Hardware FAQ Part 5
Q) 9.2 What do the industry acronyms stand for?
[From ralf@wpi.wpi.edu (Ralph Valentino)]
This is a list of 280+ acronyms which commonly come up in discussion
of hardware. It does not contain abbreviations or names that don't
stand for anything, nor does it attempt to explain exactly what the
technology does, where it can be found, nor even how to use it in a
sentence. So, is it completely useless? Well, sometimes just knowing
what an acronym stands for is enough to tell you what people are
talking about or where to go to get more information about it.
If anyone has any additions, comments, or corrections, please forward
them to me directly. Keep in mind that I have tried to avoid software
topics except where they overlap with hardware ones, so don't bother
telling me what BASIC stands for as it is outside the scope of this
list.
AC Alternating Current
AE Applications Engineer
AFS Andrew File System
AI Artificial Intelligence
ALU Arithmetic-Logic Unit
AM Amplitude Modulated
AMD Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
AMI American Megatrends Inc.
ANSI American National Standards Institute
ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange
ASIC Application Specific Integrated Circuit
ASPI Advanced SCSI Programming Interface
AT Advanced Technology
ATA AT bus Attachment
ATDM Asynchronous Time Division Multiplexing
ATM Asynchronous Transfer Mode
AUI Attached Unit Interface
BBS Bulletin Board System
BCC Block Check Character
BCD Binary Coded Decimal
BE Back End
BiCMOS Bipolar Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
BIOS Basic Input / Output System
BNC Bayonet Nut Connector
BPS/bps Bytes/bits Per Second
BSC Binary Synchronous Communications
BSD Berkeley Standard Distribution
BTU British Thermal Units
CAD Computer Aided Design
CAM Computer Aided Manufacturing
CAM Content Addressable Memory
CAM Common Access Method (Committee)
CAS Column Address Strobe
CBX Common Branch eXtender
CCD Charge Coupled Device
CCITT Consultative Committee of International Telephony and Telegraphy
CD Carrier Detect
CDDI Copper Distributed Data Interface
CDROM Compact Disk Read Only Memory
CGA Color Graphics Adaptor
CHS Cylinder Head Sector
CISC Complex Instruction-Set Computer
CLA Carry Lookahead Adder
CMOS Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
CP/M Control Program / Monitor
CPI Clocks Per Instruction
CQFP Ceramic Quad-FlatPack
CPU Central Processing Unit
CR Carriage Return
CRC Cyclical redundancy check
CRQ Command Response Queue
CRT Cathode Ray Tube
CS Chip Select
CSMA Carrier Sense Multiple-Access
CSMA/CD Carrier Sense Multiple-Access with Collision Detect
CSR Command Status Register
CTS Clear To Send
DAT Digital Audio Tape
DC Direct Current
DCD Data Carrier Detect
DCE Data Circuit-terminating Equipment
DD Double Density
DEC Digital Equipment Corporation
DES Data Encryption Standard
DID Direct Inward Dial
DIN Deutsche Industrie Norm
DIP Dual-In-line Package
DIS Draft International Standard
DMA Direct Memory Access
DOS Disk Operating System
DPE Data Parity Error
DPSK Differential Phase Shift Keying
DRAM Dynamic Random Access Memory
DS Double Sided
DSP Digital Signal Processor
DSR Data Set Ready
DTC Data Terminal Controller
DTE Data Terminating Equipment
DTMF Dual-Tone MultiFrequency
DTR Data Terminal Ready
EBCDIC Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
ECC Error Correction Code
ECL Emitter-Coupled Logic
ECO Engineering Change Order
ECU EISA Configuration Utility
EEPROM Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
EGA Enhanced Graphics Adaptor
EIA Electronic Industries Association
EISA Enhanced Industry Standard Architecture
EMI Electro-Magnetic Interference
EMF Electro-Magnetic Force
EMS Expanded Memory Specification
EOF End Of File
EOL End Of Line
EOS Electrical Overstress
EPROM Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
ESD Electro-Static Discharge
ESDI Enhanced Small Devices Interface
FAT File Allocation Table
FCC Federal Communications Commission
FDD Fixed Disk Drive (or Floppy Disk Drive)
FDDI Fiber Distributed Data Interface
FDM Frequency Division Multiplexing
FDX Full-Duplex Transmission
FE Front End
FEP Front End Processor
FF Form Feed
FIFO First-In First-Out
FILO First-In Last-Out (same as LIFO)
FM Frequency Modulation
FPGA Field Programmable Gate Array
FPU Floating Point Unit
FRU Field-Replaceable Unit
FSF Free Software Foundation
FSK Frequency Shifty Keying
FTP File Transfer Program
GAS Gallium Arsenide
GFLOPS Billions (10^9) of FLOating Point Operations Per Second ("GigaFlops")
GNU Gnu's Not Unix
GUI Graphical User Interface
HD High Density
HDD Hard Disk Drive
HDX Half-Duplex Transmission
HFS Hierarchical File System
HPFS High Performance File System
HS Helical Scan
I/O Input / Output
IBM International Business Machines Corp.
IC Integrated Circuit
IDC Insulation Displacement Connector
IDE Integrated Device Electronics
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
IMP Interface Message Processor
IPC InterProcess Communication
IRQ Interrupt ReQuest
ISA Industry Standard Architecture
ISDN Integrated Services Digital Network
ISO International Standards Organization
JFS Journaled File System
kVA KiloVolt-Amps
LAN Local Area Network
LAPM Link Access Procedure M
LBA Linear Block Array
LCD Liquid Crystal Display
LED Light Emitting Diode
LF Line Feed
LIM Lotus/Intel/Microsoft Expanded Memory Manager Specification
LRU Least-Recently Used
LSB/lsb Least Significant Byte/bit
LSI Large Scale Integration
LUN Logical Unit Number
MAN Metropolitan Area Network
MB/Mb Mega Bytes/bits
MBR Master Boot Record
MCA Micro Channel Architecture
MCGA Multi-Color Graphics Array
MCM Multi-Chip Module
MFLOPS Millions of FLOating Point Operations per Second ("MegaFlops")
MFM Modified Frequency Modulated
MHz MegaHertz
MICR Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
MIDI Musical Instrument Data Interface
MIMD Multiple-Instruction Multiple-Data
MIPS Millions of Instructions per Second
MISD Multiple-Instruction Single Data
MMU Memory Management Unit
MNP Microcom Network Protocol
MODEM MOdulator / DEModulator
MOPS Millions of Operations Per Second
MOS Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
MP MultiProcessor
MPP Massively Parallel Processor
MSB/msb Most Significant Byte/bit
MSDOS Microsoft Disk Operating System
MSI Medium Scale Integration
MTBF Mean Time Between Failure
N/C No-Connect
NBS National Bureau of Standards
NEMA National Electrical Manufacturers Association
NFS Network File System
NFU Not-Frequently Used
NMI Non-Maskable Interrupt
NMOS Negatively doped Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
NOP No OPeration
NRU Not-Recently Used
NSF National Science Foundation
NVRAM NonVolatile Random Access Memory
OCR Optical Character Recognition
ODI Open Datalink Interface
OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer
OS Operating System
OSF Open Software Foundation
OSI Open Systems Interconnect
PAL/PLA Programmable Array Logic (Logic Array)
PB Push Button
PBX Private Branch eXtender
PC Personal Computer, Program Counter
PCB Printed Circuit Board
PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect
PCM Pulse Code Modulation
PCMCIA Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
PE Processor Element
PFF Page Fault Frequency
PGA Pin Grid Array
PIC Programmable Interrupt Controller
PIO Programmed Input/Output
PLCC Plastic Leaded Chip Carrier
PLL Phase Locked Loop
PM Preventive Maintenance
PMOS Positively doped Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
POST Power On Self Test
PPP Point-to-Point Protocol
PQFP Plastic Quad-FlatPack
PROM Programmable Read-Only Memory
PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network
PTE Page Table Entry
QAM Quadrature Amplitude Modulation
QFP Quad-FlatPack
QIC Quarter Inch Cartridge
RAID Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks
RAM Random Access Memory
RAMDAC Random Access Memory Digital to Analog Converter
RAS Row Address Strobe
RCA Radio Corporation of America
RCC Routing Control Center
RFC Request For Comments
RFI Radio Frequency Interference
RI Ring Indicator
RISC Reduced Instruction-Set Computer
RLL Run Length Limited
RMM Read Mostly Memory (same as EPROM)
RMS Root Mean Squared
RMW Read Modify Write
ROM Read-Only Memory
RPC Remote Procedure Call
RPM Rotations Per Minute
RTC Real Time Clock
RTS Request To Send
SAM Sequential Access Memory
SASI Shugart Associates Standard Interface
SCSI Small Computer Systems Interface
SD Single Density
SDLC Synchronous Data Link Control
SDLC Synchronous Data Link Control
SE Systems Engineer
SIMD Single-Instruction Multiple-Data
SIMM Single Inline Memory Module
SIPP Single Inline Pinned Package
SISD Single-Instruction Single-Data
SLIP Serial Line Internet Protocol
SMD Surface Mount Device
SMT Surface Mount Technology
SNA System Network Architecture
SNR Signal to Noise Ratio
SO/SOL Small OutLine
SOIC Small Outline Integrated Circuit
SPOOL Simultaneous Peripheral Operation On Line
SPT Sectors Per Track
SPU Single Processor Unit
SRAM Static Random Access Memory
SS Single Sided
STDM Synchronous Time Division Multiplexing
STN Super Twisted Nematic
STU Streaming Tape Unit
SVGA Super Video Graphics Array
TCM Trellis Code Modulation
TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol
TDM Time Division Multiplexing
TI Texas Instruments
TIA Telecomm. Industry Assocation
TLB Translation-Lookaside Buffer
TPI Tracks Per Inch
TSR Terminate and Stay Resident
TTL Transistor-Transistor Logic
TUV Technischer Ueberwachuags Verein
UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter
UDP User Datagram Protocol
UMB Upper Memory Block
UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply
USL Unix System Labs
UUCP Unix to Unix Copy Program
VCR Video Cassette Recorder
VESA Video Enhanced Standards Association
VGA Video Graphics Array
VLB VESA Local Bus
VLIW Very Long Instruction Word
VLSI Very Large Scale Integration
VM Virtual Memory
VME Versa Module Eurocard
VRAM Video Random Access Memory
VTR Video Tape Recorder
WAN Wide Area Network
WATS Wide Area Telephone Service
WD Western Digital
WORM Write-Once Read-Many
WS Wait State
XGA eXtended Graphics Array
XMS Extended Memory Specification
XOR Exclusive-Or
XT eXtended Technology
ZIF Zero Insertion Force
Q) 9.3 Where can I get the ISA/EISA/VLB/PCI/etc specs?
PCMCIA
1030 East Duane Avenue, Suite G
Sunnyvale CA 94086
Tel 408-720-0107
Fax 408-720-9416
They are in my mind necessary if you want to write programs that use Socket
Services or Card Services, but maybe not necessary for designing hardware.
A bit pricey they are.
[From: cls@truffula.sj.ca.us (Cameron Spitzer):
_EISA Specification_
BCPR Services Inc.
POB 11137
Spring TX 77391
(713)251-4832
This book *specifies* the Extended ISA. The expansion slot and
motherboard IO deviced are described. Also, a file format is defined
for describing the configuration of an EISA-compatible Adapter.
[From: comins@tecrus.enet.dec.com]
Questions concerning PCI specifications or membership can be sent to:
PCI Special Interest Group
M/S JF2-51
5200 N.E. Elam Young Parkway
Hillsboro, Oregon 97124-6497
(503)696-6111
Non-members of the PCI SIG may request a PCI Local Bus Specification for
$25 + shipping costs by calling:
1-800-433-5177
[From: herbst@techunix.technion.ac.il (Herbst OMR)]
Quarter-Inch Cartridge Drive Standards, Inc.
