Computer companies
Background
Tom's Hardware website was started by Dr. Thomas Pabst and has detailed technical information about PC hardware and configuration options.
Hardware/system optimization, overclocking, BIOS, ratings, computer companies etc. Scott Wainner's page. Read this before you upgrade your system.
Mother board manuals, from Intel etc.
The 'Chip Merchant' identify memory SRAM, DRAM chips
3D viewingPurchase red & green spectacles
Computer training in the UK FAQ
Computer ESP Computers, peripherals and companies database covering much of the industry
Web vendor ratings at Resellerratings.com
Companies listed by name
@Backup Online backup provider. A trial service is available and <10-MB is free. Note that crucial files can be also 'backed up' freely as encrypted files on free web sites.
3COM, Europe
Action Computer Supplies, UK mail order supplier of office computer products.
Adaptec
AEgis, 'AEgis Shell' for PGP. Download the free software to use 'PGP' in Windows
Adobe Systems Inc.
Apexx Technology Parallel port ethernet device.
Apple Computer Inc. and download the 'Quicktime' player for PCs
Apricot Computers UK
Argent Software Inc. NT software: 'Argent quota server', 'Job Scheduling' etc.
American Power Conversion Corps. APC. 'Powerchute' software and UPS systems
Download APC software
Ataman Software Inc. Download 'Rlogind', 'Rexcd' and 'Telnetd' services for Windows NT, x86 and Alpha AXP.
Atlantic-Coast shareware vendor, including 4DOS, 4NT
Battery-Biz, US source for CMOS computer batteries
BATS education UK. Specialize in ThinkPad and PC sales to University of London
Bay-Tech notebook batteries
Berkley Software Design Inc.
Binary Research Ltd. New Zealand. Sell 'Ghost' (also known as 'DiskMagic95') and 'OneLink' programs to mirror and clone hard disks. DOS, Windows, NTFS and UNIX partitions are copied.
Bluewave. Web design in the USA and UK. Many major companies use their designs.
Bolt Beranek & Newman, Inc. (BBN) Software products
Bristol Technology Inc. Wind/U family of products which enable software developers to build Windows, Windows NT, UNIX, and OpenVMS applications from a single source code base.
Caere Corps., 'OmniPage', 'WordScan' and other OCR software
Cardbox Software Ltd., London. 'Cardbox' database software. Web client/server version in preparation
Canyon Software 'Drag and File' software for Windows
CDCE Inc, Toshiba notebook computers, mail order; (CDC2.1TOSHCAD, 2.1GB Removable Hard Drive for Toshiba Tecra 730XCDT: $629.00).
Cerious Software 'Thumbs+Plus' program
CERT Coordination Centre security advisory documents and links to security fixes. Carnegie Mellon University.
Cheyenne Inc. 'Cheyenne Backup' V2.0 Windows95 SCSI tape backup program. Demo available to download
Cirrus Arts Corporation, Versions! commercial email resource to obtain information on software updates and releases.
Clasys Ltd. EliteTyping, typing tutor program.
Claris Corp. Office in Germany
ClonesUK used notebook computers, parts and repairs, Portsmouth UK.
CNF Inc. Supply Iomega 'Zip' drives for Toshiba 'SelectBay' (August 1997) and other portable peripherals.
Cobalt Networks Inc. They sell the RISC 'Cobalt Cube 2' server for about US$2,000. It provides web publishing (with CGI & Perl) enhanced email, cross-platform file services, private discussion groups and document archiving and storage.
Crucial Technology. Recommended UK memory chip retailer.
Compression Engines, plugin and compression software for '*.wif' files.
Compaq UK
Computer Associates International, CA
Computability Inc. US mail order computer supplier: hardware and software
Connected Corp. 'Connected OnLine Backup' Internet backup resource. $14.95/month for up to 50 MB/month archived.
Continental Business Systems CBS, computer memory sales
Corel
Creative Computers, California mail order computer supplier: hardware and software.
CompUSA.net US mail order computer supplier: hardware and software.
CompuServe, Forums: Index, Access forums.
