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1994-02-27
[If you have a correction or addition for the list, please leave a message for John Altstadt in the Ibm.General or Ibm.Os2se message bases on a an IBM BBS or IBMNET linked BBS, or if you have internet access, send a message to "altstadt@mprgate.mpr.ca". This file is a merge between two phone lists, the header for one of the original lists has been retained and is given below.]
This list of industry phone numbers is provided as a service to the net community. It is not meant to be complete by any means, but if you have any suggestions for additions, or if you find any errors which should be corrected, please feel free to email me at support@zeos.com. This list will be reposted periodically with the appropriate updates.
Thank you to all who have sent me corrections/additions.
Currently posted to: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware, biz.zeos.general
Latest modification date: February 27, 1994
*=Updated/corrected/added since last modification.
+=Presumed obsolete number, please supply correction.


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|3Com Corp.||
! || ||Established||Defunct||
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|[[3Com]] Corporation||Santa Clara, CA||1979||2010||acquired by Hewlett-Packard
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|#9||
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==A==
==A==
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{|class="wikitable"
|Acer Technologies Corp.||
! || ||Established||Defunct||
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|Actix Systems||
|Acer Technologies Corp.|| ||1987|| ||
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|Adaptec||
|Actix Systems, Inc.||Santa Clara, CA||1990||1998||
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|Ahead Systems||
|Adaptec, Inc.||Milpitas, CA||1981||2010||acquired by PMC-Sierra
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|Alpha Software Corp.||
|Ahead Systems, Inc.||Fremont, CA|| ||
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|ALR||
|ALR|| || ||
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|Altima||
|Altima|| || ||
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|Altos Computer Systems||
|Altos Computer Systems||San Jose, CA||1977||1990||acquired by Acer
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|Always Technology||
|Always Technology|| || ||
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|AMD||
|Amdek|| || ||
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|Amdek||
|American Micro Devices (AMD)|| || ||
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|American Power||
|American Megatrends Inc.|| || ||
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|American Power (APC)|| || ||
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|AMI (Bios)||
|Appian Technology Inc.||Sunnyvale, CA|| ||
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|APCUG (Association of PC User Groups)||
|Apple Computer|| || ||
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|Appian||
|Archive Corporation|| || ||
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|Apple Computer||
|AST Research|| || ||
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|Archive Corporation||
|Atari|| || ||
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|Artisoft||
|AT&T|| || ||
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|Ashton-Tate||
|ATI Technologies Inc.||Thornhill, ON|| ||
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|AST Research||
|Avance Logic, Inc.||Fremont, CA||
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|Atari||
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|AT&T||
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|ATI Technologies||
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|Award (Bios)||
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==B==
==B==
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{|class="wikitable"
|Below Zero||
! || ||Established||Defunct||
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|Boca Research||
|Boca Research Inc.||Boca Raton, FL|| ||
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|Borland||
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|Box Hill Systems||
|Box Hill Systems||
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|Brother||
|Brother||
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|Brown Bag Software||
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|BusLogic||
|BusLogic||
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|Byte (magazine)||
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==C==
==C==
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{|class="wikitable"
|Cabletron Systems||
! ||HQ||Established||Defunct||
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|Calcomp||
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|Canon||
|Cabletron Systems, Inc.||Rochester, NH||1983||2001||merged with Enterasys
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|Cardinal Technologies||
|Calcomp Technology, Inc.||Anaheim, CA||1959||1999||
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|CCT Inc.||
|Canon Inc.||Tokyo||1933|| ||
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|CD Publishing Corp||
|Cardinal Technologies||Lancaster, PA||1987||1997||acquired by Hayes Microcomputer Products
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|CD-ROM Inc||
|CCT Inc.|| || || ||
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|Central Point Software||
|CD Publishing Corp|| || || ||
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|Chicony||
|Centronics Data Computer Corporation||Hudson, NH||1971||1987||printer business sold to GENICOM
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|Ciprico||
|Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd.||Taipei||1983|| ||
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|Cirrus||
|Chips and Technologies, Inc.||San Jose, CA|| ||
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|Citrix||
|Ciprico|| || || ||
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|Clear & Simple||
|Cirrus Logic, Inc.||Austin, TX||1981|| ||
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|CMS Enhancement, Inc.||
|CMS Enhancements, Inc.||Irvine, CA||1983||1993||reorganized into AmeriQuest Technologies
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|Colorado Memory Systems||
|Colorado Memory Systems, Inc. (CMS)||Loveland, CO||1985||1992||acquired by Hewlett-Packard
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|Commodore Business Mach||
|Commodore International Corporation||Nassau, Bahamas||1976||1994||PC division acquired by Acer in 1993
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|Compaq||
|Compaq Computer Corporation||Houston, TX||1982||2002||acquired by Hewlett-Packard
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|Compati||
|CompuAdd Corporation||Austin, TX||1982||1994||acquired by Dimeling, Schrieber & Park
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|Compuadd||
|CompUSA, Inc.||Addison, TX||1984||2008||
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|CompUSA||
|Computer Peripherals, Inc. (CPI)||Rochester, MI|| || ||
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|CompuServe Info. Serv.||
|Computone Corp.|| || || ||
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|Computer Associates||
|Conner Peripherals||San Jose, CA||1985||1996||acquired by Seagate
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|Computer Peripherals Inc||
|Control Data Corporation (CDC)||Bloomington, MN||1957||1999||
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|Computone Corp.||
|CORE International Inc.||Boca Raton, FL||1979||1993||purchased by Aiwa
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|Conner Peripherals||
|Cornerstone Technology|| || || ||
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|Control Data Corp. (CDC)||
|Creative Labs, Inc.||Milpitas, CA|| || ||
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|Core International||
|Crystal Semiconductor Corporation||Austin, TX||1984||2002||
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|Corel||
|CTX|| || || ||
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|Cornerstone Technology||
|Cumulus Computer Corporation||Beachwood, OH||1987||1993||
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|CPI||
|Cyrix Corporation||Richardson, TX||1988||1997||merged with National Semiconductor
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|Creative Labs||
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|Crosstalk Communications||
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|CTX (monitors)||
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|CYRIX||
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==D==
==D==
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{|class="wikitable"
|Dallas (chip)||
! ||HQ||Established||Defunct||
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|Data Shield||
|Dallas Semiconductor||Dallas, TX||1984||2001||acquired by Maxim Integrated
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|Data Technology Corp||
|Data Technology Corporation (DTC)||Milpitas, CA||1979|| ||
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|Datapoint||
|Datapoint Corporation||San Antonio, TX||1968||2000||
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|Dell Computer||
|Dell Computer Corp.||Austin, TX|| || ||
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|Delrina||
|Diamond Computer Systems, Inc.||Sunnyvale, CA|| || ||
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|deltaComm Development||
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|Describe||General||800-448-1586
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|Diamond||
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|Diconix||
|Diconix||
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|Digiboard Inc.||
|Digi International, Inc.||Hopkins, MN||1985|| ||
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|Digital Equip. Corp.(DEC)||
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|Digital Research||
|Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)|| ||1957||1998||
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|Digitrend Systems Corp.||
|Digitrend Systems Corp.||
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|Dilog||
|Dilog||
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|Distr. Process Technology (DPT)||
|Distributed Process Technology (DPT)||Maitland, FL||1977||1999||acquired by Adaptec
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|DTC||
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|DTK Computer||
|DTK Computer||Taipei||1981||1999||
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|Durant Technologies||
|Durant Technologies||
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|Dysan Corp.||
|Dysan Corp.||Santa Clara, CA||1973||1984||
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==E==
==E==
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{|class="wikitable"
|Eastman Kodak||T/S||800-255-3434
! ||HQ||Established||Defunct||
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|Emerald Systems||T/S||800-366-4349
|Eastman Kodak Company||Rochester, NY||1892|| ||
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|rowspan=2|Epson||T/S||800-922-8911
|Emerald Systems Corp.||San Diego, CA|| ||
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|Tech Support||213-539-9955
|Epson|| || ||
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|rowspan=2|Everex Systems||BBS||510-438-4650
|Everex Systems, Inc.||Freemont, CA||1983||1993||
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|Tech Support||510-498-1115
|Exabyte Corporation||Boulder, CO||1985||2006||acquired by Tandberg Data
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==F==
==F==
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{|class="wikitable"
|Fifth Generation Systems||BBS||504-295-3344
! ||HQ||Established||Defunct||
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|Fifth Generation Systems||T/S||800-766-7283
|Flashlink||
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|Fifth Generation Systems||T/S: Mace, Fastback||800-873-4384
|FlashTek||
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|Flashlink||BBS||717-293-3074
|Fujitsu America, Inc.||
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|FlashTek||BBS||208-883-3859
|Future Domain Corporation||Irvine, CA||1982||1995||acquired by Adaptec
|}
 