311 East Carrillo Street
Santa Barbara, California 93101
Telephone (805) 963-3853
Fax (805) 962-1541
Video Electronics Standards Association
2150 North First St.
Suite 440
San Jose, CA 95131-2020
Telephone: (408) 435-0333
Q) 9.4 What books are available for the PC architecture?
Edward Solari
_ISA & EISA_ Theory and Operation
Annabooks, San Diego CA USA
ISBN 0-929392-15-9
This is an excellent book on the EISA and ISA architectures.
Everything you need to know to make your own card, from timing to ECU
config files.
Tom Shanley
_EISA System Architecture_
MindShare, Inc, Richardson, TX USA
ISBN 1-881609-03-0
This book is good for an overview of the EISA and, in part, ISA
systems. It doesn't go into enough detail to design boards from, but,
as a quote from the sleeve says "The co-ops in the group have found
them to be especially useful."
Tom Shanley
_PCI System Architecture_
MindShare, Inc, Richardson, TX USA
ISBN 1-881609-06-5
[From: cls@truffula.sj.ca.us (Cameron Spitzer):
Edward Solari
_AT Bus Design_
Annabooks, San Diego CA USA
ISBN 0-929392-08-6
This book describes the expansion slot which appeared in IBM's
Personal Computer AT. This bus is now known as the Industry Standard
Architecture Bus, or just ISA. It gives enough functional and timing
detail for the hardware designer to ensure a new Adapter's
compatibility. It does not discuss any of the defacto-standard
Adapters, peripherals, or BIOS features, and gives only an overview of
the memory and IO layout. The timing details are for the nominal 8
MHz bus clock. Recent practice of drastically increasing this clock
rate is not discussed.
[From: Shaun Burnett (burnesa@cat.com)]
Scott Mueller
_Upgrading and Repairing PCs, 2nd ed._
QUE
ISBN 0-88022-856-3
I've found the following book to be an excellent reference on the PC.
It discusses the IBM PC family and various peripherals. The book is
written so that the novice user will find this book of use. Those
that deal with PCs on a lower level will appreciate the numerous
tables that contains information on such topics as serial port
pin-outs, bus connection labels, and I/O ports addresses.
Q) 9.5 What books are available on network programming?
[From: p00736@psilink.com (Frederick J. Ingham)]
In response to several queries, the following books are excellent resources
on network programming:
Roetzheim, William H., A C Programmers's Guide to the IBM Token Ring,
Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1991
Nance, Barry, Network Programming in C, QUE Corporation, Carmel, IN, 1990.
(covers Netware NCP, IPX/SPX, and NetBIOS)
Schwaderer, W. David, C Programmer's Guide to NetBIOS, IPX, and SPX, SAMS
Publishing, Carmel, IN, 1992.
Davis, Ralph, Windows Network Programming 'How to survive in a World of
Windows, DOS, and Networks', Addison Wesley, Reading, Massachusetts, 1993.
(covers NetBIOS, IPX/SPX, VINES Sockets, TCP/IP, Windows Sockets, Several NOS
APIs, Mailslots, Named Pipes, etc.)
Comer, Douglas E., Internetworking with TCP/IP, Client - Server Programming
and Applications, Vol III, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1993.
IBM, Local Area Network, Technical Reference, Document SC30-3383-03, IBM
Corporation, 1990.
(covers the IBM Token Ring Direct Interface, DLC, and NetBIOS programming)
IBM, Operating System/2, Local Area Network Server, Application Programmer's
Reference, Document S04G-1046-00, IBM Corporation, 1991.
(covers the IBM LAN Server API and Microsoft LAN Manager API)
Microsoft, LAN Manager Programmer's Reference, Microsoft Press, One Microsoft
Way, Redmond, Washington, 1990.
(covers the Microsoft LAN Manager API)
Microsoft, Intel, Microsoft Networks/OpenNET, File Sharing Protocol, v2.0,
1988.
Microsoft, Microsoft Networks, SMB File Sharing Protocol Extensions v2.0,
1988.
Microsoft, Microsoft Networks, SMB File Sharing Protocol Extensions v3.0,
1989.
(all of the above cover the Server Message Block protocol used by Microsoft
LAN Manager and IBM LAN Server. they are available via ftp from
ftp.microsoft.com)
Q) 9.6 +Which companies have ftp sites?
[From: rfowler@access.digex.net (Ronald Fowler)]
Officially Supported FTP Sites
HARDWARE/ SOFTWARE FTP SERVERS
3Com ftp://ftp.3com.com/
Acorn Computers Ltd. ftp://ftp.acorn.co.uk/
Adaptec, Inc. ftp://ftp.adaptec.com/
Adobe Systems Incorporated ftp://ftp.adobe.com/
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) ftp://ftp.amd.com/
American Megatrends, Inc. (AMI) ftp://american.megatrends.com/
Apple Computer, Inc. ftp://ftp.apple.com/
Asante Technologies, Inc. ftp://ftp.asante.com/
Asymetrix ftp://ftp.asymetrix.com/
ATI Technologies Inc. ftp://atitech.ca/
Autodesk, Inc. ftp://ftp.autodesk.com/
Berkeley Software Design ftp://ftp.bsdi.com/
Booklink Technologies, Inc. ftp://ftp.booklink.com/
Borland ftp://ftp.borland.com/
BusLogic, Inc. (coming soon!!!) ftp://buslogic.com/
Cabletron Systems ftp://134.141.197.25/
Calera Recognition Systems ftp://calera.com/
Cirrus Logic Corporation ftp://ftp.cirrus.com/
Claris Corporation ftp://ftp.claris.com/
Compaq Computer Corporation ftp://ftp.compaq.com/
Cray Research ftp://ftp.cray.com/
Creative Labs, Inc. ftp://ftp.creaf.com/
Crystal Lake Multimedia, Inc. ftp://ftp.teleport.com/vendors/crystal/
Dell Computer Corporation ftp://ftp.dell.com/
Delrina Corporation ftp://ftp.delrina.com/
Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc. ftp://ftp.diamondmm.com/
Digital Equipment Corporation ftp://ftp.digital.com/
Farallon Computing, Inc. ftp://ftp.farallon.com/
Phoenix Technologies ftp://ftp.ptltd.com/
Fractal Design Corporation ftp://ftp.fractal.com/
FTP Software, Inc. ftp://ftp.ftp.com/
Global Village Communication, Inc. ftp://ftp.globalvillag.com/
Gupta Corporation ftp://wji.com/gupta/
Hercules Computer Technology, Inc. ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/he/hercules
Hewlett-Packard Company ftp://ftp-boi.external.hp.com/
IBM Corporation ftp://ftp.pcco.ibm.com/ (PC Company)
ftp://software.watson.ibm.com(Software)
ftp://ftp.ibm.net/ (Internet)
ID Software, Inc. ftp://ftp.idsoftware.com/
Insignia Solutions, Inc. ftp://ftp.insignia.com/
Intel Corporation ftp://ftp.intel.com/
Intergraph Corporation ftp://ftp.intergraph.com/
MathWorks, Inc. ftp://ftp.mathworks.com/
McAfee Associates, Inc. ftp://ftp.mcafee.com/
Microcom ftp://ftp.microcom.com/
Microsoft Corporation ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/
MIPS Technologies, Inc. ftp://sgigate.sgi.com/
National Center for Supercomputing Applications ftp://ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu/
NCR Microelectronics ftp://ftp.ncr.com/
NEC USA, Inc. ftp://ftp.nec.com/
NetManage, Inc. ftp://ftp.netmanage.com/
Netscape Communications Corporation ftp://ftp.mcom.com/
NeXT Computer, Inc. ftp://ftp.next.com/
Novell, Inc. ftp://ftp.novell.com/
Olivetti North America ftp://ftp.isc-br.com/
Panasonic Technologies, Inc. ftp://panasonic.com/
QMS, Inc. ftp://ftp.qms.com/
Quadralay Corporation ftp://ftp.quadralay.com/
Qualcomm Incorporated ftp://ftp.qualcomm.com/
Quarterdeck Office Systems, Inc. ftp://ftp.qdeck.com/
Samsung Semiconductor Corporation ftp://ftp.samsung.com/
SCO Open Systems Software ftp://ftp.sco.com/
Shiva Corporation ftp://shiva.com/
Siemens-Nixdorf Information Systems ftp://ftp.mch.sni.de/
Silicon Graphics, Inc. ftp://ftp.sgi.com/
SoftQuad, Inc. ftp://ftp.sq.com/
Sony ftp://sony.com/
SPRY, Inc. ftp://ftp.spry.com/
Spyglass, Inc. ftp://spyglass.com/
Standard Microsystems Corporation (SMC) ftp://ftp.smc.com/
STB Systems, Inc. ftp://stb.com/
Supra Corporation ftp://ftp.supra.com/
Symantec Corporation ftp://ftp.symantec.com/
Tadpole Technology, Inc. ftp://ftp.tadpole.com/
Taligent, Inc. ftp://ftp.taligent.com/
Telebit Corporation ftp://ftp.telebit.com/
Texas Instruments ftp://ti.com/
U.S. Robotics Corporation ftp://ftp.usr.com/
Western Digital Corporation ftp://ftp.wdc.com/
Wilson WindowWare, Inc. ftp://oneworld.wa.com/wwwftp/wilson/
Wyse Technology ftp://ftp.wyse.com/
Ziff-Davis Publishing ftp://ftp.zdbop.ziff.com/
Q) 9.7 +Which companies have WWW sites?
