) 954-7000
Manufactures memory and semiconductor devices.
Seagate Software Storage Management Group (Formerly
Sytron)
37 Skyline Dr. Lake Mary, FL 32746
Phone (407) 333-7500 Fax (407) 333-7730 Sales (800)
327-2232 Web www.sssmg.seagate.com
Manufactures the SyTOS tape-backup software for DOS and
OS/2, the most widely-used tape software in the industry.
Seagate Technology
920 Disc Dr. Scotts Valley, CA 95066
Phone (408) 438-6550 Fax (408) 429-6356 Service (800)
468-3472 FAXBack (408) 438-2620 BBS (408) 438-8771
The largest hard disk manufacturer in the world. Offers the
most extensive product line of any disk manufacturer, ranging
from low-cost units to the highest-performance,
-capacity, and -quality drives available. Also a complete
line of backup software including Backup Exec for Windows
95.
Sencore
3200 Sencore Dr. Sioux Falls, SD 57107
Phone (605) 339-0100 Sales (800) 736-2673 Fax (605)
335-6379
Manufactures a line of computer monitor signal generators
and repair equipment.
Service News Magazine
United Publications Inc. 38 Lafayette St. P.O. Box
995 Yarmouth, ME 04096
Phone (207) 846-0600 Fax (207) 846-0657 Web www.servicenews.com
An excellent monthly newspaper for computer service and
support personnel featuring articles covering PC service and
repair products. Subscriptions are free to those who
qualify.
SGS-Thomson Microelectronics, Inc.
55 Old Bedford Rd. Lincoln, MA 01773
Phone (617) 259-0300 Fax (617) 259-4421 Web www.st.com
Manufactures a variety of memory and semiconductor
devices.
Sharp Electronics Corporation
Sharp Plaza Mahwah, NJ 07430-2135
Phone (201) 529-8200 Fax (201) 529-8413 Sales (800)
BE SHARP Web www.sharp-usa.com
Manufactures a wide variety of electronic and computer
equipment, including the best LCD monochrome and active matrix
color displays and panels, as well as scanners, printers, and
complete laptop and notebook systems.
Sharp Microelectronics Group
5700 NW Pacific Rim Blvd. Camas, WA 98607
Phone (800) 642-0261
Manufactures memory and semiconductor devices.
Sigma Data
17 Newport Rd. New London, NH 03257-4565
Phone (603) 526-6909 Sales (800) 446-4525 Fax (603)
526-6915 Web www.sigmadata.com
Manufacturer/distributor of personal computer
add-on and peripheral products specializing in
easy-to-install hard drives, processors, and memory upgrades.
It offers a unique line of "Quick Easy" upgrades including the
QED (Quick Easy Disk) and QEP (Quick Easy Processor). Its
product line also includes high-speed, high-capacity drives
for a variety of popular portable, laptop, and notebook
computers.
Silicon Integrated Systems Corp. (SiS)
240 N. Wolfe Rd. Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Phone (408) 730-5600 Fax (408) 730-5639
Manufactures PC motherboard chipsets.
Silicon Valley Research
6360 San Ignacio Ave. San Jose, CA 95119
Phone (415) 962-3000 Fax (415) 962-3001 Web www.svri.com
Manufactures a complete line of IDE interface adapters,
including a unique model that supports 16-bit IDE (ATA) drives
on PC and XT systems (8-bit ISA bus) and models, including
floppy drive support as well as serial and parallel ports.
Simple Technology
3001 Daimler St. Santa Ana, CA 92705
Phone (714) 476-1180 Sales (800) 854-3900 Fax (714)
476-1209 Web www.simpletech.com
Manufactures the SIMMswitch, which replaces the soldered
resistors on a SIMM, allowing it to be easily reconfigured. It
also sells SIMMs with the switch already installed.
SL Waber
520 Fellowship Rd. Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054
Phone (690) 866-888
Manufactures a complete line of power protection equipment
for PC computers.
Smart Cable Inc.
13625 NE 126th Place Ste. 400 Kirkland, WA 98034
Phone (206) 823-2273 Sales (800) 752-6526 Fax (206)
821-3961
Manufactures the SmartCable universal serial RS-232
cable.
Softbank COMDEX, Inc.
300 First Ave. Needham, MA 02194-2722
Phone (617) 449-6600 Fax (617) 449-6953
Producer of the world's leading computer trade shows.