==G==
{|class="wikitable"
! ||HQ||Established||Defunct||
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|FlashTek||Email||flashtek@proto.com
|Gateway, Inc.|| ||1985||2007||acquired by Acer
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|FlashTek||England||44-476-74108
|Genoa Systems Corporation||San Jose, CA||1984||1998||Genoa Electronics Corporation
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|FlashTek||General||208-882-7275
|Genovation Computer Input Devices||Irvine, CA||1989|| ||
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|FlashTek||Orders||800-397-7310
|GoldStar|| || ||
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|Footprint Works||Tech Support||800-465-8470
|Advanced Gravis Computer Technology, Ltd.||Vancouver, BC||1985||1997||acquired by Kensington Computer Products Group
|}
 
==H==
{|class="wikitable"
! ||HQ||Established||Defunct||
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|Footprint Works||General||416-860-0477
|HardDrives Intl.||
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|FreeLance||Cust Support||800-223-1662
|Hayes Microcomputer Products||Norcross, GA||1977||1999||
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|Fujitsu America, Inc.||BBS||408-944-9899
|Headland Technology|| ||1989||1992||
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|Fujitsu America, Inc.||Tech Support||800-826-6112
|Hercules Computer Technology, Inc.|| ||1982||1998||acquired by Guillemot Corporation
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|Fujitsu America||T/S||408-432-1300
|Hewlett-Packard Co.|| || ||
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|Future Domain||Tech Support||714-253-0400
|Hitachi|| || ||
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|Future Domain||Update Center||800-879-7599
|Houston Instruments|| || || ||acquired by Summagraphics
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|Hyundai Electronics|| ||1983||2001||Hynix
|}
|}
==G==
GammaTech ................. General ............... 405-359-1219
Gateway ................... General ............... 800-846-2000
Gateway ................... Tech Support .......... 800-846-2301
Gateway ................... T/S ................... 714-553-1555
Gazelle Systems ........... T/S: Optune ........... 800-233-0383
Genoa ..................... BBS ................... 408-943-1231
Genoa ..................... Tech Support .......... 408-432-9090
Genovation ................ General ............... 714-833-3355
Genovation ................ Fax ................... 714-833-0322
GeoWorks .................. T/S ................... 415-644-3456
Gibson Research ........... BBS ................... 714-362-8848
Gibson Research ........... Sales-T/S: Spinwrite .. 714-362-8800
Goldstar .................. T/S ................... 800-777-1192
Goldstar .................. Tech Support .......... 408-432-1331
Gravis .................... Tech Support .......... 604-431-1807
Gravis .................... BBS ................... 604-431-5927
==H==
HardDrives Intl............ Sales? ................ 800-998-8093
Hayes ..................... T/S ................... 404-441-1617
Hayes Public BBS .......... BBS ................... 404-446-6336
Hayes On-line ............. BBS (product info) .... 800-874-2937
Headland Technology ....... BBS ................... 415-656-0503
Headland Technology ....... Tech Support .......... 800-553-1850
Headstart ................. T/S ................... 800-722-6224
Hercules Computer Tech. ... BBS ................... 510-623-7034
Hercules Computer Tech. ... Tech Support .......... 510-623-6030
Hewlett-Packard Co. ....... Tech Support .......... 800-858-8867
Hewlett-Packard Co. ....... T/S ................... 415-540-0749
Hitachi ................... T/S ................... 224-785-9770
Houston Instruments ....... T/S ................... 800-444-3425
Hyundai Electronics ....... Tech Support .......... 800-234-3553