Computer Discount Warehouse CDW, US mail order computer supplier: hardware and software
Computer Telecommunication Systems, Inc. 'PortInfo' program to test serial ports
Connectix Corp. QuickCam video camera and software for PCs
Cray Research. Division of Silicon Graphics Inc.
Creative Labs. 'Soundblaster' resources
CrystalGraphics Crystal 'Kaleidoscope' package of graphics software for PCs
Cygnus Support Information Gallery
D-Link.
Dabs.com. UK retailer of computer supplies.
DataBak, UK on-line data storage using 'patching' (extraction of file differences) and compression.
Dell Computer Corps, UK and USA. Dell auction. Dell UK refurbished computers.
Delrina Corps.
Demon Internet Systems Internet service provider, UK
Dibs Direct, UK mail order company for hardware and software
Digital.The rise and fall of DEC
DigiUK Sony computers and monitors, refurbished.
Direct Data Storage Hard disks, tapes and optical drives for sale
Dragon Systems. NaturallySpeaking, DragonDictate and NaturallySpeaking Mobile
Dun & Bradstreet business information. Small business owners can ask questions directly to a D&B Credibility Representative.
Eizo
Eastman Kodak including Cinesite, the graphics post production resource in London
Elektroson sell 'Gear' CD-R software for NT 4.
e-mpower IT serves based in Burgess Hill, West Sussex, UK.
Equanet UK mail order supplier of office computer products.
Esys Corp. 'Simeon' (formerly known as 'ECSMail') mailer software
Evans & Sutherland graphics cards for PCs.
Extron Electronics. Supply high quality cables, switchers etc.
Finnish PIT multimedia server
FTP Software Inc.
Fujitsu Europe
Gateway UK; USA; files on ftp server
Hamilton Laboratories provide a 'C shell' for Windows
Hayes UK
HCS Global. UK retailer of computer supplies.
Hewlett-Packard: UK support site, HP Business Store online sales.
Hummingbird Vista 'eXceed' for X-windows etc.
Hypertech Multimedia Ltd, UK. Preparation of CDs containing videos.
ICL
IBM main web server
'Buy Direct', UK
Central resource to download files and programs for all IBM platforms and links to information on current products. Search for files and drivers. PCMCIA drivers.
PC services
ThinkPads.
Ingram Micro Services, UK
Inktomi, develops and markets high-performance networked information and infrastructure applications
Ipswitch, Inc. John Junod's applications for Windows 'ws_ftp' and 'WhatsUp' (formerly ws_watch) etc.
Intel Corporation. Intel processors quick reference guide. My customized newsletter. Intel Architecture Labs (IAL)
Internet Distribution Services, Inc. USA, Internet service provider
Intergraph Corp, UK & Ireland
Iomega 'Zip' and 'Jaz' removable drives. Software to allow users to mount, unmount and format Iomega 'Zip' and 'Jaz' disks on an SGI workstation under IRIX
IT247 in Birmingham U.K. sell laptop computers made by Hewlett Packard (HP), Acer, Toshiba, Sony and others.
Iterated Systems Fractal compression software 'Fractal Viewer' and 'Fractal Imager' for WWW clients etc.
I.T.S.Digital Ltd. computer parts and services retailer in Hertford, Herefordshire, UK
JD Design 'concat', 'tab2desk' and other useful additions for Win95 and NT 4
JP Software Sell '4DOS', '4DOSNT' etc.
Jungle.com. UK retailer of computer supplies. Software purchase and download.
Kingston specialize in memory chips for workstations and PCs.
Lasergene software including DNAStar
Lotus support server
M Squared UK retailers
Macromedia, Europe, 'Shockwave' Internet tools
Manageable Software Services, Inc. Download 'Catch-UP' scanner v 2 and run the application
Maxtor
Maxtor ftp server
McAfee Associates Inc. VirusScan software and latest 'dat' data file for v 3.0; ftp download McAfee 'VirusScan' for Win95' and NT and updates
Micro Direct.. Computer retailer in Manchester with a good website.
Microsoft Inc. European mirror site of the Seattle servers.
MicroSolutions Inc, Toshiba computer retailer, USA. They can provide hard disks and memory for Toshiba computers.