Softkey International, Inc.
1 Anthenaeum St. Cambridge, MA 02142
Phone (617) 494-1200 Sales (800) 227-5609 Fax (617)
494-5898 BBS (423) 670-2023 Web www.softkey.com
Manufactures WordStar 7, and distributes more than 500
other software programs including Compton's Encyclopedia and
various educational titles.
SofTouch Systems, Inc.
1300 S. Meridian Ste. 600 Oklahoma City, OK
73108-1751
Phone (405) 947-8080 Fax (405) 947-8169 Web www.softouch.com
Manufactures GammaTech Utilities for OS/2 that can undelete
and recover files running under OS/2 even on an OS/2 HPFS
partition, and UniMaint, a desktop repair and recovery
program.
Software Testing Lab (STL)
P.O. Box 19771 Indianapolis, IN 46219
Phone (317) 974-0805 Fax (317) 974-0699 E-Mail murney@ai2a.net
Sola Heavy Duty Electric
1717 Busse Rd. Elk Grove, IL 60007
Phone (708) 439-2800 Sales (800) 289-7652 Fax (800)
626-6299
Manufactures a line of computer power-protection
devices.
Sonera Technologies
P.O. Box 565 Rumson, NJ 07760
Phone (908) 747-6886 Sales (800) 932-6323 Fax (908)
747-4523 Web www.displaymate.com
Manufactures the Display-Mate video display utility and
diagnostic program. DisplayMate exercises, troubleshoots, and
diagnoses video display adapter and monitor problems.
Sony Corporation of America
Sony Drive Park Ridge, NJ 07656
Phone (408) 894-0555 Fax (408) 955-5171 BBS (408)
955-5107 Web www.sony.com
Manufactures all types of high-quality electronic and
computer equipment, including displays and magnetic- and
optical-storage devices.
SOYO Tek Inc.
1209 John Reed Ct. City of Industry, CA 91745
Phone (818) 330-1712 Fax (818) 968-4164 Web www.soyo.com
One of the top 10 largest Taiwan-based motherboard
manufacturers.
Specialized Products Company
3131 Premier Dr. Irving, TX 75063
Phone (214) 550-1923 Sales (800) 866-5353 Fax (800)
234-8286 Web www.specializedproducts.com
Distributes a variety of tools and test equipment.
Sprague Magnetics, Inc.
12806 Bradley Ave. Sylmar CA 91342
Phone (818) 364-1800 Fax (818) 364-1810 Sales (800)
553-8712 Web www.sprague-magnetics.com
Distributes a unique and interesting magnetic developer
fluid that can be used to view sectors and tracks on a
magnetic disk or tape. Also repairs computer tape drives.
Stac Incorporated
12636 High Bluff Dr. San Diego, CA 92130
Phone (619) 794-4300 Sales (800) 522-7822 Fax (619)
794-3715 BBS (619) 794-3711
Manufactures the Stacker real-time data-compression adapter
and software for OS/2 and DOS/Windows. They also have new
products which include Reach Out Remote Access/Control
software and Replica Server disaster recovery software for
NetWare and CD quick share.
Standard Microsystems Corporation
80 Arkay Dr. Hauppauge, NY 11788
Phone (516) 273-3100 Sales (800) SMC-4YOU Fax (516)
273-1803 FAXBack (800) 762-8329 BBS (516)
434-3162 Web www.smc.com
Manufactures Ethernet and ARCnet network adapters, as well
as a complete line of Super I/O chipsets, hubs, and
switches.
Star Micronics America, Inc.
70-D Ethel Rd. West Piscataway, NJ 08854
Phone (908) 572-5550 Fax (908) 572-3129 BBS (908)
572-5010 Web www.starmicronics.com
Manufactures a line of low-cost printers, receipt
printers, and visual card systems.
STB Systems, Inc.
1651 N. Glenville Richardson, TX 75085-0957
Phone (214) 234-8750 Fax (214) 234-1306 BBS (214)
437-9615 Web www.stb.com
Manufactures various adapter boards, and specializes in
a line of high-resolution VGA video adapters.
Storage Dimensions, Inc.
1656 McCarthy Blvd. Milpitas, CA 95035
Phone (408) 954-0710 Fax (408) 944-1200 BBS (408)
944-1221 Web www.storagedimensions.com
Manufactures high- performance disk and tape storage
solutions for open system environments. Distributes Maxtor
hard disk and optical drives as complete subsystems.