==I==
==I==
i-link .................... General (Germany) ..... +4930-216-20-48
{|class="wikitable"
i-link .................... email (Germany) ....... info@ilink.de
! ||HQ||Established||Defunct||
IBM ....................... General ............... 800-426-2468
|-
IBM ....................... General (USA) ......... 800-547-1283
|International Business Machines Corp. (IBM)|| || || ||
IBM ....................... General (Canada) ...... 800-465-7999
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IBM ....................... Customer Relations (Can)800-465-6600
|International Computers Limited (ICL)||London||1968||2002||
IBM ....................... Defect Support ........ 800-237-5511
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IBM ....................... BBS information ....... 800-848-8199
|Integrated Information Technology, Inc. (IIT)|| ||1987|| ||
IBM ....................... BBS NSC ............... 919-517-0001
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IBM ....................... BBS Toronto (Canada) .. 905-316-4255
|Intel Corporation||Santa Clara, CA||1968|| ||
IBM ....................... BBS Toronto (Canada) .. 416-492-1823
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IBM ....................... BBS Vancouver (Canada)  604-664-6464
|Iomega Corporation||Roy, UT||1980||2008||acquired by EMC Corporation
IBM ....................... BBS Montreal (Canada) . 514-938-3022
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IBM ....................... BBS Winnipeg (Canada) . 204-934-2798
|Irwin Magnetic Systems, Inc.||Ann Arbor, MI||1983||1989||acquired by Cipher Data Products
IBM ....................... BBS Victoria (Canada) . 604-380-5441
|}
IBM PC Users Group ........ BBS ................... 404-988-2790
Intel ..................... BBS ................... 503-645-6275 (8N1)
Intel ..................... Cust. Support/FaxBack.. 800-538-3373
Intel ..................... Fax ................... 800-458-6231
Intel ..................... Fax ................... 503-629-7580
Intuit .................... ....................... 800-624-8742
Iomega .................... T/S ................... 800-456-5522
Irma DCA .................. T/S ................... 404-740-0300
Irwin ..................... T/S ................... 800-421-1879


==K==
==K==
Kaypro .................... Tech Support .......... 619-481-3900
{|class="wikitable"
Kensington Microware ...... T/S ................... 800-535-4242
! ||HQ||Established||Defunct||
Keytronics ................ Tech Support .......... 800-262-6006
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Kodiak Technology ......... Tech Support .......... 800-777-7704
|Kaypro Corporation||Solana Beach, CA||1980||1992||
Kodiak Technology ......... BBS ................... 408-452-0677
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Kurta ..................... T/S ................... 800-645-8782
|Kensington Microware Limited||Burlingame, CA||1981||1986||acquired by ACCO Brands
Kyocera Unison Inc......... General ............... 415-848-6680
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|Key Tronic Corporation||Spokane Valley, WA||1969|| ||
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|Kodiak Technology||
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|Kurta||
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|Kyocera Corporation||Kyoto||1959||
|}


==L==
==L==
LAN (magazine) ............ BBS ................... 415-267-7640
{|class="wikitable"
Leading Edge .............. Customer Service ...... 800-874-3340
! ||HQ||Established||Defunct||
Leading Edge .............. Tech Support .......... 800-245-9870
|-
Logitech .................. BBS ................... 510-795-0408
|Leading Edge Products, Inc.||Canton, MA||1980||1997||
Logitech .................. Tech Support .......... 510-795-8100
|-
Lotus ..................... General ............... 800-872-3387
|Lexmark International, Inc.||Lexington, KY||1991|| ||
Lotus ..................... Cust. Support ......... 800-223-1662
|-
Lotus Development ......... General ............... 617-577-8500
|Logitech International S.A.||Apples, Vaud||1981|| ||
Lotus Tech Support ........ Support ............... 404-399-5505
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|LSI Logic Corporation||Santa Clara, CA||1980||2007||
|}