[From: rfowler@access.digex.net (Ronald Fowler)]
Officially Supported World-Wide-Web Sites
HARDWARE/ SOFTWARE WORLD-WIDE-WEB SERVERS
Abstract Technologies, Inc. http://www.abstract.co.nz/
Adaptec, Inc. http://www.adaptec.com/
Adobe Systems Incorporated http://www.adobe.com/
Advanced RISC Machines, Inc. http://www.systemv.com/armltd/index.html
Amdahl Corporation http://www.amdahl.com/
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) http://www.amd.com/
Apex Software Corporation http://www.apexsc.com/
Apple Computer, Inc. http://www.apple.com/ (Apple Home page)
http://www.support.apple.com/ (support)
http://www.info.apple.com/ (support/info)
ATI Technologies, Inc. http://www.atitech.ca/
Berkeley Software Design, Inc. http://www.bsdi.com/
*Berkeley Systems, Inc. http://proper.com:70/1/mac/sponsors/BerkeleySystems/
Booklink Technologies, Inc. http://www.booklink.com/
Bristol Technology, Inc. http://www.bristol.com/
BTG Incorporated http://www.btg.com/
BusLogic, Inc. http://www.buslogic.com/
Claris Corporation http://www.claris.com/
Cisco Systems, Inc. http://www.cisco.com/
Compaq Computer Corporation http://www.compaq.com/
Compton's NewMedia, Inc. http://www.comptons.com/
Cray Computer Corporation http://www.craycos.com/
Creative Labs, Inc. http://www.creaf.com/
Crystal Lake Multimedia, Inc. http://www.teleport.com:80/~crystal/
Cybernet Systems, Inc. http://www.cybernet.com/
Dell Computer Corporation http://www.dell.com/
Delrina Corporation http://www.delrina.com/
Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc. http://www.diamondmm.com/
DigiBoard (division of Digi International) http://www.digibd.com/
Digital Equipment Corporation http://www.digital.com/
http://www.dec.com/
Display Tech Multimedia, Inc. http://www.ccnet.com/~dtmi/
Farallon Computing, Inc. http://www.farallon.com/
Fractal Design Corporation http://www.fractal.com/
FTP Software, Inc. http://www.ftp.com/
*Gateway 2000 (User Group) http://www.mcs.com/~brooklyn/home.html
Global Village Communication, Inc. http://www.globalvillag.com/
Gupta Corporation (under construction) http://www.WJI.COM/mgupta/htmls/guphome.html
HaL Computer Systems http://www.hal.com/
*Hercules Computer Technology, Inc. http://www.dnai.com/~hercules/
Hewlett-Packard Company http://www.hp.com/ (info)
http://support.mayfield.hp.com/ (support)
IBM Corporation http://www.ibm.com/ (main)
http://www.austin.ibm.com/ (RISC 6000)
http://www.pc.ibm.com/ (PC Company)
*ID Software, Inc. (coming soon!!) http://www.idsoftware.com/
Informix Software, Inc. http://www.informix.com/
Insignia Solutions, Inc. http://www.insignia.com/
Intel Corporation http://www.intel.com/
Intergraph Corporation http://www.intergraph.com/
Iona Technologies, Inc. http://www.iona.ie/
MathSoft, Inc. http://www.mathsoft.com/
MathWorks, Inc. http://www.mathworks.com/
McAfee Associates, Inc. http://www.mcafee.com/
Media Vision, Inc. http://www.mediavis.com/
*Micron http://www.micron.com/
Microsoft Corporation http://www.microsoft.com/
MIPS Technologies, Inc. http://www.mips.com/
Motorola, Inc. http://www.mot.com/
Nanao USA Corporation http://www.traveller.com/nanao/
NCR Microelectronics http://www.ncr.com/
NCSA http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/
NEC USA, Inc. http://www.nec.com/
NetManage, Inc. http://www.netmanage.com/
Netscape Communications Corporation http://mosaic.mcom.com/
Network Computing Devices, Inc. http://www.ncd.com/
NeXT Computer, Inc. http://www.next.com/
Novell, Inc. http://www.novell.com/
http://www.netware.com/ (Netware info)
NVidia Corporation http://www.nvidia.com/
Olivetti North America http://www.isc-br.com/
Oracle Corporation http://www.oracle.com/
Phoenix Technologies (BIOS) http://www.ptltd.com/
Proteon, Inc. http://www.proteon.com/
QMS, Inc. http://www.qms.com/
Quadralay Corporation http://www.quadralay.com/
Qualcomm Incorporated http://www.qualcomm.com/
Quarterdeck Office Systems, Inc. http://www.qdeck.com/
Racal-Datacom, Inc. http://www.racal.com/
Radius, Inc. http://research.radius.com/
Responsive Software http://www.holonet.net/responsive/
Samsung Semiconductor Corporation http://www.samsung.com/
SCO Open Systems Software http://www.sco.com/
Shiva Corporation http://www.shiva.com/
Siemens-Nixdorf Information Systems http://www.sni.de/
Silicon Graphics, Inc. http://www.sgi.com/
SoftQuad, Inc. http://www.sq.com/
*Sony http://www.sony.com/
SPARC International, Inc. http://www.sparc.com/
SPRY, Inc. http://www.spry.com/
Spyglass, Inc. http://www.spyglass.com/
Standard Microsystems Corporation (SMC) http://www.smc.com/
Storm Software, Inc. http://www.stormsoft.com/storm/
Sun Microsystems, Inc. http://www.sun.com/
Symantec Corporation http://www.symantec.com/
Synopsys, Inc. http://www.synopsys.com/
Taligent, Inc. http://www.taligent.com/
Tandem Computers, Inc. http://www.tandem.com/
Tatung Workstation R&D Group http://www.tatung.com/
Telebit Corporation http://www.telebit.com/
*Thomas-Conrad Corporation http://www.tci.com/
Tidalwave Technologies, Inc. http://www.tidalwave.com/
*Toshiba America http://www.global.net/toshiba.final.html/
Trusted Information Systems, Inc. http://www.tis.com/
UniPress Software Incorporated http://www.unipress.com/
Unisys Corporation http://www.unisys.com
*U.S. Robotics Corporation http://www.primenet.com/usr/
VNP Software http://www.vnp.com/
Wall Data Incorporated http://www.walldata.com/
Western Digital Corporation http://www.wdc.com/
Wilson WindowWare, Inc. http://oneworld.wa.com/wilson/pages/index.html
WordPerfect (Novell Applications Group) http://www.wordperfect.com/
*Wyse Technology http://www.wyse.com/wyse/
Xerox http://www.xerox.com/
*Xircom http://www.organic.com/Ads/Xircom/
Ziff-Davis Publishing http://www.ziff.com/
ZyXEL http://www.zyxel.com/
NOTES
- Berkeley Systems, Inc. - I do not know if this is supported by
Berkeley or not...if so, it's not very well kept.
- Gateway 2000 Users Group - this user group is officially supported
and recognized by Gateway 2000, as well as other companies like IBM.
- Hercules Computer Technology - the WWW and FTP sites above are
officially supported by Hercules; however, they will have their own
web/ftp server up and running in early February. They will be
"www.hercules.com" and "ftp.hercules.com."
- ID Software - this server is up, though I don't believe they've
actually written any documents yet.
- Micron - I was told by Micron that their server would be up in late
Jan./ early Feb.
- The Sony server is up and running, though they haven't added support
for their monitors yet....or for any other of their electronics' products.
- Thomas-Conrad Corporation - I haven't been able to connect to this
site in over two weeks...I don't know what's up.
- Toshiba America - I don't believe this is officially supported but
it does include some pretty good info on their notebooks/laptops
- Wyse Technology - they have a few HTML "home page" documents on a
other servers but I was asked to use their new server (above); it will
go online between the 15th and 18th of January.
- U.S. Robotics Corporation - I don't believe this is officially
supported but it does give some good info on their products.
- Xircom - I don't know if this is a supported site in the works or
not...I'll let you be the judge
Q) 9.8 What's the phone number for...
[From: zeos@zeos.com]
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
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Thank you to all who have sent me corrections/additions.
Currently posted to: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.misc (inside FAQ)
and in biz.zeos.general
Latest modification date: November 7, 1994
*=Updated/corrected/added since last modification
(#)
*1STREADER ................. BBS ................... 615-230-8822
3Com ...................... BBS ................... 408-980-8204 9600bps
3Com ...................... CardFacts ............. 408-727-7021
3Com ...................... T/S ................... 800-876-3266
3Com ...................... Anonymous FTP ......... ftp.3com.com
3rd Planet Software, Inc... BBS ................... 213-841-2260 2400bps
*#9 ........................ General ............... 800-438-6463
*#9 ........................ General ............... 617-674-0009
*#9 ........................ FAX ................... 617-674-2919
(A)
A.I.R. .................... Fax ................... 408-428-0950
A.I.R. .................... Voice ................. 408-428-0800
Abacus Concepts............ BBS ................... 616-698-8106 2400bps
Abaton Technology.......... BBS ................... 415-438-4650 2400bps
Accolade................... BBS ................... 408-296-8800 2400bps
Acer America............... BBS ................... 800-833-8241 9600bps
Acer Technologies Corp..... Tech Support .......... 408-922-0333
Actix Systems ............. BBS ................... 408-970-3719 14400bps
Actix Systems ............. Sales ................. 800-927-5557
Actix Systems ............. Service ............... 408-986-1625
Adaptec.................... Literature Request .... 800-934-2766
Adaptec ................... Automated Fax ......... 408-957-7150
Adaptec.................... BBS ................... 408-945-7727 14400bps
Adaptec ................... General ............... 800-959-7274
*Adaptec ................... General ............... 408-946-8600
Adaptec ................... Tech Support .......... 408-945-2550
Addstor.................... BBS ................... 415-324-4077 14400bps
Advanced Digital Corp...... BBS ................... 714-894-0893 2400bps
Advanced Logical Research.. BBS ................... 714-458-6834 14400bps
Ahead Systems ............. General ............... 415-623-0900
All Computer............... BBS ................... 416-960-8679 2400bps
Allied Telesis............. BBS ................... 415-964-2994 2400bps
Alloy Computer Products.... BBS ................... 508-460-8140 2400bps
Alpha Software Corp ....... BBS ................... 617-229-2915 2400bps
*Alpha Software Corp ....... General ............... 800-451-1018
*ALR ....................... T/S ................... 714-458-1952
Altima .................... T/S ................... 800-356-9990
Altima..................... BBS ................... 510-356-2456 2400bps
Altos Computer Systems .... General ............... 408-258-6787
Altsys..................... BBS ................... 214-680-8592 2400bps
*Always Technology ......... BBS ................... 818-597-0275
Always Technology ......... Sales/Tech Support .... 818-597-1400
AMD ....................... Literature ............ 800-222-9323
AMD ....................... Main .................. 800-538-8450
AMD ....................... Tech Support .......... 800-292-9263
Amdek ..................... T/S ................... 800-722-6335
Amdek Corporation.......... BBS ................... 408-922-4400 2400bps
*American Megatrends (AMI) . BBS ................... 404-246-5825
American Megatrends (AMI) . BBS ................... 404-246-8782 V.32bis
American Megatrends (AMI).. BBS ................... 404-246-8780 14400bps
American Megatrends (AMI) . T/S ................... 404-246-8600
*American Megatrends (AMI) . T/S ................... 404-263-8181
American Power ............ T/S ................... 800-788-2208
AMIPRO (Upgrade to 3.0) ... Upgrading ............. 800-872-3387
AMIPRO .................... Cust. Service ......... 404-399-5505
Andataco .................. C/S ................... 800-443-9191
Andataco .................. Fax ................... 619-453-9294
*APCUG (Association of
PC User Groups) ......... BBS ................... 408-439-9367
Apogee Software............ BBS ................... 508-365-2359 16800bps
Appian .................... Main .................. 408-730-5400
Appian .................... Tech Support .......... 800-422-7369
Apple Computer ............ Fax Back .............. 800-SOS-APPL
Apple Computer ............ T/S USA Only .......... 800-SOS-APPL
Applied Engineering........ BBS ................... 214-241-6677 2400bps
*Archive Corporation ....... General ............... 714-641-0279
Areal Technology Inc ...... General ............... 408-436-6800
Artisoft .................. BBS ................... 602-884-8648
Artisoft .................. Sales ................. 800-TINY-RAM
Artisoft .................. T/S ................... 602-670-7000
Artist Graphics............ BBS ................... 612-631-7669 2400bps
Asante Technologies ....... Voice ................. 800-622-7464
Asante Technologies ....... Fax ................... 408-432-6018
Asante Technologies ....... Fax Back .............. 800-741-8607
Asante Technologies ....... BBS ................... 408-432-1416 14.4N81
Asante Technologies ....... E-mail ................ support@asante.com
Asante Technologies ....... FTP ................... ftp.asante.com
Ashton-Tate ............... BBS ................... 213-324-2188
Ask Sam Systems............ BBS ................... 904-584-8287 2400bps
AST Research .............. BBS ................... 714-727-4723
AST Research .............. BBS(>9600) ............ 714-727-4132