Sun Moon Star
1941 Ringwood Ave. San Jose, CA 95131
Phone (408) 452-7811
Manufactures CD-ROM, multimedia kits, and power
supplies for PC compatibles.
Supermicro Computer, Inc.
2051 Junction Ave. San Jose, CA 95131
Phone (408) 895-2000 Sales (800) 943-8818 Fax (408)
895-2008 BBS (408) 895-2022 Web www.supermicro.com
Manufactures a high- quality line of Pentium class
motherboards.
Superpower Supply, Inc.
990 Norcross Industrial Ct. Norcross, GA 30071
Phone (800) 736-0007 Fax (310) 906-2621
Manufactures a line of PC-compatible power supplies and
cases. They also distribute PC networking components.
Symantec Corporation
175 W. Broadway Eugene, OR 97401
Phone (800) 441-7234 Fax (541) 334-7400 BBS (541)
484-6669 Web www.symantec.com
Manufactures a line of utility and applications software
featuring the Norton Utilities for IBM and Apple systems and
PC Tools. Also distributes Winfax Pro.
SyQuest Technology
47071 Bayside Pkwy. Fremont, CA 94538
Phone (510) 226-4000 Sales (800) 245-2278 Support
(800) 249-2440 Fax (510) 226-4102 BBS (510)
656-0473 Web www.syquest.com
Manufactures removable-cartridge hard disk drives.
Tadiran
2 Seaziew Port Washington, NY 11050
Phone (516) 625-8488 Sales (800) 537-1368 Fax (516)
621-4517 Web www.echo-on.net\net\mob\tadiran.htm
Manufactures a variety of batteries for computer
applications.
Tandy Corporation
1800 One Tandy Center Fort Worth, TX 76102
Phone (817) 390-3700 Fax (817) 390-2647
Manufactures a line of IBM-compatible systems, peripherals,
and accessories.
Tatung Company of America, Inc.
2850 El Presidio St. Long Beach, CA 90810
Phone (310) 637-2105 Sales (800) 827-2850 Fax (310)
637-8484
Manufactures monitors and complete compatible
systems.
TDK Corporation of America
12 Harbor Park Dr. Port Washington, NY 11050
Phone (516) 625-0100 Fax (516) 625-0651
Manufactures a line of magnetic and optical media,
including disk and tape cartridges. Also produces modems, ICs,
semiconductors, and power supply products.
Teac America, Inc.
7733 Telegraph Rd. Montebello, CA 90640
Phone (213) 726-0303 Fax (213) 727-7656 BBS (213)
727-7660 FAXBack (213) 727-7629
Manufactures a line of floppy and tape drives, including a
unit that combines both 3 1/2-inch and 5 1/4-inch drives
in one half-height package.
Tech Data Corporation
5350 Tech Data Dr. Clearwater, FL 34620
Phone (813) 539-7429 Sales (800) 237-8931 Fax (813)
538-7876 BBS (813) 538-7090
Distributes computer equipment and supplies.
Tech Spray Inc.
P.O. Box 949 Amarillo, TX 79105-0949
Phone (806) 372-8523 Fax (806) 372-8750
Manufactures a complete line of computer and electronic
cleaning chemicals and products.
Tecmar Technologies, Inc.
1900 Pike Rd. Longmont, CO 80501
Phone (303) 682-3700 Sales (800) 4-BACKUP Support
(800) 344-4463 Service (800) 992-9916 Fax (303)
776-7706 Web www.tecmar.com
Manufactures Wangtech, WangDAT, and Proline tape back up
drives.
Tekram Technologies
11500 Metric Blvd. Ste. 190 Austin, TX 78758
Phone (512) 833-6550 Fax (512) 833-7276 Web www.tekram.com
Manufactures a complete line of caching and non-caching
disk controllers, PCI motherboards, multimedia products,
CD-ROM servers, printer servers, and video cards. Specializes
in IDE and SCSI adapters that are fast and flexible.
Test and Measurement World Magazine
275 Washington St. Newton, MA 02158-1611
Phone (617) 558-4671 Fax (617) 558-4470 E-Mail tmw@cahneis.com
A magazine for quality control and testing in the
electronics industry. Free for those who qualify.
Texas Instruments, Inc.