==M==
==M==
Mace, Paul Software ....... BBS ................... 714-240-7459
{|class="wikitable"
Mace, Paul Software ....... Tech Support .......... 800-523-0258
! ||HQ||Established||Defunct||
Macronix ...California .... Tech Support ...only... 408-453-8088
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Macronix .................. Tech Support .......... 800-468-4629
|Macronix International Co., Ltd.||Taipei||1989|| ||
Magnavox .................. T/S ................... 800-722-6224
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Maynard Electronics........ General................ 800-227-6296
|Magnavox||Knoxville, TN|| || ||
Maxtor/Miniscribe ......... BBS ................... 303-678-2222
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Maxtor/Miniscribe ......... General ............... 303-651-6000
|Maynard Electronics||Lake Mary, FL||1982||1989||acquired by Archive Corp.
Maxtor/Miniscribe ......... Tech Support .......... 800-356-5333
|-
Maxtor .................... T/S ................... 800-2-MAXTOR
|Maxtor Corporation|| ||1982||2006||acquired by Seagate Technology
McAffee Assoc ............. BBS ................... 408-988-4004
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Media Vision .............. General ............... 800-348-7116
|Media Vision Technology, Inc.||Fremont, CA||1990||1995||Aureal Semiconductor Inc.
Media Vision .............. General ............... 510-770-8600
|-
Media Vision .............. Tech Support .......... 800-638-2807
|Megahertz||Salt Lake City, UT|| ||1994||acquired by U.S. Robotics
Media Vision .............. Tech Support .......... 510-770-9905
|-
Media Vision .............. BBS (2400,8n1) ........ 510-770-0968
|Metheus Corporation||Washington County, OR||1981||1999||acquired by Barco Display Systems
Media Vision .............. BBS (2400,8n1) ........ 510-770-1661
|-
Media Vision .............. BBS (9600,8n1) ........ 510-770-0527
|Microbotics|| || || ||
Megahertz Corp. ........... T/S ................... 800-527-8677
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Metheus ................... T/S ................... 503-690-1550
|Micronet|| || || ||
Microbotics ............... Tech Support .......... 214-437-5330
|-
Micronet .................. General ............... 714-837-6033
|Micropolis Corporation||Chatsworth, CA||1976||1997||
Micropolis Corp. .......... BBS ................... 818-709-3310
|-
Micropolis Corp. .......... Tech Support .......... 818-709-3325
|Microscience Int|| || || ||
Microscience Int .......... Tech Support .......... 408-433-9898
|-
*Microsoft ................. BBS (Toronto) ......... 905-507-3022
|Microsoft Corporation|| ||1975|| ||
*Microsoft ................. General (Toronto) ..... 416-568-0434
|-
|MiniScribe Corporation||Longmont, CO||1980||1990||acquired by Maxtor
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|Mitsubishi Inc.|| || || ||
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|Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.||Tokyo||1954|| ||
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|Mountain Computer, Inc.||Santa Cruz, CA||1977||1988||acquired by Nakamichi
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|Mouse Systems Corporation (MSC)||Fremont, CA||1982||1990||acquired by KYE Systems
|-
|Mylex Corporation||Miami, FL||1983||1999||acquired by IBM
|}


DIRECT SUPPORT FOR MICROSOFT PRODUCTS
==N==
Microsoft ................. BBS ................... 206-646-9145
{|class="wikitable"
Microsoft Basic PDS ............................... 206-635-7053
! ||HQ||Established||Defunct||
Microsoft C Compiler .............................. 206-635-7007
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Microsoft COBOL ................................... 206-637-7096
|National Semiconductor|| || || ||
Microsoft DOS 5 ................................... 206-646-5104
|-
Microsoft DOS 5 recordings ........................ 206-646-5103
|National Design|| || || ||
Microsoft Excel for Macintosh ..................... 206-635-7080
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Microsoft Excel for Windows & Excel for OS/2 ...... 206-635-7070
|NCR Corporation|| || || ||
Microsoft FORTRAN Compiler ........................ 206-635-7015
|-
Microsoft LAN Manager for UNIX .................... 206-635-7021
|NEC|| || || ||
Microsoft Macro Assembler ......................... 206-646-5109
|}
Microsoft Mail for Windows & Mail for Macintosh ... 206-637-9307
Microsoft Money for Windows ....................... 206-635-7131
Microsoft Mouse, BallPoint, & Hardware ............ 206-637-7096
Microsoft Pascal .................................. 206-637-7096
Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows .................. 206-635-7145
Microsoft PowerPoint for Macintosh ................ 206-635-7145
Microsoft Profiler ................................ 206-635-7015
Microsoft Project for Windows and Macintosh ....... 206-635-7155
Microsoft Project for MS-DOS ...................... 206-635-7155
Microsoft Publisher for Windows ................... 206-635-7140
Microsoft Quick Assembler ......................... 206-635-7010
Microsoft QuickC Compiler ......................... 206-635-7010
Microsoft Test Tools for Windows .................. 206-635-7052
Microsoft Visual Basic Startup .................... 206-646-5105
Microsoft Windows Applications for OS/2 ver. 2.0 .. 206-635-7247
Microsoft Windows Environment ..................... 206-637-7098
Microsoft Windows Applications .................... 206-637-7099
Microsoft Word for Macintosh ...................... 206-635-7200
Microsoft Word for MS-DOS ......................... 206-635-7210
Microsoft Word for OS/2 ........................... 206-454-2030
Microsoft Word for Windows ........................ 206-462-9673
Microsoft Works for Macintosh ..................... 206-635-7160
Microsoft Works for MS-DOS ........................ 206-635-7150
Microsoft Works for Windows ....................... 206-635-7130


ALL OTHER PRODUCTS .......................... 206-454-2030
==O==
{|
|Okidata||
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|Olivetti Office USA||
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|OMTI/Scientific Micro||
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|Ontrack Computer Systems||
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|Orange Micro||
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|Orchid Technology||
|}