AST Research .............. T/S ................... 800-727-1278
Asus motherboard (Aorta) .. General ............... 408-956-9077
Asymetrix.................. BBS ................... 206-451-1173 14400bps
AT&T ...................... Tech Support .......... 800-247-1212
AT&T Computer Systems...... BBS ................... 908-769-6397 2400bps
Atari ..................... General ............... 408-745-2000
ATI Technologies .......... BBS ................... 905-764-9404 9600bps
ATI Technologies .......... Compuserve ............ 74740,667
ATI Technologies .......... Compuserve ............ GO ATITECH-
ATI Technologies .......... Customer Service ...... 905-882-2626
ATI Technologies .......... Fax ................... 905-882-2620
ATI Technologies .......... Sales ................. 905-882-2600
ATI Technologies .......... Tech Support .......... 905-756-0711
ATI Technologies........... BBS ................... 416-764-9404 14400bps
Automated Design Systems... BBS ................... 404-394-7448 2400bps
Award (Bios) .............. BBS ................... 408-370-3139
Award (Bios) .............. Tech Support .......... 415-968-4433
(B)
Beagle Bros................ BBS ................... 619-558-6151 2400bps
*Below Zero ................ Mail Order ............ 800-461-2777
*Below Zero ................ General ............... 403-547-0669
Bestgift Service........... BBS ................... 813-978-3044 2400bps
Big State Doors............ BBS ................... 512-398-7346 14400bps
Black Box ................. Sales/Tech Support .... 412-746-5500
Blackmond Software......... BBS ................... 505-589-0319 96H00bps
Boca ...................... T/S ................... 407-241-8088
Boca Research.............. BBS ................... 407-241-1601 14400bps
Borland ................... Automated Support ..... 800-524-8420
Borland.................... BBS ................... 408-439-9096 2400bps
Borland ................... Compuserve ............ GO BORLAND
Borland ................... Corporate Sales ....... 800-331-0877
Borland ................... Fax Back .............. 800-822-4269
Borland ................... General ............... 404-431-5250
Borland ................... Sales ................. 800-331-0877
Borland ................... T/S ................... 408-438-5300
Borland ................... T/S ................... 800-252-5547
Boston Computer Society ... BBS ................... 617-964-6939
Bourbaki................... BBS ................... 208-342-5823 2400bps
Box Hill Systems .......... General ............... 800-727-3863
Brightbill Roberts......... BBS ................... 315-472-1058 2400bps
Brightwork Development..... BBS ................... 914-667-4759 2400bps
Brother ................... General (Canada) ...... 514-685-0600
Brother ................... BBS ................... 514-685-2040
Brother ................... T/S ................... 800-284-4357
Brown Bag Software......... BBS ................... 408-371-7654 16800bps
Buerg Software............. BBS ................... 707-778-8944 2400bps
BusLogic .................. BBS ................... 408-492-1984
BusLogic .................. Tech Support .......... 408-492-9090
BusLogic .................. Tech Support .......... 408-988-7338
BusLogic .................. Tech Support FAX ...... 408-492-1542
Buttonware................. BBS ................... 206-454-7875 14400bps
Byte (magazine) ........... BBS ................... 617-861-9764
(C)
Cabletron.................. BBS ................... 603-335-3358 14400bps
Cabletron.................. Compuserve ............ go CTRON
Cabletron Systems ......... FTP ................... 134.141.197.25
Cabletron Systems ......... internet .............. sales@ctron.com
Cabletron Systems ......... internet .............. support@ctron.com
Cabletron Systems ......... T/S & Sales ........... 603-332-9400
Calcomp ................... T/S ................... 800-CAL-COMP
Calcomp.................... BBS ................... 714-821-2359 2400bps
Calera Recognition Systems. BBS ................... 408-773-9068 9600bps
Campbell Services.......... BBS ................... 313-559-6434 2400bps
Canon ..................... Main Office ........... 516-488-6700
Canon ..................... Tech Support .......... 800-423-2366
Canon Printer (Italy)...... BBS ................... 9-2-58010997 16800bps
*Canon Printer Division..... BBS ................... 714-438-3325 9600bps
Cardinal (Techs) .......... Tech Support .......... 717-293-3135
Cardinal 14.4 modem ....... Tech Support .......... 717-293-3124
Cardinal Technologies...... BBS ................... 717-293-3074 14400bps
CBIS, Inc.................. BBS ................... 404-446-8405 2400bps
cc:Mail.................... BBS ................... 415-691-0401 2400bps
*CCT Inc ................... General ............... 612-339-5870
CD Publishing Corp ........ FAX ................... 604-874-1431
CD Publishing Corp ........ General ............... 604-874-1430
CD Publishing Corp ........ General ............... 800-333-7565
CD-ROM Inc ................ Fax ................... 303-526-7395
CD-ROM Inc ................ General ............... 303-526-7600
Central Point Software .... BBS ................... 503-690-6650 14400bps
Central Point Software .... PC Tools Tech Support . 503-690-8090
Central Point Software .... T/S ................... 503-690-8080
Certus..................... BBS ................... 216-546-1508 2400bps
Cheyenne Software.......... BBS ................... 516-484-3445 2400bps
Chicony ................... Tech Support .......... 714-771-9067
Chipsoft................... BBS ................... 619-453-5232 2400bps
Chips and Technologies .... General ............... 800-323-4477
Chwatal Development Co..... BBS ................... 318-487-0800 14400bps
Ciprico ................... General ............... 612-559-2034
Cirrus Logic .............. BBS ................... 510-440-9080
Cirrus .................... General ............... 800-272-1135
Cirrus Logic .............. General ............... 510-623-8300
Citizen America ........... General ............... 800-477-4683
Citizens America Corp...... BBS ................... 310-453-7564 2400bps
Citrix .................... Fax ................... 305-341-6880
Citrix .................... General ............... 305-755-0559
Citrix .................... General ............... 800-437-7503
Citrix Systems............. BBS ................... 305-346-9004 2400bps
Clarion Software........... BBS ................... 305-785-9172 2400bps
Claris Corp................ BBS ................... 408-987-7421 14400bps
Clark Development Corp..... BBS ................... 801-261-8976 16800bps
*Clear & Simple ............ General ............... 203-658-1204
Clear Software............. BBS ................... 617-965-5406 2400bps
CMS Enhancement, Inc. ..... T/S ................... 714-222-6000
CNET....................... BBS ................... 408-954-1787 2400bps
Coconut Computing Inc...... BBS ................... 619-456-0815 14400bps
Codenoll................... BBS ................... 914-965-1972 2400bps
Colorado Memory Systems ... BBS ................... 303-635-0650 (8N1)
Colorado Memory Systems.... BBS ................... 303-679-0650 2400bps
Colorado Memory Systems ... Tech Support .......... 303-635-1500
Columbia Data Products..... BBS ................... 407-862-4724 2400bps
Commodore Business Mach.... Tech Support .......... 215-431-9100
Communications Research.... BBS ................... 504-926-5625 2400bps
Compaq Computer Systems.... BBS ................... 713-378-1418 14400bps
Compaq .................... General ............... 713-370-0670
Compaq .................... T/S ................... 800-888-5858
Compaq .................... Tech Support .......... 800-345-1518
Compaq .................... Tech Support .......... 800-652-6672
Compati ................... Tech Support .......... 815-756-3411
Compex .................... Voice ................. 714-630-7302
Compex .................... Fax ................... 714-630-6521
Compuadd .................. Tech Support .......... 800-456-3116
CompUSA ................... General ............... 703-749-4488
CompuServ Info. Serv. ..... General ............... 800-848-8199
*Computer Associates ....... General ............... 800-225-5224
Computer Peripherals Inc .. BBS ................... 805-499-9646 14400bps
Computer Peripherals Inc .. Tech Support .......... 805-499-5751
Computer Support........... BBS ................... 214-404-8652 14400bps
Computers International.... BBS ................... 213-823-3609 14400bps
Computone Corp. ........... BBS ................... 404-343-9737
Computone Corp. ........... BBS ................... 404-664-1210
Computone Corp. ........... General ............... 404-475-2725
Computone Corp. ........... Tech Support .......... 404-475-2725 x250
*Comtrol.................... BBS ................... 612-631-8310 28.8K
*Comtrol.................... BBS ................... 612-639-1502 14.4K
Conner Peripherals ........ BBS ................... 408-456-4415 V.32
Conner Peripherals ........ Fax Back .............. 408-456-4903
Conner Peripherals ........ Tech Support .......... 408-456-3388
Conner Peripherals ........ Tech Support .......... 800-421-1879
Conner Peripherals ........ Tech Support .......... 800-426-6637
Control Data Corp. (CDC) .. General ............... 612-851-4131
Core International ........ BBS ................... 407-241-2929 2400bps
Core International ........ Tech Support .......... 407-997-6044
Corel ..................... General ............... 800-836-7274
Corel System............... BBS ................... 613-728-4752 14400bps
Cornerstone Technology .... BBS ................... 408-435-8943 2400bps
*Cornerstone Technology .... T/S ................... 408-435-8900
Corvus System, Inc......... BBS ................... 408-972-9154 2400bps
Covox Corpoartion.......... BBS ................... 503-342-8261 14400bps
CPI ....................... T/S ................... 800-235-7618
Creative Labs.............. C/S ................... 800-998-1000
Creative Labs.............. BBS ................... 405-742-6660 14400bps
Creative Labs.............. ftp ................... ftp.creaf.com
Creative Labs ............. T/S ................... 405-742-6622
Cross Communications....... BBS ................... 303-444-9003 14400bps
Crosstalk Communications .. BBS ................... 404-740-8428
CTX (monitors) ............ BBS ................... 909-594-8973
CTX (monitors) ............ Repair (East Coast) ... 800-342-5289
CTX (monitors) ............ Repair (West Coast) ... 800-289-2189
CTX (monitors) ............ Service Center ........ 800-888-2012
Cumulus.................... BBS ................... 216-464-3019 2400bps
CYRIX ..................... BBS ................... 214-994-8610 14400bps
CYRIX ..................... General ............... 800-FAS-MATH
CYRIX ..................... T/S ................... 800-327-6284
CYRIX ..................... T/S ................... 800-GO-CYRIX
CYRIX ..................... Technical Support ..... 800-848-2979 x325
(D)
D-Link Systems, Inc........ BBS ................... 714-455-1779 14400bps
D-Link .................... LAN adaptors/cards .... 800-361-5265
DAC Software............... BBS ................... 214-931-6617 2400bps
DAK Online Resource Center. BBS ................... 818-715-7153 14400bps
Dallas (chip)............. Tech Support .......... 510-796-6100
Dariana Technology Group... BBS ................... 714-994-7410 2400bps
Darwin Systems............. BBS ................... 301-251-9206 14400bps
Data Access................ BBS ................... 305-238-0640 2400bps
Data Shield ............... T/S ................... 312-329-1601
Data Technology Corp ...... BBS ................... 408-942-4010
Data Technology Corp ...... Tech Support .......... 408-262-7700
Datadesk/Prometheus........ BBS ................... 503-691-5199 9600bps
DataEase Int'l............. BBS ................... 203-374-6302 2400bps
Datapoint ................. General ............... 210-593-7000
Dataproducts Corp.......... BBS ................... 818-887-8167 9600bps
Datastorm (Procomm) ....... BBS ................... 314-875-0503 14400bps
Datastorm (Procomm) ....... Business .............. 314-443-3282
Datastorm (Procomm) ....... Fax ................... 314-875-0595
David Systems.............. BBS ................... 408-720-0406 2400bps
Dayna Communications....... BBS ................... 801-535-4205 2400bps
DCA........................ BBS ................... 404-740-8428 9600bps
Dell Computer ............. BBS ................... 512-728-8528
Dell Computer ............. Customer Service ...... 800-624-9897
Dell Computer ............. Sales ................. 800-879-3355
Dell Computer ............. Tech Fax .............. 800-950-1329
Dell Computer ............. Tech Support .......... 800-624-9896
Delphi..................... BBS ................... 800-365-4636 2400bps
Delrina Technology Inc..... BBS ................... 416-441-2752 16800bps