Box 14149 12501 Research Blvd. Austin, TX
78714-9149
Phone (512) 250-7111 Sales (800) TI-TEXAS
Manufactures memory and other semiconductor
devices.
The Learning Curve
P.O. Box 1797 Dunedin, FL 34697
Sales (800) 736-2295
Manufactures a disk diagnostic program called Drive Wizard
on the Wire.
Thermalloy Inc.
2021 W. Valley View Ln. P.O. Box 810839 Dallas, TX
75381-0839
Phone (214) 243-4321 Fax (214) 241-4656 Web www.thermalloy.com
Manufactures a line of excellent CPU heat sink products,
including versions with built-in fan modules, DC-DC
converters, and other thermal management solutions.
THYNX
619 Alexander Rd. Princeton,NJ 08540
Phone (609) 514-1600 Fax (609) 514-1818 Web www.Thynx.com
Distributes and publishes software on CD-ROM disks.
Toshiba America, Inc.
9740 Irvine Blvd. Irvine, CA 92718
Phone (714) 583-3926 Sales (800) 999-4823 Fax (800)
950-4373 BBS (714) 837-2116
Manufactures a complete line of 5 1/4- and 3 1/2-inch
floppy and hard disk drives, CD-ROM drives, display products,
printers, and a popular line of laptop and notebook
IBM-compatible systems.
TouchStone Software Corporation
2124 Main St. Huntington Beach, CA 92648
Phone (714) 969-7746 Sales (800) 531-0450 Fax (714)
960-1886 Web www.checkit.com
Manufactures the CheckIt user level and CheckIt Pro Deluxe
high-end PC diagnostics and troubleshooting programs. CheckIt
Diagnostic Kit also includes CheckIt IV, a self-booting
portable diagnostic.
Trace Research and Development Center
University of Wisconsin S-151 Waisman Center 1500
Highland Ave. Madison, WI 53705
Phone (608) 263-2309 TDD (608) 263-5408 E-Mail info@trace.wisc.edu
The Trace Center is an interdisciplinary research,
development, and resource center on technology and
disability.
Traveling Software, Inc.
18702 N. Creek Pkwy. Bothell, WA 98011
Phone (206) 483-8088 Sales (800) 662-2652 Fax (206)
485-6786 BBS (206) 485-1736 Web www.travsoft.com
Manufactures the LapLink file-transfer program for PC and
Mac systems as well as several other utility
programs.
Trident Microsystems
189 N. Bernado Ave. Mountain View, CA 94043
Phone (415) 691-9211 Fax (415) 691-9260 BBS (415)
961-1016 Web www.trid.com
Manufactures a line of high-end video chipsets and
multimedia video adapters.
TriniTech, Inc.
1430 Court St., Ste. 3 Clearwater, FL 34616
Phone (813) 442-8882 Sales (800) 909-3424 Fax (813)
442-5897
Manufactures a complete line of PC diagnostics products
including the OmniPOST, IRQuest Plus, and PC Power Sentry
diagnostics cards, and Expertrace diagnostics
software.
Tripp Lite Manufacturing
500 N. Orleans Chicago, IL 60610
Phone (312) 329-1777 Fax (312) 644-6505 Web www.tripplite.com
Manufactures a complete line of computer power-protection
devices.
Tseng Labs, Inc.
6 Terry Dr. Newtown, PA 18940
Phone (215) 968-0502 Fax (215) 860-7713 BBS (215)
579-7536 Web www.tseng.com
Manufactures video controller chipsets, BIOS, and board
design for OEMs.
TTI Technologies
5124 Ralston Ventura, CA 93003
Sales (800) 541-1943 Fax (805) 650-6515 Web www.ttiteck.com
Distributes AMI, Award, Phoenix MR BIOS upgrades, and
microid research.
Twinhead Corporation
1537 Centre Pointe Dr. Milpitas, CA 95035
Phone (408) 945-0808 Sales (800) 552-8946 Web www.twinhead.com
Manufactures notebook, subnotebook, and desktop computer
systems.
Tyan Computer Corporation
1753 S. Main St. Milpitas, CA 95035
Phone (408) 956-8000 Fax (408) 956-8044 Support (408)
935-7884 BBS (408) 956-8171 Web www.tyan.com
Manufactures an excellent line of PC motherboards in ATX
and Baby-AT form factors.
