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 [email protected]

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 [email protected]

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 [email protected]

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 [email protected]

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 [email protected]

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 [email protected]

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 [email protected]

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 [email protected]

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 [email protected]

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 [email protected]

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 [email protected]

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 [email protected]

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 [email protected]

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 [email protected]

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 [email protected]

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 [email protected]

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 [email protected]

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 [email protected]_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 [email protected]

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 [email protected]

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 [email protected]

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 [email protected]

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 [email protected]

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 [email protected]

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 [email protected]

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 [email protected]

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 [email protected]

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 [email protected]

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 [email protected]

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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