Delrina Technology Inc..... General ............... 416-441-3676
DeltaComm Development ..... BBS ................... 919-481-9399 16800bps
*DeltaComm Development ..... General ............... 919-460-4556
*DeltaComm Development ..... FAX ................... 919-460-4531
*Describe .................. General ............... 800-448-1586
*Development Technologies .. General ............... 803-790-9230
Diamond ................... BBS 2400 baud.......... 408-730-1100
Diamond ................... BBS 9600 baud ......... 408-524-9301
Diamond ................... Fax ................... 408-773-8000
Diamond ................... Fax Back .............. 800-380-0030
Diamond ................... Tech Support .......... 408-736-2000
Diconix ................... T/S ................... 513-259-3100
Digiboard Inc. ............ BBS ................... 612-943-0812 2400bps
Digiboard Inc. ............ Tech Support .......... 612-943-9020
Digicom Systems, Inc ...... BBS ................... 408-262-5629
Digicom Systems, Inc ...... Voice ................. 408-262-1277
Digital Communications..... BBS ................... 513-433-5080 2400bps
Digital Equip. Corp.(DEC) . General ............... 508-493-5111
DEC ....................... ordering by modem ..... 800-234-1998
DEC ....................... ordering by fax ....... 800 234-2298
DEC ....................... ordering by fax ....... 800-524-5694
DEC ....................... ordering by phone ..... 800 PC BY DEC
DEC ....................... Product info .......... 800-DIGITAL
DEC ....................... Tech Support .......... 800-354-9000
Digital Research .......... Tech Support .......... 408-646-6464
Digital Research........... BBS ................... 408-649-3443 2400bps
Digital Vision............. BBS ................... 617-329-8387 14400bps
Digitrend Systems Corp. ... General ............... 818-772-0190
Dilog ..................... General ............... 408-241-3192
Disk Technician Corporation BBS ................... 619-272-9240 2400bps
DNA Networks, Inc.......... BBS ................... 215-296-9558 2400bps
Dove Computer.............. BBS ................... 919-343-5616 14400bps
DPT (Dist Process Tech) ... BBS ................... 407-831-6432
DPT (Dist Process Tech) ... General ............... 407-260-3566
DPT (Dist Process Tech) ... Tech Support .......... 407-830-5522
DSI (Digicom Systems) ..... BBS ................... 408-262-5629
DSI (Digicom Systems) ..... Sales ................. 800-833-8900
DSI (Digicom Systems) ..... Tech Support .......... 408-262-1277
DTC ....................... BBS ................... 408-942-4010
DTC ....................... Fax ................... 408-942-4052
DTC ....................... Fax Back .............. 408-942-4005
DTC ....................... General ............... 408-942-4000
DTK........................ Main .................. 818-810-8880
DTK........................ Tech Support (IL) ..... 800-804-8048
DTK........................ Tech Support (NJ) ..... 908-562-8800
DTK........................ Tech Support (GA) ..... 800-746-4386
DTK........................ Tech Support (FL) ..... 305-597-8888
Dudley Software............ BBS ................... 615-966-3574 2400bps
Durant Technologies ....... T/S ................... 800-451-4813
Dynamic Microprocessor..... BBS ................... 516-462-6638 2400bps
Dysan Corp................. Tech Support .......... 408-988-3472
(E)
EagleSoft.................. BBS ................... 812-479-1310 16800bps
Eastman Kodak ............. T/S ................... 800-255-3434
Elite Business App's....... BBS ................... 410-987-2335 2400bps
Emac/Everex................ BBS ................... 510-226-9694 2400bps
Emerald Systems ........... T/S ................... 800-366-4349
Emerald Systems............ BBS ................... 619-673-4617 2400bps
Enable Software............ BBS ................... 518-877-6316 2400bps
Ensoniq ................... General ............... 610-647-3930
Envisions ................. BBS ................... 415-259-8145
Epson ..................... T/S ................... 800-922-8911
Epson ..................... Tech Support .......... 213-539-9955
Epson America, Inc......... BBS ................... 310-782-4531 9600bps
Equinox Systems, Inc....... BBS ................... 305-378-1696 2400bps
eSoft Inc.................. BBS ................... 303-699-8222 16800bps
ETS Incorporated........... BBS ................... 801-265-0919 14400bps
Everex Systems ............ BBS ................... 510-438-4650
Everex Systems ............ Tech Support .......... 510-498-1115
Exabyte ................... Sales ................. 800-445-7736
Exabyte ................... T/S ................... 303-447-4323
Exabyte ................... BBS ................... 303-447-7100
Exabyte Direct Srvce Admn . Fax ................... 303-447-7199
Excalibur.................. BBS ................... 408-244-0813 14400bps
Exis....................... BBS ................... 416-439-8293 14400bps
EZX Publishing............. BBS ................... 713-280-8180 14400bps
(F)
Family Scrapbook........... BBS ................... 904-249-9515 16800bps
Fifth Generation Systems .. BBS ................... 504-295-3344
Fifth Generation Systems .. T/S ................... 800-766-7283
Fifth Generation Systems .. T/S: Mace, Fastback ... 800-873-4384
Fifth Generation Systems... BBS ................... 504-295-3344 2400bps
Flashllink ................ BBS ................... 717-293-3074
FlashTek .................. BBS ................... 208-883-3859
FlashTek .................. Email ................. flashtek@proto.com
FlashTek .................. England ............... 44-476-74108
FlashTek .................. General ............... 208-882-7275
FlashTek .................. Orders ................ 800-397-7310
Folio...................... BBS ................... 801-375-9907 2400bps
*Footprint Works ........... T/S ................... 800-465-8470
*Footprint Works ........... General ............... 416-860-0477
Foresight Resources........ BBS ................... 816-891-8465 2400bps
Frederick Engineering, Inc. BBS ................... 301-290-6944 2400bps
FreeLance ................. Cust Support .......... 800-223-1662
Fresh Technology........... BBS ................... 602-497-4235 2400bps
Fujitsu America ........... T/S ................... 408-432-1300
Fujitsu America, Inc. ..... Tech Support .......... 800-826-6112
Fujitsu America, Inc....... BBS ................... 408-944-9899 9600bps
Future Domain ............. Tech Support .......... 714-253-0400
Future Domain ............. Update Center ......... 800-879-7599
Future Domain.............. BBS ................... 714-253-0432 2400bps
FutureSoft Engineering..... BBS ................... 713-588-6870 2400bps
(G)
Galacticomm................ BBS ................... 305-583-7808 14400bps
*GammaTech ................. General ............... 405-359-1219
GAP Development Company.... BBS ................... 714-493-3819 14400bps
Gateway ................... General ............... 800-846-2000
Gateway ................... T/S ................... 714-553-1555
Gateway ................... Tech Support .......... 800-846-2301
Gateway BBS................ BBS ................... 605-232-2109 14400bps
Gateway Communications..... BBS ................... 714-863-7097 2400bps
Gazelle Systems ........... T/S: Optune ........... 800-233-0383
Gazelle Systems............ BBS ................... 801-375-2548 2400bps
GEcho...................... BBS ................... 316-263-5313 16800bps
General DataComm Ind....... BBS ................... 203-598-0593 14400bps
GEnie Information Services. BBS ................... 800-638-8369 2400bps
Genoa ..................... BBS ................... 408-943-1231 2400bps
Genoa ..................... Tech Support .......... 408-432-9090
Genovation ................ Fax ................... 714-833-0322
Genovation ................ General ............... 714-833-3355
Gensoft Development........ BBS ................... 206-562-9407 2400bps
GeoClock................... BBS ................... 703-241-7980 14400bps
GeoWorks .................. T/S ................... 415-644-3456
Gibson Research ........... BBS ................... 714-362-8848 2400bps
Gibson Research ........... Sales-T/S: Spinwrite .. 714-362-8800
GigaTrend, Inc............. BBS ................... 619-566-0361 2400bps
Global Village Comm........ BBS ................... 415-390-8397 14400bps
Goldstar .................. T/S ................... 800-777-1192
Goldstar .................. Tech Support .......... 408-432-1331
Goldstar Technologies...... BBS ................... 408-432-0236 14400bps
Graphic Workshop........... BBS ................... 416-729-4609 14400bps
Gravis .................... BBS ................... 604-431-5927
Gravis .................... Tech Support .......... 604-431-1807
Great American Software.... BBS ................... 603-889-7292 2400bps
Gupta Technologies, Inc.... BBS ................... 415-321-0549 2400bps
GVC Technologies........... BBS ................... 201-579-2380 14400bps
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HardDrives Intl............ Sales? ................ 800-998-8093
Hayes ..................... T/S ................... 404-441-1617
Hayes Microcomputer........ BBS ................... 404-446-6336 14400bps
Hayes Microcomputer........ BBS ................... 800-874-2937 14400bps
Hayes On-line ............. BBS (product info) .... 800-874-2937
Hazard Soft................ BBS ................... 405-243-3200 16800bps
HDC Computer............... BBS ................... 206-869-2418 2400bps
Headland .................. General ............... 510-656-0503
Headland Technology........ BBS ................... 415-656-0503 2400bps
Headstart ................. T/S ................... 800-722-6224
Hercules Computer Tech. ... BBS ................... 510-623-7034
Hercules Computer Tech. ... Tech Support .......... 510-623-6030
Hercules Computer.......... BBS ................... 510-540-0621 2400bps
Hewlett-Packard Co. ....... Customer Information .. 800-752-0900
Hewlett-Packard Co. ....... Fax Back .............. 800-331-1917
Hewlett-Packard Co. ....... BBS ................... 408-553-3500
Hewlett-Packard Co. ....... Tech Support .......... 800-858-8867
Hitachi ................... T/S ................... 224-785-9770
Houston Instruments ....... T/S ................... 800-444-3425
Hyundai Electronics ....... Tech Support .......... 800-234-3553
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i-link .................... email (Germany) ....... info@ilink.de
i-link .................... General (Germany) ..... +4930-216-20-48
IBM PC Users Group ........ BBS ................... 404-988-2790
IBM ....................... Automated Fax ......... 800-426-3395
IBM ....................... BBS ................... 919-517-0001 14400bps
*IBM ....................... BBS Information ....... 800-848-8199
*IBM ....................... BBS (Toronto, Canada) . 905-316-4255
*IBM ....................... BBS (Toronto, Canada) . 416-492-1823
*IBM ....................... BBS (Vancouver, Canada) 604-664-6464
*IBM ....................... BBS (Montreal, Canada). 514-938-3022
*IBM ....................... BBS (Winnipeg, Canada). 204-934-2798
*IBM ....................... BBS (Victoria, Canada). 604-380-5441
*IBM ....................... Cust. Relation (Canada) 800-465-6600
*IBM ....................... Defect Support ........ 800-237-5511
IBM ....................... FTP ................... software.watson.ibm.com
IBM ....................... General ............... 800-426-3333
*IBM ....................... General ............... 800-426-2468
*IBM ....................... General (USA) ......... 800-547-1283
*IBM ....................... General (Canada) ...... 800-465-7999
IBM ....................... PS/2 HelpCenter ....... 800-772-2227
IMC Networks............... BBS ................... 714-724-0930 2400bps
IMSI Software.............. BBS ................... 415-454-2893 2400bps
Indelible Blue ............ Fax ................... 919-878-7479
Indelible Blue ............ General ............... 800-776-8284
Indelible Blue ............ General ............... 919-878-9700
Infinity Computer Services. BBS ................... 215-965-8028 2400bps
Infochip Systems........... BBS ................... 408-727-2496 2400bps
Informix................... BBS ................... 913-492-2089 2400bps
InfoShare.................. BBS ................... 703-803-8000 96H00bps
Innovative Data Concepts... BBS ................... 215-357-4183 2400bps
Inset Corporation.......... BBS ................... 203-740-0063 14400bps
Insignia Solutions......... BBS ................... 415-694-7694 2400bps
Integrated Inf Tech ....... BBS ................... 408-727-0952
Integrated Inf Tech ....... Mathco T/S ............ 800-448-5033
Integrated Inf Tech ....... XtraDrive T/S ......... 408-727-1676
Intel...................... BBS ................... 503-645-6275 14400bps