MICROSOFT STARTUP AND INSTALLATION SUPPORT
==P==
Microsoft LAN Manager Startup (first 30 days only). 206-635-7020
Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0 (first 90 days only) ......... 206-646-5104
Microsoft QuickBASIC Startup ...................... 206-646-5101
Microsoft SQL Server Startup (first 30 days only).. 206-637-7095
Microsoft Visual Basic Startup .................... 206-646-5105
Microsoft Windows Entertainment Pack .............. 206-637-9308
Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK)... 206-635-3329
 
FAST TIPS SERVICES
Microsoft Excel for Macintosh ..................... 206-635-7081
Microsoft Excel for Windows ....................... 206-635-7071
Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0 .............................. 206-646-5103
Microsoft Project for Windows ..................... 206-635-7156
Microsoft Visual Basic ............................ 206-646-5107
Microsoft Windows ................................. 206-635-7245
Microsoft Word for Macintosh ...................... 206-635-7201
Microsoft Word for MS-DOS ......................... 206-635-7211
Microsoft Word for Windows ........................ 206-635-7231
 
INCREMENTAL FEE-BASED SUPPORT
Microsoft OnCall for Basic $2/min.................. 900-896-9999
Microsoft OnCall for Basic $20/call ............... 206-646-5106
Microsoft OnCall for MS-DOS $2/min................. 900-896-9000
Microsoft OnCall for MS-DOS $20/call .............. 206-646-5108
Microsoft OnCall for Visual Basic $2/min........... 900-896-9876
Microsoft OnCall for Visual Basic $20/call ........ 206-646-5106
Microsoft Network Support $175/call ............... 206-635-7022
 
Mitsubishi Inc. ........... T/S ................... 800-344-6352
Mitsubishi Inc............. Tech Support .......... 213-515-3993
Mitsumi ...................    ................... 516-752-7730
Mountain Computer, Inc .... BBS ................... 408-438-2665
Mountain Computer, Inc .... General ............... 800-458-0300
Mountain Computer, Inc .... Tech Support .......... 408-438-7897
Mouse Systems ............. BBS ................... 510-683-0617
Mouse Systems ............. Tech Support .......... 510-656-1117
Mylex ..................... BBS ................... 510-793-3491
Mylex ..................... ....................... 800-776-9539
Mylex ..................... Technical Support ..... 510-796-6100
 
==N==
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|National Semiconductor||BBS||408-245-0671
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|National Design|| ||800-253-8831
|Pacific Data Product||
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|Packard Bell||
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|Panasonic||
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|NCR||Tech Support||316-688-8529
|Paradise||
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|NEC||T/S||708-860-0335
|PC Power and Cooling||
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|NEC||Tech Support ..fax||708-860-5475
|PCubid (CPU fans)||
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|NEC||Tech Support ..faxback||800-366-0467
|Perstore||
|-
|-
|NEC||Tech Support ..General||800-388-8888
|Phoenix (Bios)||
|-
|-
|NEC||Tech Support ..BBS||508-635-6328
|PKWare (PKZip)||
|-
|-
| +NEC Infor. Systems||General||800-227-9001
|Plus Development||
|-
|-
|NeXT Answers||Fax Back||415-780-3990
|Practical Peripherals||
|-
|-
|NeXT Answers||automated email||nextanswers@next.com
|Priam Systems||
|-
|-
|Norton||Tech Support||213-319-2020
|Prime Solutions||
|-
|-
|Norton/Symantec||BBS||408-973-9598
|Princeton Graphics||
|-
|-
|Novell||Tech Support||800-526-5463
|ProComm Support||
|-
|Programmer's Workshop||
|-
|Proportional Software||
|-
|Proteon||
|-
|Pure Data||
|}
|}
==O==
Okidata ................... T/S ................... 800-634-0089
Okidata ................... Tech Support .......... 609-235-2600
Olivetti Office USA ....... General ............... 201-526-8200
OMTI/Scientific Micro ..... Tech Support .......... 408-954-1633
Ontrack Computer Systems .. BBS ................... 612-937-0860
Ontrack Computer Systems .. Data Recovery ......... 800-872-2599
Ontrack Computer Systems .. Sales Dos utils ....... 800-752-1333
Ontrack Computer Systems .. Sales: Disk Manager ... 800-752-1333
Ontrack Computer Systems .. Tech Support .......... 612-937-2121
Orange Micro .............. T/S ................... 714-779-2772
Orchid Technology ......... BBS ................... 510-683-0327
Orchid Technology ......... General ............... 510-683-0300
Orchid Technology ......... Sales ................. 800-767-2443
Orchid Technology ......... Tech Support .......... 510-683-0323
==P==
Pacific Data Product ...... T/S ................... 619-597-3444
Packard Bell .............. Tech Support .......... 800-733-4411
Panasonic ................. T/S ................... 800-222-0584
Panasonic Communica'n Sys.. BBS ................... 201-863-7845
Panasonic Printers ........ Cust Support .......... 708-468-5440
Paradise .................. Tech Support .......... 800-832-4778
PC Power and Cooling ...... ....................... 800-722-6555
PC Power and Cooling ...... ....................... 619-931-5700
PCubid (CPU fans) ......... General ............... 916-338-1338
Perstore .................. BBS ................... 602-894-4605
Perstore .................. Tech Support .......... 602-894-4601
Phoenix (Bios) ............ Tech Support .......... 617-551-4000
PKWare (PKZip) ............ BBS ................... 414-354-8670
Plus Development .......... BBS ................... 408-434-1664
Plus Development .......... Tech Support ...Calif.. 800-826-8022
Plus Development .......... Tech Support .......... 900-740-4433
Practical Peripherals ..... T/S ................... 818-991-8200
Priam Systems ............. Tech Support .......... 408-954-8680
Prime Solutions ........... Tech Support Disk Tech. 800-847-5000
Princeton Graphics ........ T/S ................... 404-664-1010
ProComm Support ........... BBS ................... 314-474-8477
Programmer's Workshop ..... General ............... 800-336-1166
Programmer's Workshop ..... General ............... 216-494-8715
Programmer's Workshop ..... General ............... 216-494-5260
Proportional Software ..... General ............... 800-666-4672
Proteon ................... T/S ................... 508-898-3100
Pure Data ................. T/S ................... 800-661-8210
*Pure Data ................. BBS ................... 416-492-5980


