Information Relevant to PC Computers

Software Publishers

• Adobe
• Avery with software for using their paper products
• CACI
• Click to Convert Converts documents to HTML
• Corel
• Daytimer
• IBM
• Intel including the Intel Indeo video drivers for windows.
• I.R.I.S. (Image Recognition Integrated Systems)
• Intuit and Intuit Canada
• Kermit at Columbia University
• Mcafee
• Microsoft
• Mimar Sinan International
• OpenText Novell is now part of OpenText
• Passport Publishers of Encore Music Publishing Program
• Progress formerly ipswitch
• REal home of RealPlayer

Hardware Manufacturers

Systems

• Dell
• lenovo

Cases

Motherboards

• EliteGroup Computer Systems USA and Taiwan
• Microstar USA
• Supermicro
• Tyan Computer

BIOS

• Phoenix Technologies Ltd. which had previously merged with Award Software International

Processors

• AMD
• Intel

Chip sets and controller chips

• Intel
• Via Technologies. Also see Via Technologies Taiwan

Memory

• Crucial Technology
• Kingston

Video adapters

• ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Canada and USA
• Creeative no longer markets the 3D Blaster; however, drivers may still be available
• Diamond apparently no longer makes video cards but does make some related products
• Hauppauge apparently no longer makes video cards but does make some related products
• Matrox
• nVidia

Hard and removable drives and solid state storage

• Fujitsu
• LaCie
• Maxtor (is now Seagate)
• Quantum
• Seagate
• Western Digital

Sound adapters

• Creative Labs

CDRom Drives

• LG Electronics in the US Also LG Electronics Service with drivers etc.
• Pioneer

Mice

• Kensington
• Microsoft

Printers

• Canon
• Epson
• Hewlett Packard printers
• Lexmark

Scanners

Cameras

• D-Link
• Logitech

Controllers and other adapters

Modems

• USRobotics modems USRobotics is a division of UNICOM Global

Network Adapters

• D-Link
• LinkSys now owned by Cisco; apparently no lonber make adapters

Miscellaneous Hardware

• Logitech maker of presenters (human interface devices)
• Yamaha maker of Midi hardware and software may no longer make midi sound synthesizers without keyboards

File Archives

• Download.com

Technical Information

• Anand Tech, information on AMD processors
• FileSaveAs Solutions Solutions to difficult problems from FileSaveAs
• GeForce Faq
• HardwareCentral
• HelpWithWindows.com
• Microsoft Technet
• Microsoft Technet Windows SysInternals
• Microsoft Windows Update IMPORTANT: doesn't use standard protocols; requires use of Internet Explorer 5 or a later version of Internet Explore [poor, poor, poor!]
• motherboards.org information about motherboards
• Real World Technologies
• Rose City Software
• WinDrivers.com [foo! requires registration]

Publications

Electronic (Web) Publications

• Reviews by CNet.com

Fredericton Retailers

• Interactive Computer Systems
• Thriftking

On Line Retailers

Miscellaneous

• Inkjet Printer Information including Canon printers, by Neil Slade
• Midi and Electronic Music Information
• PuTTY: A Free Telnet/SSH Client

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