Intel ..................... Cust. Support/FaxBack.. 800-538-3373
Intel ..................... FaxBack ............... 800-525-3019
Intel ..................... FaxBack ............... 503-629-7576
Intel ..................... Fax ................... 503-629-7580
Intel ..................... Fax ................... 800-458-6231
Intel ..................... Sales ................. 800-538-3373
Intel ..................... Sales ................. 503-629-7354
Intel Application Support.. BBS ................... 916-356-3600 14400bps
Intelligent Graphics Corp.. BBS ................... 408-441-0386 2400bps
Intracorp.................. BBS ................... 305-378-8793 2400bps
Intuit .................... ....................... 800-624-8742
Iomega .................... T/S ................... 800-456-5522
Iomega..................... BBS ................... 801-778-4400 2400bps
Irma DCA .................. T/S ................... 404-740-0300
Irwin ..................... T/S ................... 800-421-1879
Irwin Magnetics............ BBS ................... 313-930-9380 9600bps
ITAC Systems, Inc ......... General ............... 214-494-3073
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JDR Microdevices........... BBS ................... 408-559-0253 2400bps
Jetfax..................... BBS ................... 415-324-1259 2400bps
Jetform.................... BBS ................... 613-563-2894 2400bps
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Kalok (HDD) ............... BBS ................... 408-738-4258
Kalok (HDD) ............... FAX ................... 408-747-1319
Kalok (HDD) ............... Voice ................. 408-747-1315
Kaypro .................... Tech Support .......... 619-481-3900
Kensington Microware ...... T/S ................... 800-535-4242
Kent Marsh................. BBS ................... 713-522-8921 2400bps
Keytronics ................ Tech Support .......... 800-262-6006
Kodiak Technology ......... BBS ................... 408-452-0677 2400bps
Kodiak Technology ......... Tech Support .......... 800-777-7704
Kurta ..................... T/S ................... 800-645-8782
Kurta Corp................. BBS ................... 602-243-9440 2400bps
*Kyocera Unison Inc ........ General ............... 415-848-6680
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LAN (magazine) ............ BBS ................... 415-267-7640
LAN Master................. BBS ................... 817-771-0233 16800bps
LAN Systems................ BBS ................... 801-373-6980 2400bps
LAN Works.................. BBS ................... 416-238-0253 2400bps
Laser Go................... BBS ................... 619-450-9370 2400bps
Lattice.................... BBS ................... 708-916-1200 2400bps
Leading Edge .............. Customer Service ...... 800-874-3340
Leading Edge .............. Tech Support .......... 800-245-9870
Leading Edge............... BBS ................... 508-836-3971 14400bps
Lexmark ................... BBS ................... 606-232-5238
Lexmark ................... Fax ................... 606-232-2380
Lexmark ................... Voice ................. 606-232-3000
Lexmark ................... BBS ................... 800-453-9223 2400bps
Liant Software ............ BBS ................... 508-626-0681 9600bps
Liant Software ............ Tech Support .......... 508-875-2294
Lightning Communications... BBS ................... 714-457-9429 9600bps
Logical Connection......... BBS ................... 504-295-3344 2400bps
Logitech................... BBS ................... 510-795-0408 14400bps
Logitech .................. Tech Support .......... 510-795-8100
Lotus ..................... Cust. Support ......... 800-223-1662
Lotus Development ......... General ............... 617-577-8500
Lotus Tech Support ........ Support ............... 404-399-5505
Lotus...................... BBS ................... 404-395-7707 2400bps
Lotus...................... BBS ................... 617-693-7000 2400bps
Lucas Games ............... BBS ................... 415-257-3070
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Mace, Paul Software ....... BBS ................... 714-240-7459
Mace, Paul Software ....... Tech Support .......... 800-523-0258
Mace, Paul Software........ BBS ................... 503-482-7435 2400bps
Macronix .................. Tech Support .......... 800-468-4629
Macronix ...California .... Tech Support ...only... 408-453-8088
Madge Networks............. BBS ................... 408-441-1340 2400bps
Magee Enterprises, Inc..... BBS ................... 404-446-6650 16800bps
Magitronic Technology...... BBS ................... 516-454-8262 14400bps
Magnavox .................. T/S ................... 800-722-6224
Magnavox................... BBS ................... 310-532-6436 14400bps
Main Lan................... BBS ................... 407-331-7433 2400bps
Mannesman Tally............ BBS ................... 206-251-5513 2400bps
Mansfield Software Group... BBS ................... 203-429-3784 14400bps
Manx Software Systems...... BBS ................... 201-542-2793 2400bps
Matrix Technology.......... BBS ................... 617-569-3787 2400bps
Maxi Host Support.......... BBS ................... 209-836-2402 2400bps
Maxis Software............. BBS ................... 510-254-3869 14400bps
Maxtor/Miniscribe ......... BBS ................... 303-678-2222 14400bps
Maxtor/Miniscribe ......... E-mail ............... Gary_Anderson@Maxtor.com
Maxtor/Miniscribe ......... Fax ................... 303-678-2618
Maxtor/Miniscribe ......... General ............... 303-651-6000
Maxtor/Miniscribe ......... Tech Support .......... 800-356-5333
Maxtor/Miniscribe ......... T/S ................... 800-262-9867
Maynard Electronics........ BBS ................... 407-263-3502 2400bps
Maynard Electronics........ General................ 800-227-6296
McAfee Assoc............... BBS ................... 408-988-4004 16800bps
McAfee Assoc............... Fax ....................408-970-9727
McAfee Assoc............... General ............... 408-988-3832
McAfee Assoc............... Internet .............. mcafee.com
McAfee Assoc............... Internet ip............ 192.187.128.1
Media Vision............... BBS ................... 510-770-0968 14400bps
MediaVision ............... BBS ................... 510-770-0527
MediaVision ............... General ............... 800-684-6699
MediaVision ............... Tech Support .......... 800-638-2807
Megahertz Corp. ........... Sales ................. 800-LAPTOPS
Megahertz Corp. ........... T/S ................... 800-527-8677
Metheus ................... T/S ................... 503-690-1550
Micro Display Systems...... BBS ................... 612-438-3513 2400bps
Micro Solutions............ BBS ................... 815-756-9100 14400bps
Microbotics ............... Tech Support .......... 214-437-5330
Microcom................... BBS ................... 617-762-5134 2400bps
Microdyne.................. BBS ................... 703-739-0432 2400bps
Microid Research .......... FAX ................... 408-727-6996
Microid Research .......... Voice ................. 408-727-6991
Micron Technology.......... BBS ................... 208-368-4530 2400bps
Micronet .................. General ............... 714-837-6033
Micronics ................. General ............... 510-651-2300
Micronics.................. BBS ................... 510-651-6837 14400bps
Micropolis Corp ........... BBS ................... 818-709-3310 2400bps
Micropolis Corp ........... Tech Support .......... 818-709-3325
MicroProse................. BBS ................... 301-785-1841 2400bps
Microrim................... BBS ................... 206-649-9836 2400bps
Microscience Int .......... Tech Support .......... 408-433-9898
Microsoft ................. BBS ................... 206-646-9145
Microsoft ................. BBS 9600 .............. 206-936-6735
Microsoft ................. BBS Canada ............ 905-507-3022
Microsoft ................. FTP ................... ftp.microsoft.com
Microsoft ................. FTP ................... gowinnt.microsoft.com
*Microsoft ................. General (Toronto) ..... 416-568-0434
Microsoft ................. Cust. Support ......... 800-426-9400
Microsoft Access .................................. 206-635-7050
Microsoft Basic PDS ............................... 206-635-7053
Microsoft C Compiler .............................. 206-635-7007
Microsoft COBOL ................................... 206-637-7096
Microsoft Customer Sales & Service ................ 800-426-9400
Microsoft Corporate Switchboard ................... 206-882-8080
Microsoft DOS 5 ................................... 206-646-5104
Microsoft DOS 5 recordings ........................ 206-646-5103
Microsoft Excel for Macintosh ..................... 206-635-7080
Microsoft Excel for Windows & Excel for OS/2 ...... 206-635-7070
Microsoft FORTRAN Compiler ........................ 206-635-7015
Microsoft LAN Manager for UNIX .................... 206-635-7021
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 Microsoft OTHER PRODUCTS ................ 206-454-2030
MICROSOFT STARTUP AND INSTALLATION SUPPORT
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 Fast Tips General ....................... 800-936-4100
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
Microsystems Software...... BBS ................... 508-875-8009 2400bps
Microtech.................. BBS ................... 203-469-6430 2400bps
MicroTek................... BBS ................... 310-538-4032 14400bps
Microtest.................. BBS ................... 602-996-4009 2400bps
Mitsubishi Inc. ........... T/S ................... 800-344-6352
Mitsubishi Inc............. Tech Support .......... 213-515-3993
Mitsubishi................. BBS ................... 714-636-6216 2400bps
Mitsumi ................... BBS ................... 408-970-0761
Mitsumi .................. Sales ................. 516-752-7730
Mitsumi .................. Tech Support .......... 408-970-9699
Mitsumi .................. Tech Support .......... 408-970-9730
Motorola................... BBS ................... 800-843-3451
Motorola................... BBS ................... 512-891-3733
Motorola................... BBS ................... 512-891-3733
Mountain Computer, Inc .... BBS ................... 408-438-2665
Mountain Computer, Inc .... General ............... 800-458-0300
Mountain Computer, Inc .... Tech Support .......... 408-438-7897
Mouse Systems (MSC)........ BBS ................... 510-683-0617 14400bps
Mouse Systems ............. Tech Support .......... 510-656-1117
Multi-Tech Systems......... BBS ................... 612-785-9875 14400bps
Mustang Software........... BBS ................... 805-395-0650 16800bps
Mustang Software .......... MSI HQ BBS ............ 805-873-2400
Mustang Software .......... T/S ................... 805-873-2550
Mustang Software .......... OFFICE ................ 805-873-2500
Mustang Software .......... FAX ................... 805-873-2599
Mustang Software .......... SALES ................. 800-999-9619
Mutant Group............... BBS ................... 405-372-6621 16800bps
Mylex ..................... ....................... 800-776-9539
Mylex ..................... BBS ................... 510-793-3491
Mylex ..................... Technical Support ..... 510-796-6100
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National Design ........... ....................... 800-253-8831
National Semiconductor..... BBS ................... 408-245-0671 2400bps
NCR ....................... BBS ................... 719-596-1649
NCR ....................... Video Chip Support .... 800-543-9935
NEC ....................... T/S ................... 708-860-0335
NEC ....................... Tech Support ..BBS..... 508-635-4706
NEC ....................... Tech Support ..fax..... 708-860-5475
NEC ....................... Tech Support ..faxback. 800-366-0476
NEC ....................... Tech Support ..General. 800-388-8888
Network Products Corp...... BBS ................... 818-441-6933 14400bps
NetWorth................... BBS ................... 214-869-2959 2400bps
New Media Corp ............ General ............... 800-227-3748
New Media Graphics......... BBS ................... 508-663-7612 14400bps
NeXT Answers .............. automated email ....... nextanswers@next.com
NeXT Answers .............. Fax Back .............. 415-780-3990
NeXT ....... .............. T/S General ........... 800-848-NEXT
Night Owl BBS.............. BBS ................... 716-881-5688 16800bps
NISCA...................... BBS ................... 214-446-0646 2400bps
Norton .................... Tech Support .......... 213-319-2020
Norton-Lambert............. BBS ................... 805-683-2249 14400bps
Norton/Symantec ........... BBS ................... 408-973-9598 2400bps
NovaStor .................. Sales ................. 818-707-9900
NovaStor .................. Fax ................... 818-707-9902
Novell .................... BBS ................... 801-429-3308