Misco Computer Products, retailer UK
Mitsubishi
Mouse Systems Corp. mouse input devices
National Software Testing Laboratory NSTL, download free 'YMark2000' year 2,000 PC compliance testing software.
NEC, Europe
'NetMedic' network/modem analysis software, VitalSigns,
NetNames Register an internet name for UKP 150.00.
Network Associates. PGP cryptography for email etc. 'PGP International' provides fee versions of the software. Software for all operating systems can be downloaded here. Help files, front ends etc. also available.
Network Computing Devices Inc.
Network Store Ltd. UK online vendor of networking equipment including Giga-Net priducts.
NeXT software Inc.
Notebooksuk.com sell used portable and notebook computers, Cheltenham UK.
Number Nine Visual Technology 'Imagine 128 II' video cards etc.
Opera Software A/S, Norway. 'Opera' web browser.
Oracle Corp.
Panasonic
PC World, UK retailer.
PC Power and Cooling Inc. high-performance computer power supplies, quiet fans & CPU coolers
Picker international imaging resources.
Pico Systems. UK notebook computer manufacturer and retailer.
Pipex Dial Internet Service Provider UK.
Plug-In Systems, Table of digital cameras.
Polaroid UK. Including the 'SprintScan 4000' professional film scanner.
PowerQuest Corps. Authors of 'Partition Magic' and 'DriveCopy' which migrates the contents of a system disk to a new disk.
Pricewatch searchable database of mail order computer system and component prices.
Progressive Networks 'RealAudio', 'RealPlayer' and 'RealVideo'. WWW audio and video software.
Prob-Solve Solutions (PSS) Ltd UK retails and maintains high-end servers and workstations, networking equipment, SAN and NAS storage
Puma Technology 'TranXit' infra-red wireless connectivity in NT, software and hardware.
Qualcomm, authors of Eudora mail client programs.
Qualix products for SGI computers.
Quantum Corp.
Raima, Embedded database technology for collecting, storing, managing & moving data.
Research Machines computer hardware sales UK
RSA Data Security Inc, encryption software
Seagate Technology Inc.
SGI UK, remanufactured products for sale.
Simply. UK retailer of computer supplies.
SMC Corps.
SoftDesign RipBAR software.
SoftImage 'SoftImage 3D' for IRIX and Windows NT.
SoftQuad Inc.
Software Warehouse UK computer products retailer
Sony Europe. Purchase from Sony Europe.
Speech Recognition Company, UK.
STAC Electronics
Sun Microsystems Inc.,
Sunbelt, UK software and support for Windows NT
SunSITE, Japan
Supermicro Computer Inc. Mother board manufacturer
Sydex Inc. sell 'CopyQM' diskette duplication copying utility
Symantec Corps.
Symantec Corps. Patches for Norton Utilities etc.
Snyxius Technologies, web design, web development, software development, graphic design, application development, ivr systems development
SystemSoft Corps. PCMCIA software etc.
TechSmith Corp. 'SnagIt' screen capture utility for Windows, shareware.
Tektronix Colour printers.
Toshiba UK, notebook computers.
Toshiba Europe, Technical service and support web site for Toshiba notebook computers. Germany.
Toshiba, UK
Totally Portable.com. UK retailer of mobile computer supplies.
Trade Perfect Inc. mail order notebook computers, Los Angeles.
TwinSystems IT services & advice
VXtreme Inc, 'WebTheatre' real time video streaming software
VeriSign Inc. Digital certificates, signatures and user authentication
Videologic graphics accelerator cards
VitalSigns Software 'Net.Medic' browser and network analysis software
Watford Electronics. UK retailer of computer supplies.
Western Digital Corps. and hardware utility programs.
Windsor Software. 'FileSync', Synchronize files and directories in NT, Windows95.
WinZIP compression software
WordPerfect Corp.
Wright Marketing Group Purchase memory chips. Home of the 'Memory Queen'.
Zeus Technology UK. Fast web server software for ISPs needing multiple webs and FrontPage functions.
Ziff Davies ZDNet' s European server with software, magazines etc.
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