==Q==
==Q==
Quantum ................... T/S ................... 408-894-4000
{|
Quantum ................... T/S ................... 408-944-0410
|-
Quarterdeck ............... BBS ................... 310-396-3904
|Quantum||
Quarterdeck ............... BBS ................... 310-314-3227 V.32bis
|-
Quarterdeck ............... Customer Service ...... 800-354-3222
|Quarterdeck||
Quarterdeck ............... Fax ................... 310-314-3217
|-
Quarterdeck ............... Sales ................. 310-392-9851
|QIC Standards Inc||
Quarterdeck ............... Tech Support .......... 310-392-9701
|-
Quarterdeck ............... Tech Support - Fax .... 310-399-3802
|Quick Link II SW||
Quarterdeck ............... Tech Support DeskView.. 310-392-9851
|}
Quarterdeck ............... Tech Support Manifest.. 310-392-9851
Quarterdeck ............... Tech Support - UK ..... +4471 973-0663
QIC Standards Inc ......... General ............... 805-963-3853
QIC Standards Inc ......... Fax ................... 805-962-1541
Quick Link II SW .......... General ..14.4 Modem .. 714-362-5800


==R==
==R==
Rancho Technology ......... Tech Support .......... 714-987-3966
{|
RC Electronics ............ General ............... 714-375-3791
|-
Ricoh Corp ................ General ............... 201-882-2000
|Rancho Technology||
Rodime Inc. ............... General ............... 407-997-0774
|-
|RC Electronics||
|-
|Ricoh Corp||
|-
|Rodime Inc.||
|}


==S==
==S==
S3 ........................    ................... 408-986-8144
Samsung Info. Syst......... BBS ................... 408-434-5684
Samsung Info. Syst......... Tech Support .......... 800-446-0262
Santa Cruz Operation (SCO). Tech Support .......... 800-347-4381
Sanyo Storage Products .... General ............... 714-724-1505
Seagate Technology ........ BBS ....USA............ 408-438-8771
Seagate Technology ........ BBS ....UK............. 44-628-478011
Seagate Technology ........ BBS ....Germany........ 49-89-140-9331
Seagate Technology ........ BBS ....Singapore...... 65-227-2217
Seagate Technology ........ BBS ....Australia...... 61-2-756-2359
Seagate Technology ........ General ............... 408-438-6550
Seagate Technology ........ Tech Support .......... 408-438-8222
Seagate Technology ........ Customer Service ...... 800-468-3472
Seagate Technology ........ Sales ................. 408-438-8111
Sharp ..................... T/S ................... 708-759-8555
Shugart ................... Tech Support .......... 714-770-1100
Silicon Valley Computers .. BBS ................... 415-967-8081
Silicon Valley Computers .. General ............... 415-967-1100
Softlogic Solutions ....... Tech S Disk Optimize .. 800-272-9900
SofNet .................... General ............... 800-432-9967
Sony ...................... T/S ................... 408-944-4323
SMC ....................... BBS ................... 714-707-2481 V.32
SMC ....................... T/S ................... 800-992-4762
Specialix Inc ............. General ............... 408-378-7919
Specialix Inc ............. UK .................... 44-0-932-354254
SPSS ...................... Sales ................. 800-543-2185
SPSS ...................... Tech Support .......... 312-329-3410
SPSS ...................... BBS ................... 312-836-1900
STB Systems ............... General ............... 214-234-8750
Stac Electronics .......... General ............... 800-522-7822
Stac Electronics .......... General ............... 619-431-7474
Stac Electronics .......... Tech Support .......... 619-431-6712
Star (Printers) ........... T/S ................... 908-572-3300
Storage Dimensions ........ Tech S Speedstor ...... 408-395-2688
Summagraphics ............. T/S ................... 203-384-1344
Sundial Systems ........... General ............... 310-596-5121
Symantec .................. General ............... 800-343-4714
Symantec .................. General (Canada) ...... 800-456-2266
Syquest ................... ....................... 415-226-4000
Syquest ................... BBS ................... 510-656-0473
Sysgen .................... T/S ................... 800-821-2151
==T==
{|
{|
|Tandon Corp.||General||805-523-0340
|-
|-
|Tandy Corp.||General||817-390-3011
|S3||
|-
|Samsung Info. Syst||
|-
|Santa Cruz Operation (SCO)||
|-
|Sanyo Storage Products||
|-
|Seagate Technology||
|-
|-
|Tandy Corp.||Tech Support||817-878-6875
|Sharp||
|-
|-
|Tatung Co. of America||Tech Support||213-979-7055
|Shugart||
|-
|-
|Teac America, Inc.||Tech Support||213-726-0303
|Silicon Valley Computers||
|-
|-
|Tech Data||Tech Support||800-553-7977
|Softlogic Solutions||
|-
|-
|Tech Data||BBS||813-538-7090
|SofNet||
|-
|-
|Telebit Corp.||Tech Support||800-835-3248
|Sony||
|-
|-
| *Telix (deltaComm)||General||919-460-4556
|SMC||
|-
|-
| *Telix (deltaComm)||FAX||919-460-4531
|Specialix Inc||
|-
|-
| *Telix (deltaComm)||BBS||919-481-9399
|SPSS||
|-
|-
|Texas Instruments||Tech Support||512-250-7407
|STB Systems||
|-
|-
|TOPS Support||BBS||415-769-8874
|Stac Electronics||
|-
|-
|Toshiba America||BBS||714-837-4408
|Star (Printers)||
|-
|-
|Toshiba America||Tech Support||800-999-4273
|Storage Dimensions||
|-
|-
|Trantor||BBS||510-656-5159
|Summagraphics||
|-
|-
|Trantor||FAX||510-770-9910
|Sundial Systems||
|-
|-
|Trident||BBS||415-691-1016
|Symantec||
|-
|-
|Trident||Tech Support||415-691-9211
|Syquest||
|-
|-
|Tripplite||T/S||312-329-1601
|Sysgen||
|}
|}