Novell .................... Tech Support .......... 800-526-5463
Novell Desktop Systems..... BBS ................... 408-649-3443 2400bps
Novell..................... BBS ................... 801-429-3030 14400bps
Nuiq Software Inc.......... BBS ................... 914-833-1479 14400bps
Number Nine................ BBS ................... 617-497-6463 96H00bps
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OCR Systems................ BBS ................... 215-938-7245 2400bps
Okidata ................... T/S ................... 800-634-0089
Okidata ................... Tech Support .......... 609-235-2600
Okidata.................... BBS ................... 800-283-5474 9600bps
Olivetti Office USA ....... General ............... 201-526-8200
Omen Technology............ BBS ................... 503-621-3746 9600bps
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
Open Network............... BBS ................... 718-638-2239 2400bps
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
Origin..................... BBS ................... 512-328-8402 2400bps
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Pacific Data Product ...... T/S ................... 619-597-3444
Pacific Data Products...... BBS ................... 619-452-6329 2400bps
Packard Bell .............. BBS - Canada .......... 416-542-7359
Packard Bell .............. BBS USA ............... 801-250-1600 2400bps
Packard Bell .............. Tech Support .......... 800-733-4411
Packard Bell............... BBS ................... 818-773-7207 2400bps
Palindrome................. BBS ................... 708-505-3336 2400bps
Panasonic ................. T/S ................... 800-222-0584
Panasonic Communica'n Sys.. BBS ................... 201-863-7845
Panasonic Printers ........ Cust Support .......... 708-468-5440
Paperback Corporation...... BBS ................... 415-644-0782 16800bps
Paradise .................. Tech Support .......... 800-832-4778
Paradise Systems........... BBS ................... 714-753-1234 14400bps
Patton & Patton Software... BBS ................... 408-778-9697 2400bps
PC Power and Cooling ...... ....................... 619-931-5700
PC Power and Cooling ...... ....................... 800-722-6555
PC User Groups) ........... BBS ................... 408-439-9367
PCubid (CPU fans) ......... General ............... 916-338-1338
Pentax Technologies........ BBS ................... 303-460-1637 16800bps
Perstore .................. BBS ................... 602-894-4605
Perstore .................. Tech Support .......... 602-894-4601
Philips ................... BBS ................... 719-593-4081
Phoenix (Bios) ............ BBS ................... 405-321-2400 14400bps
Phoenix (Bios) ............ Tech Support .......... 617-551-4000
Pinnacle Publishing........ BBS ................... 206-251-6217 2400bps
Pinpoint Publishing........ BBS ................... 707-523-0468 2400bps
PKWare..................... BBS ................... 414-354-8670 16800bps
PKWare..................... Voice ................. 414-354-8699
PLI........................ BBS ................... 510-651-5948 2400bps
Plus Development .......... BBS ................... 408-434-1664
Plus Development .......... Tech Support .......... 900-740-4433
Plus Development .......... Tech Support ...Calif.. 800-826-8022
Practical Peripherals ..... BBS ................... 805-496-4445 14400bps
Practical Peripherals ..... General ............... 800-442-4774
Practical Peripherals ..... T/S ................... 805-496-7707
Priam Systems ............. Tech Support .......... 408-954-8680
Priam Systems.............. BBS ................... 408-434-1646 2400bps
Prime Solutions ........... Tech Support Disk Tech. 800-847-5000
Princeton Graphic Systems.. BBS ................... 404-664-1210 2400bps
Princeton Graphics ........ T/S ................... 404-664-1010
*Pro Engineering Inc ....... General ............... 613-738-3864
*Pro Engineering Inc ....... FAX ................... 613-738-3871
ProComm Support ........... BBS ................... 314-474-8477
Programmer's Workshop ..... General ............... 216-494-5260
Programmer's Workshop ..... General ............... 216-494-8715
Programmer's Workshop ..... General ............... 800-336-1166
Prometheus Products........ BBS ................... 503-691-5199 14400bps
Promise Technology ........ General ............... 408-452-0948
Promise's Technology ...... Tech Support .......... 408-452-1180
Promise's Technology ...... BBS ................... 408-452-1267
*Proportional Software ..... General ............... 800-666-4672
Proteon ................... T/S ................... 508-898-3100
Proteon.................... BBS ................... 508-366-7827 2400bps
Public Brand Software...... BBS ................... 317-856-2087 14400bps
Pure Data ................. T/S ................... 800-661-8210
Pure Data.................. BBS ................... 214-242-3225 14400bps
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Q+E Software .............. BBS ................... 919-851-1381
Q+E Software .............. Sales ................. 800-876-3101
Q+E Software .............. Technical Support ..... 919-851-1152
QIC Standards Inc ......... Fax ................... 805-962-1541
QIC Standards Inc ......... General ............... 805-963-3853
Qmail...................... BBS ................... 901-382-5583 16800bps
QMS ....................... BBS ................... 205-633-3632
QMS ....................... FAX ................... 205-633-3145
QMS ....................... General ............... 205-633-4300
QNX ....................... T/S ................... 613-591-0941
QNX ....................... Fax ................... 613-591-3579
Quadram.................... BBS ................... 404-564-5678 2400bps
Qualitas................... BBS ................... 301-907-8030 14400bps
Qualitas .................. FaxFacts .............. 301-718-6066
Qualitas .................. General ............... 301-907-6700
Qualitas .................. Tech Support .......... 301-907-7400
Qualitas .................. T/S FAX ............... 301-718-6061
Qualitas .................. Toll Free ............. 800-676-6386
Quantum.................... BBS ................... 408-894-3214 2400bps
Quantum ................... T/S (end user) ........ 800-826-8022
Quantum ................... T/S ................... 408-894-4000
Quantum ................... T/S ................... 408-944-0410
Quarterdeck ............... BBS ................... 310-314-3227 V.32bis
Quarterdeck ............... BBS ................... 310-396-3904 14400bps
Quarterdeck ............... Customer Service ...... 800-354-3222
Quarterdeck ............... Fax ................... 310-314-3217
Quarterdeck ............... Sales ................. 310-392-9851
Quarterdeck ............... Tech Support - Fax .... 310-399-3802
Quarterdeck ............... Tech Support - UK ..... +4471 973-0663
Quarterdeck ............... Tech Support .......... 310-392-9701
Quarterdeck ............... Tech Support DeskView.. 310-392-9851
Quarterdeck ............... Tech Support Manifest.. 310-392-9851
Quercus Systems............ BBS ................... 408-867-7488 14400bps
Quess Micro................ BBS ................... 719-597-8670 14400bps
Quick Link II SW .......... General ..14.4 Modem .. 714-362-5800
QuickBBS................... BBS ................... 407-896-0494 16800bps
(R)
Racal Interlan/Rabbit Soft. BBS ................... 508-264-4345 2400bps
Race....................... BBS ................... 305-271-2146 2400bps
Rams' Island Software...... BBS ................... 303-841-6269 16800bps
Rancho Technology ......... Tech Support .......... 714-987-3966
RC Electronics ............ General ............... 714-375-3791
RelayNet National.......... BBS ................... 301-229-5623 16800bps
Remote Control Int......... BBS ................... 619-431-4030 2400bps
Revelation Technologies.... BBS ................... 206-641-8110 2400bps
Ricoh Corp ................ General ............... 201-882-2000
Rix Softworks.............. BBS ................... 714-476-0728 2400bps
*Rodime Inc ................ General ............... 407-997-0774
Rybs Electronics........... BBS ................... 303-443-7437 2400bps
(S)
S3 ........................ General ............... 408-986-8144
S3 ........................ BBS ................... 408-970-3719
Saber Software............. BBS ................... 214-361-1883 14400bps
Safetynet, Inc ............ Tech Support .......... 201-467-1024
Safetynet, Inc ............ Sales ................. 800-851-0188
Safetynet, Inc ............ BBS ................... 201-467-1581
Salt Air BBS............... BBS ................... 801-261-8976 16800bps
Samsung Info Systems....... BBS ................... 201-691-6238 2400bps
Samsung Info. Syst......... BBS ................... 408-434-5684
Samsung Info. Syst......... Tech Support .......... 800-446-0262
Santa Cruz Operation (SCO). Tech Support .......... 800-347-4381
Santronics Software........ BBS ................... 305-248-7815 16800bps
Sanyo Storage Products .... General ............... 714-724-1505
SEAboard................... BBS ................... 201-473-1991 9600bps
SeaFax..................... Automated Fax Back Serv 408-438-2620
Seagate Technology ........ BBS ... French ........ 33-1-40-67-1034 2400bps
Seagate Technology ........ BBS ... Germany ....... 49-89-140-9331
Seagate Technology ........ BBS ... Singapore ..... 65-227-2217
Seagate Technology ........ BBS ... UK ............ 44-628-478011
Seagate Technology ........ BBS ... USA ........... 408-438-8771 14400bps
Seagate Technology ........ Customer Service ...... 800-468-3472
Seagate Technology ........ General ............... 408-438-6550
Seagate Technology ........ Sales ................. 408-438-8111
Seagate Technology ........ Tech Support .......... 408-438-8222
Searchlight Software....... BBS ................... 516-689-2566 9600bps
SemWare.................... BBS ................... 404-641-8968 9600bps
Sharp ..................... T/S ................... 708-759-8555
Sharp...................... BBS ................... 404-962-1788 16800bps
Shiva Corporation.......... BBS ................... 617-621-0190 2400bps
Shugart ................... Tech Support .......... 714-770-1100
Sierra Online.............. BBS ................... 209-683-4463 14400bps
Sigma Design............... BBS ................... 510-770-0111 2400bps
Silicon Valley Computers .. BBS ................... 415-967-8081
Silicon Valley Computers .. General ............... 415-967-1100
Sitka Corporation.......... BBS ................... 415-769-8774 2400bps
Sitka...................... BBS ................... 510-769-8774 2400bps
SMC ....................... BBS ................... 714-707-2481 V.32
SMC ....................... T/S ................... 800-992-4762
SMS Technology............. BBS ................... 510-964-5700 9600bps
Sofnet..................... BBS ................... 404-984-9926 14400bps
Sofnet..................... Voice ................. 404-984-8088
Sofnet..................... Fax ................... 404-984-9956
Sofnet..................... Sales ................. 800-FAXWORKS
SoftArc Inc................ BBS ................... 416-609-2250 14400bps
Softklone.................. BBS ................... 904-878-9884 14400bps
Softlogic Solutions ....... Tech S Disk Optimize .. 800-272-9900
Softlogic Solutions........ BBS ................... 603-644-5556 2400bps
Softronics ................ Fax ................... 719-548-1878
Softronics ................ T/S ................... 719-593-9550
Softronics................. BBS ................... 719-593-9295 2400bps
Software Products Intl..... BBS ................... 619-450-2179 2400bps
Software Security.......... BBS ................... 203-329-7263 2400bps
Software Venture........... BBS ................... 510-849-1912 2400bps
Solutions Systems.......... BBS ................... 617-237-8530 2400bps
Sony ...................... Customer Relations .... 800-282-2848
Sony ...................... Sony CD-ROM hotline ... 408-894-0555
Sony ...................... Sony CD-ROM BBS ....... 408-955-5107
Sony ...................... faxback service ....... 408-955-5505
Sparco Communications ..... General ............... 800-840-8400
Sparco Communications ..... General ............... 601-323-5360
Sparco Communications ..... e-mail ................ sparco@sparco.com
SparkWare.................. BBS ................... 901-382-5583 16800bps
Specialix Inc ............. General ............... 408-378-7919
Specialix Inc ............. UK .................... 44-0-932-354254
Spectra Publishing......... BBS ................... 408-730-8326 2400bps
SprintNet.................. BBS ................... 800-546-1000 2400bps
SPSS ...................... BBS ................... 312-836-1900
SPSS ...................... Sales ................. 800-543-2185
SPSS ...................... Tech Support .......... 312-329-3410
Stac Electronics .......... Tech Support .......... 619-431-6712