U.S. Robotics, Inc. (Merged with 3Com)
8100 N. McCormick Blvd. Skokie, IL 60076
Phone (847) 982-5010 Sales (800) 550-7800 Fax (847)
933-5300 FAXBack (800) 762-6163 BBS (847)
982-5092 Web www.usr.com
Manufactures a complete line of modems and ISDN
communications products.
Ultra-X, Inc.
1765 Scott Blvd. Ste. 101 Santa Clara, CA 95050
Phone (408) 261-7090 Sales (800) 722-3789 Fax (408)
261-7077 Web www.ultra-x.com
Manufactures the excellent QuickPost PC, QuickPost PCIS/2,
QuickPost PRO, and Racer II diagnostic cards, as well as the
Quicktech PRO and Diagnostic Reference diagnostic software
packages. The Racer II is one of the most complete
troubleshooting hardware cards on the market today.
Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.
Corporate Headquarters 333 Pfingsten Rd. Northbrook,
IL 60062-2096
Phone (847) 727-8800 Fax (847) 272-8129
The leading third-party product safety certification
organization in the United States, and the largest in North
America. Established in 1894.
Unicomp, Inc.
2501 W. Fifth St. Santa Ana, CA 92703
Phone (800) 359-5092 Fax (714) 571-1909
Distributes new and refurbished printer repair parts for
all types of printers.
UNISYS
Township Line and Union Meeting Rd. Blue Bell, PA
19424
Phone (800) 448-1424 Fax (716) 742-6671
Manufactures PC- compatible systems that are part of
the government Desktop IV contract. Also offers a complete
line of information management software solutions.
V Communications, Inc.
4320 Stevens Creek Blvd. #120 San Jose, CA 95129
Phone (408) 296-4224 Fax (408) 296-4441 Web www.v-com.com
Manufactures the Sourcer disassembler and other programming
tools.
Varta Batteries, Inc.
300 Executive Blvd. Elmsford, NY 10523
Phone (914) 592-2500 Fax (914) 592-2667
Manufactures a complete line of computer batteries.
Verbatim Corporation
1200 WT Harris Blvd. Charlotte, NC 28262
Phone (704) 547-6500
Manufactures a line of storage media, including optical and
magnetic disks and tapes.
VESA--Video Electronic Standards Association
2150 N. First St. Ste. 440 San Jose, CA 95131-2029
Phone (408) 435-0333 Fax (408) 435-8225 Web www.vesa.org
An organization of manufacturers dedicated to setting and
maintaining video display, adapter, and bus standards. It has
created the VESA video standards as well as the VESA Video
Local Bus (VL-Bus) standard.
VIA Technologies, Inc.
5020 Brandin Ct. Fremont, CA 94538
Phone (510) 683-3300 Fax (510) 683-3301
Manufactures PC motherboard chipsets.
ViewSonic
20480 Business Pkwy. Walnut, CA 91789
Phone (909) 869-7976 Fax (909) 869-7958 BBS (909)
444-5219
Manufactures a line of high-quality monitors and displays
with Plug and Play as well as Energy Star compliance. Also
produces network-level power backup systems.
Visiflex Seels
16 E. Lafayette St. Hackensack, NJ 07601
Phone (201) 487-8080
Manufactures form-fitting clear keyboard covers and other
computer accessories.
VLSI Technology, Inc.
1109 McKay Dr. San Jose, CA 95131
Phone (408)434-3000
Manufactures chipsets and circuits for PC-compatible
motherboards and adapters.
Volpe, Hank
P.O. Box 43214 Baltimore, MD 21236
Phone (410) 256-5767 BBS (410) 256-3631 E-Mail modem.doctor@ghawk.com
Manufactures the Modem Doctor Version 6 serial port and
modem diagnostics program.
Walling Company
4401 Juniper St. Tempe, AZ 85282
Phone/Fax (602) 838-1277
Manufactures the DataRase EPROM eraser, which can erase as
many as four EPROM chips simultaneously using ultraviolet
light.
Wang Laboratories, Inc.
600 Technology Park Dr. Billerica, MA 01821-4130
Phone (508) 656-1550 Sales (800) 225-0654
Manufactures a variety of PC-compatible systems, including
some with MCA bus slots.
Warshawski/Whitney & Co.
1104 S. State St. Chicago, IL 60605
Phone (312) 431-6100 Fax (312) 431-5625 E-Mail 70007.1524@compuserve.com
Distributes an enormous collection of bargain-priced tools
and equipment. Its products are primarily for automotive
applications, but many of the tools have universal uses.