==U==
==T==
{|
{|
|Ultrastor||BBS||510-623-9091
|Tandon Corp.||
|-
|Tandy Corp.||
|-
|Tatung Co. of America||
|-
|TEAC America, Inc.||
|-
|Tech Data||
|-
|Telebit Corp.||
|-
| *Telix (deltaComm)||
|-
|Texas Instruments||
|-
|-
|Ultrastor||General||714-581-4100
|TOPS Support||
|-
|-
|Ultrastor||Tech Support||510-623-8955
|Toshiba America||
|-
|-
|Unicore||General||800-800-2467
|Trantor||
|-
|-
|Unicore||General||508-686-6468
|Trident||
|-
|-
|USNO Time of Day||BBS||202-653-0351
|Tripplite||
|}
 
==U==
{|
|Ultrastor||
|-
|Unicore||
|-
|USNO Time of Day||
|-
|-
|U.S.Robotics||
|U.S.Robotics||
|-
|-
|-
|UUNET||
|UUNET|| ||800-488-6386
|}
|}


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==W==
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|Walnut Creek (CDROM)||
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|Wangtek||
|Wangtek||
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|Western Digital||
|Western Digital||
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|WordPerfect Corp.||
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|Wyse Technology||

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#

Established Defunct
3Com Corporation Santa Clara, CA 1979 2010 acquired by Hewlett-Packard
#9

A

Established Defunct
Acer Technologies Corp. 1987
Actix Systems, Inc. Santa Clara, CA 1990 1998
Adaptec, Inc. Milpitas, CA 1981 2010 acquired by PMC-Sierra
Ahead Systems, Inc. Fremont, CA
ALR
Altima
Altos Computer Systems San Jose, CA 1977 1990 acquired by Acer
Always Technology
Amdek
American Micro Devices (AMD)
American Megatrends Inc.
American Power (APC)
Appian Technology Inc. Sunnyvale, CA
Apple Computer
Archive Corporation
AST Research
Atari
AT&T
ATI Technologies Inc. Thornhill, ON
Avance Logic, Inc. Fremont, CA

B

Established Defunct
Boca Research Inc. Boca Raton, FL
Box Hill Systems
Brother
BusLogic

C

HQ Established Defunct
Cabletron Systems, Inc. Rochester, NH 1983 2001 merged with Enterasys
Calcomp Technology, Inc. Anaheim, CA 1959 1999
Canon Inc. Tokyo 1933
Cardinal Technologies Lancaster, PA 1987 1997 acquired by Hayes Microcomputer Products
CCT Inc.
CD Publishing Corp
Centronics Data Computer Corporation Hudson, NH 1971 1987 printer business sold to GENICOM
Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd. Taipei 1983
Chips and Technologies, Inc. San Jose, CA
Ciprico
Cirrus Logic, Inc. Austin, TX 1981
CMS Enhancements, Inc. Irvine, CA 1983 1993 reorganized into AmeriQuest Technologies
Colorado Memory Systems, Inc. (CMS) Loveland, CO 1985 1992 acquired by Hewlett-Packard
Commodore International Corporation Nassau, Bahamas 1976 1994 PC division acquired by Acer in 1993
Compaq Computer Corporation Houston, TX 1982 2002 acquired by Hewlett-Packard
CompuAdd Corporation Austin, TX 1982 1994 acquired by Dimeling, Schrieber & Park
CompUSA, Inc. Addison, TX 1984 2008
Computer Peripherals, Inc. (CPI) Rochester, MI
Computone Corp.
Conner Peripherals San Jose, CA 1985 1996 acquired by Seagate
Control Data Corporation (CDC) Bloomington, MN 1957 1999
CORE International Inc. Boca Raton, FL 1979 1993 purchased by Aiwa
Cornerstone Technology
Creative Labs, Inc. Milpitas, CA
Crystal Semiconductor Corporation Austin, TX 1984 2002
CTX
Cumulus Computer Corporation Beachwood, OH 1987 1993
Cyrix Corporation Richardson, TX 1988 1997 merged with National Semiconductor

D

HQ Established Defunct
Dallas Semiconductor Dallas, TX 1984 2001 acquired by Maxim Integrated
Data Technology Corporation (DTC) Milpitas, CA 1979
Datapoint Corporation San Antonio, TX 1968 2000
Dell Computer Corp. Austin, TX
Diamond Computer Systems, Inc. Sunnyvale, CA
Diconix
Digi International, Inc. Hopkins, MN 1985
Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) 1957 1998
Digitrend Systems Corp.
Dilog
Distributed Process Technology (DPT) Maitland, FL 1977 1999 acquired by Adaptec
DTK Computer Taipei 1981 1999
Durant Technologies
Dysan Corp. Santa Clara, CA 1973 1984