Stac Electronics........... BBS ................... 619-431-5956 14400bps
Star (Printers) ........... T/S ................... 908-572-3300
Star Micronics............. BBS ................... 908-572-5010 14400bps
STB Systems ............... BBS ................... 214-437-9615 16800bps
*STB Systems ............... BBS ... UK ............ 44-181-897-1008
STB Systems ............... Fax ................... 214-234-1306
*STB Systems ............... Fax ... France ........ 33-144-647687
*STB Systems ............... Fax ... UK ............ 44-181-897-1006
*STB Systems ............... General ............... 800-234-4334
STB Systems ............... General ............... 214-234-8750
*STB Systems ............... General ... France .... 33-144-647685
*STB Systems ............... General ... UK ........ 44-181-897-1003
Storage Dimensions ........ Tech S Speedstor ...... 408-395-2688
Storage Dimensions......... BBS ................... 408-944-1220 14400bps
Summagraphics ............. T/S ................... 203-384-1344
Summagraphics ............. T/S ................... 800-729-7866
Sun ....................... Express ............... 800-USE-SUN
Sun ....................... Main Helpline ......... 800-USA-4SUN
*Sundial Systems ........... General ............... 310-596-5121
Sunrise Software........... BBS ................... 404-256-9525 2400bps
Sunriver................... BBS ................... 512-835-8082 2400bps
Supermac Software.......... BBS ................... 408-773-4500 2400bps
Supra Corp................. BBS ................... 503-967-2444 14400bps
Swan Technologies.......... BBS ................... 814-237-6145 14400bps
Sydex...................... BBS ................... 503-683-1385 2400bps
Symantec................... BBS ................... 408-973-9598 14400bps
Symantec................... BBS ................... 503-484-6669 14400bps
Syquest ................... ....................... 415-226-4000
Syquest ................... Fax Back .............. 800-245-2278
Syquest.................... BBS ................... 510-656-0473 9600bps
Sysgen .................... T/S ................... 800-821-2151
Sysgen..................... BBS ................... 408-946-5032 2400bps
Systems Compatibility...... BBS ................... 312-670-4239 2400bps
(T)
T.A.G. BBS................. BBS ................... 313-582-6671 16800bps
*Tandon Corp ............... General ............... 805-523-0340
Tandy Corp................. General ............... 817-390-3011
Tandy Corp................. Tech Support .......... 817-878-6875
Tatung Co. of America ..... Tech Support .......... 213-979-7055
Teac America, Inc. ........ Tech Support .......... 213-726-0303
TEAMate.................... BBS ................... 213-318-5302 14400bps
Tech Data ................. BBS ................... 813-538-7090
Tech Data ................. Tech Support .......... 800-553-7977
Tecmar..................... BBS ................... 216-349-0853 14400bps
Telebit Corp. ............. Tech Support .......... 800-835-3248
Telebit.................... BBS ................... 408-745-3803 14400bps
Telix Support ............. BBS ................... 416-439-9399
Telix Support.............. BBS ................... 416-439-8293 16800bps
Template Garden Software... BBS ................... 212-627-5089 9600bps
Texas Instruments ......... Tech Support .......... 512-250-7407
Texas Instruments.......... BBS ................... 512-250-6112 2400bps
TheComplete PC ............ BBS ................... 407-997-9130 14400bps
TheComplete PC ............ Fax ................... 407-997-9621 14400bps
TheComplete PC ............ Tech Support .......... 407-997-8062 14400bps
TheSoft Programming........ BBS ................... 415-581-3019 2400bps
Thomas-Conrad Corp ........ BBS ................... 512-836-8012 14400bps
*Thomas-Conrad Corp ........ T/S ................... 800-334-4112 24 hour
*Thomas-Conrad Corp ........ T/S ... Canada ........ 800-654-3822
Thumper Technologies....... BBS ................... 918-627-0059 2400bps
Thunderbyte USA............ BBS ................... 615-442-2833 14400bps
Tiara Computer Systems..... BBS ................... 415-966-8533 14400bps
Timeline Software.......... BBS ................... 415-892-0408 2400bps
Timeslips.................. BBS ................... 508-768-7581 2400bps
Tops microsystems.......... BBS ................... 510-769-8774 2400bps
TOPS Support .............. BBS ................... 415-769-8874
TopSoft Software........... BBS ................... 502-425-9941 16800bps
Toshiba America ........... BBS ................... 714-837-4408
Toshiba America ........... Tech Support .......... 800-999-4273
Toshiba Printer Products... BBS ................... 714-581-7600 2400bps
Trantor ................... BBS ................... 510-656-5159
Trantor ................... FAX ................... 510-770-9910
Trantor Systems............ BBS ................... 415-656-5159 2400bps
Traveling Software......... BBS ................... 206-485-1736 14400bps
Trident ................... BBS ................... 415-691-1016
Trident ................... Tech Support .......... 415-691-9211
Tripplite ................. T/S ................... 312-329-1601
Trius...................... BBS ................... 508-794-0762 16800bps
True Vision................ BBS ................... 317-577-8783 2400bps
Tseng Labs ................ Fax ................... 215-860-7713
Tseng Labs ................ General................ 215-968-0502
TSR Systems................ BBS ................... 516-331-6682 2400bps
Turbo Tax.................. BBS ................... 619-453-5232 2400bps
TurboCom................... BBS ................... 503-482-2633 14400bps
Turtle Beach............... BBS ................... 717-845-4835 14400bps
(U)
U.S.Robotics .............. Voice ................. 708-982-5151
U.S.Robotics .............. FaxBack ............... 800-762-6163
U.S.Robotics .............. CompuServe ............ GO USROBOTICS
U.S.Robotics .............. Internet .............. support@usr.com
U.S.Robotics .............. Sales & Marketing ..... 800-342-5877
U.S.Robotics .............. T/S ................... 800-982-5151
U.S.Robotics .............. T/S Fax ............... 708-933-5552
Ultrastor ................. BBS ................... 510-623-9091
Ultrastor ................. General ............... 714-581-4100
Ultrastor ................. Tech Support .......... 510-623-8955
Unicore ................... General ............... 508-686-6468
Unicore ................... General ............... 800-800-2467
Unicorn Software........... BBS ................... 317-784-2147 2400bps
UNIFACE Corp .............. General ............... 510-748-6145
UNIFACE Corp .............. Support ............... 510-748-6445
UniNova Service Corp....... BBS ................... 509-925-3893 16800bps
US Sage.................... BBS ................... 417-331-7433 2400bps
USNO Time of Day .......... BBS ................... 202-653-0351
UUNET ..................... ................... 800-488-6386
(V)
Ven Tel.................... BBS ................... 408-922-0988 14400bps
Ventura Software........... BBS ................... 619-673-7691 14400bps
Vermont Microsystems....... BBS ................... 802-655-7461 2400bps
VESA ...................... FAX ................... 408-435-8225
VESA ...................... General ............... 408-435-0333
Video Seven ............... T/S ................... 800-248-1850
Video Seven................ BBS ................... 510-656-0503 14400bps
Virex...................... BBS ................... 919-419-1602 14400bps
Visual Business Systems.... BBS ................... 404-953-1613 2400bps
Volkswriter................ BBS ................... 408-648-3015 2400bps
Vortex Systems............. BBS ................... 412-322-3216 2400bps
(W)
Wacom...................... BBS ................... 415-960-0236 2400bps
Walker,Richer, & Quinn..... BBS ................... 206-324-2357 9600bps
Walnut Creek (CDROM) ...... e-mail ................ info@cdrom.com
Walnut Creek (CDROM) ...... FAX ................... 510-674-0821
Walnut Creek (CDROM) ...... General ............... 510-674-0783
Walnut Creek (CDROM) ...... General ............... 800-786-9907
Walt Disney Software....... BBS ................... 818-567-4027 2400bps
Wangtek ................... BBS ................... 805-582-3620 9600b
Wangtek ................... Fax ................... 805-583-8249
Wangtek ................... Fax Back............... 805-582-3381
Wangtek ................... Voice ................. 800-992-9916
Wangtek ................... Voice ................. 805-583-5255
Wangtek.................... BBS ................... 805-582-3370 2400bps
Wantree Development........ BBS ................... 913-441-0595 14400bps
*Washburn & Co ............. General ............... 716-248-3627
*Washburn & Co ............. FAX ................... 716-381-7549
Weitek Corp. .............. Fax ................... 408-738-1185
Weitek Corp. .............. General ............... 408-738-8400
Weitek..................... BBS ................... 408-522-7517 2400bps
Weltec .................... T/S ................... 714-669-1955
Western Digital ........... BBS ................... 714-753-1068 14400bps
Western Digital ........... BBS ................... 714-753-1234 2400b
*Western Digital ........... Fax Back .............. 714-932-4300
Western Digital ........... France ................ 331-69-85-3914
Western Digital ........... Germany ............... 49-89-922006-60
Western Digital ........... Tech Support .......... 714-932-4900
Western Digital ........... Tech Support .......... 800-832-4778
Western Digital ........... UK .................... 44-372-360387
White Water Systems ....... BBS ................... 708-328-9442 2400bps
Word Perfect Corp ......... BBS ................... 801-225-4414 14400bps
Word Perfect Corp ......... Tech Support DOS ver .. 800-541-5096
Word Perfect Corp ......... T/S Mac ver 2.1 ....... 800-336-3614
Word Perfect Corp ......... T/S Mac ver 3.0 ....... 800-228-2875
Wordtech .................. BBS ................... 415-254-1141 2400bps
Wyse Technology ........... BBS ................... 408-922-4400
Wyse Technology ........... Tech Support .......... 408-435-2770
(X)
*Xebex ..................... General ............... 702-883-4000
Xerox Computer Serv........ General ............... 213-306-4000
Xircom..................... BBS ................... 818-878-7618 14400bps
Xircom..................... Tech Support .......... 800-874-4428
XTree...................... BBS ................... 805-546-9150 2400bps
Xyquest.................... BBS ................... 508-667-5669 2400bps
(Y)
*Y-E Data .................. General ............... 714-898-3677
Young Micro Systems ....... General ............... 800-365-VEGA
(Z)
Zenith .................... T/S ................... 708-808-4300
Zenographics............... BBS ................... 714-851-3860 2400bps
Zeos International ........ Customer Service ...... 800-848-9022
Zeos International ........ Sales ................. 800-423-5891
Zeos International ........ T/S Fax ............... 612-633-4607
Zeos International ........ Tech Support .......... 800-228-5390
Zeos International ........ Upgrade Sales ......... 800-874-2943
ZEOS Online Graphics BBS... BBS ................... 612-633-0815
Zoom Telephonics (24HR) ... BBS ................... 617-423-3733 28800bps
Zoom Telephonics .......... Sales ................. 800-666-6191
Zsoft...................... BBS ................... 404-427-1045 14400bps
Zyxel Communications ...... BBS ................... 714-693-0762
Zyxel Communications ...... Service Center ........ 714-693-0804
S) 10.0 Acknowledgments
Thanks to the following people for their contributions to the faq:
Carsten Grammes (cagr@rz.uni-sb.de), Mike Long (mike.long@analog.com),
Cameron L. Spitzer (cls@truffula.sj.ca.us), John M. Grohol
(grohol@alpha.acast.nova.edu), Jeff Abramson
(jabram@ichips.intel.com), Ronald Geens (rgeens@wins.uia.ac.be), Paul
Leslie Strople (strople@ug.cs.dal.ca), David Reeve Sward
(sward+@CMU.EDU), zeos@zeos.com, Steve Rusk (zz96sr@sdacs.ucsd.edu),
Arnoud Martens (arnoud@ijssel.hacktic.nl), Steve Walters
(swwalters@fl51mail.space.honeywell.com), comins@tecrus.enet.dec.com,
Frederick J. Ingham (p00736@psilink.com), Shaun Burnet
(burnesa@cat.com), John Anthony Ruchak (jruchak@mtmis1.mis.semi.harris.com),
Herbst OMR (herbst@techunix.technion.ac.il), Wayne Schlitt
(backbone!wayne@tower.tssi.com), Lee Fisher (leefi@microsoft.com),
Joeseph H Allen (jhallen@world.std.com), pieterh@sci.kun.nl,
Ron Bean (uwvax!astroatc!nicmad!madnix!zaphod),
Will Spencer (will@gnu.ai.mit.edu), Declan Hughes (hughes@cat.rpi.edu),
Ronald Fowler (rfowler@access.digex.net)
and the many others who helped bring the FAQ to where it is today.
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Ralph Valentino (ralf@wpi.wpi.edu)
Hardware Engineer, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
The end of the Hardware FAQ.