Washburn & Co.
3800 Monroe Ave. Pittsford, NY 14534
Phone (716) 385-5200 Sales (800) 836-8026 Fax (716)
381-7549 E-Mail 70305.1211@compuserve.com
The largest distributor of AMI BIOS and AMI motherboard
products, known for providing very high-end technical
information and support.
Watergate Software
2000 Powell St. Ste. 1200 Emeryville, CA 94608
Phone (510) 596-1770 Fax (510) 653-4784 Web www.ws.com
Manufactures the excellent PC Doctor diagnostic program for
PC troubleshooting and repair.
Wave Tech
9145 Balboa Ave. San Diego, CA 92123
Phone (619) 279-2200 Sales (800) 854-2708 Fax (619)
627-0132 BBS (619) 278-5034 Web www.wavetech.com
Manufactures diagnostics and test equipment.
Weitek Corporation
2801 Orchard Pkwy. San Jose, CA 95134
Phone (408) 526-0300 Fax (408) 577-1066 BBS (408)
522-7512 Web www.weitek.com
Manufactures high- performance math coprocessor
chips.
Western Digital Corporation
8105 Irvine Center Dr. Irvine, CA 92718
Phone (714) 932-5000 Sales (800) 832-4778 Fax (714)
932-4012 FAXBack (714) 932-4300 BBS (714)
753-1068 Web www.wdc.com
Manufactures many products, including IDE and SCSI hard
drives; SCSI and ESDI adapters for ISA, EISA, and MCA bus
systems; and Ethernet, Token Ring, and Paradise video
adapters. Supplies IBM with IDE and SCSI drives for PS/2
systems.
Winbond (Formerly Symphony Laboratories)
2730 Orchard Pkwy. San Jose, CA 95134
Phone (408) 943-6666 Fax (408) 474-1600 Web www.winbond.com.tw
Manufactures PC motherboard chipsets.
Windsor Technologies, Inc.
130 Alto St. San Rafael, CA 94901
Phone (415) 456-2200 Fax (415) 456-2244
Manufactures PC Technician, an excellent high-end
technician level PC diagnostics and troubleshooting
program.
WordPerfect (A Division of Corel
Software)
1555 N. Technology Way Orem, UT 84057
Phone (801) 225-5000 Sales (800) 453-1267 Fax (801)
229-1566 BBS (801) 225-4414
Manufactures the popular WordPerfect word processing
program. Acquired by Novell, then sold to Corel.
Wyse Technology
3471 N. 1st St. San Jose, CA 95134
Phone (408) 473-1200 Sales (800) 438-9973 Fax (408)
473-1972 BBS (408) 922-4400 Web www.wyse.com
Manufactures terminals and monitors.
Xerox Corporation
Xerox Square Rochester, NY 14644
Phone (203) 968-3000 Fax (203) 968-3368
Manufactures the Ventura desktop publishing software, as
well as an extensive line of computer equipment, copiers, and
printers.
Xircom
2300 Corporate Center Dr. Thousand Oaks, CA 91320
Phone (805) 376-9300 Sales (800) 874-7875 Support
(805) 376-9200 Fax (805) 376-9311 BBS (805)
376-9130 Web www.xircom.com
Manufactures external Token Ring and Ethernet adapters that
attach to a parallel port, and PCMCIA cards for laptops.
Y-E Data America, Inc.
5824 Peachtree Corners E. Ste. A Norcross, GA 30092
Phone (404) 446-8655 Fax (404) 291-4203 E-Mail yea_hq@usa.pipeline.com
Manufactures a line of floppy disk drives, tape drives, and
printers. Supplied 5 1/4-inch floppy drives to IBM for use in
XT, AT, and PS/2 systems.
Zenith Data Systems
2150 E. Lake Cook Rd. Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
Phone (847) 808-5000 Sales (800) 553-0331 Fax (800)
472-7211 Web www.zds.com
Manufactures a line of IBM-compatible systems.
Zeos International, Ltd. (Purchased by Micron
Electronics)
900 E. Karcher Rd. Napa, ID 83687
Phone (208) 893-3434 Sales (800) 438-3343 Fax (208)
893-3424 BBS (208) 893-8982 Web www.mei.micron.com
Manufactures a line of good, low-cost, PC- compatible
ISA and EISA bus systems sold by way of mail
order.
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