E

HQ Established Defunct
Eastman Kodak Company Rochester, NY 1892
Emerald Systems Corp. San Diego, CA
Epson
Everex Systems, Inc. Freemont, CA 1983 1993
Exabyte Corporation Boulder, CO 1985 2006 acquired by Tandberg Data

F

HQ Established Defunct
Flashlink
FlashTek
Fujitsu America, Inc.
Future Domain Corporation Irvine, CA 1982 1995 acquired by Adaptec

G

HQ Established Defunct
Gateway, Inc. 1985 2007 acquired by Acer
Genoa Systems Corporation San Jose, CA 1984 1998 Genoa Electronics Corporation
Genovation Computer Input Devices Irvine, CA 1989
GoldStar
Advanced Gravis Computer Technology, Ltd. Vancouver, BC 1985 1997 acquired by Kensington Computer Products Group

H

HQ Established Defunct
HardDrives Intl.
Hayes Microcomputer Products Norcross, GA 1977 1999
Headland Technology 1989 1992
Hercules Computer Technology, Inc. 1982 1998 acquired by Guillemot Corporation
Hewlett-Packard Co.
Hitachi
Houston Instruments acquired by Summagraphics
Hyundai Electronics 1983 2001 Hynix

I

HQ Established Defunct
International Business Machines Corp. (IBM)
International Computers Limited (ICL) London 1968 2002
Integrated Information Technology, Inc. (IIT) 1987
Intel Corporation Santa Clara, CA 1968
Iomega Corporation Roy, UT 1980 2008 acquired by EMC Corporation
Irwin Magnetic Systems, Inc. Ann Arbor, MI 1983 1989 acquired by Cipher Data Products

K

HQ Established Defunct
Kaypro Corporation Solana Beach, CA 1980 1992
Kensington Microware Limited Burlingame, CA 1981 1986 acquired by ACCO Brands
Key Tronic Corporation Spokane Valley, WA 1969
Kodiak Technology
Kurta
Kyocera Corporation Kyoto 1959

L

HQ Established Defunct
Leading Edge Products, Inc. Canton, MA 1980 1997
Lexmark International, Inc. Lexington, KY 1991
Logitech International S.A. Apples, Vaud 1981
LSI Logic Corporation Santa Clara, CA 1980 2007

M

HQ Established Defunct
Macronix International Co., Ltd. Taipei 1989
Magnavox Knoxville, TN
Maynard Electronics Lake Mary, FL 1982 1989 acquired by Archive Corp.
Maxtor Corporation 1982 2006 acquired by Seagate Technology
Media Vision Technology, Inc. Fremont, CA 1990 1995 Aureal Semiconductor Inc.
Megahertz Salt Lake City, UT 1994 acquired by U.S. Robotics
Metheus Corporation Washington County, OR 1981 1999 acquired by Barco Display Systems
Microbotics
Micronet
Micropolis Corporation Chatsworth, CA 1976 1997
Microscience Int
Microsoft Corporation 1975
MiniScribe Corporation Longmont, CO 1980 1990 acquired by Maxtor
Mitsubishi Inc.
Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd. Tokyo 1954
Mountain Computer, Inc. Santa Cruz, CA 1977 1988 acquired by Nakamichi
Mouse Systems Corporation (MSC) Fremont, CA 1982 1990 acquired by KYE Systems
Mylex Corporation Miami, FL 1983 1999 acquired by IBM

N

HQ Established Defunct
National Semiconductor
National Design
NCR Corporation
NEC

O

Okidata
Olivetti Office USA
OMTI/Scientific Micro
Ontrack Computer Systems
Orange Micro
Orchid Technology

P

Pacific Data Product
Packard Bell
Panasonic
Paradise
PC Power and Cooling
PCubid (CPU fans)
Perstore
Phoenix (Bios)
PKWare (PKZip)
Plus Development
Practical Peripherals
Priam Systems
Prime Solutions
Princeton Graphics
ProComm Support
Programmer's Workshop
Proportional Software
Proteon
Pure Data

Q

Quantum
Quarterdeck
QIC Standards Inc
Quick Link II SW

R

Rancho Technology
RC Electronics
Ricoh Corp
Rodime Inc.

S

S3
Samsung Info. Syst
Santa Cruz Operation (SCO)
Sanyo Storage Products
Seagate Technology
Sharp
Shugart
Silicon Valley Computers
Softlogic Solutions
SofNet
Sony
SMC
Specialix Inc
SPSS
STB Systems
Stac Electronics
Star (Printers)
Storage Dimensions
Summagraphics
Sundial Systems
Symantec
Syquest
Sysgen

T

Tandon Corp.
Tandy Corp.
Tatung Co. of America
TEAC America, Inc.
Tech Data
Telebit Corp.
*Telix (deltaComm)
Texas Instruments
TOPS Support
Toshiba America
Trantor
Trident
Tripplite

U

Ultrastor
Unicore
USNO Time of Day
U.S.Robotics
UUNET

V

VESA
Video Seven

W

Wangtek
*Washburn & Co. (AMI BIOS)
Weitek Corp.
Weltec
Western Digital
Wyse Technology

X

Xebex
Xerox Computer Serv.

Y

Y-E Data

Z

Zenith Data Systems
Zeos International
Zyxel Communications