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A personal computer is made up of multiple physical components of computer hardware, upon which can be installed an operating system and a multitude of software to perform the operator's desired functions.
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Hewlett-Packard
Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ), commonly referred to as HP, is a technology corporation headquartered in Palo Alto, California, United States. HP has its United States offices at the former old Compaq Campus in unincorporated Harris County,...
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- 1939
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Dell
Dell Inc. (a multinational technology corporation: NASDAQ: DELL, HKEX: 4331) develops, manufactures, sells, and supports personal computers and other computer-related products. Based in Round Rock, Texas, Dell employs more than 76,500 people...
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- Nov 4, 1984
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Apple Inc.
Apple Inc., (NASDAQ: AAPL) formerly Apple Computer Inc., is an American multinational corporation which designs and manufactures consumer electronics and software products. The company's best-known hardware products include Macintosh computers, the...
Date founded:
- Apr 1, 1976
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Commodore International
Commodore, the commonly used name for Commodore International, was a US electronics company based in West Chester, Pennsylvania which played a vital role in the development of the home/personal computer industry in the 1980s. The company is also...
Date founded:
- 1954
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Compaq
Compaq Computer Corporation was an American personal computer company founded in 1982, and is now a brand name of Hewlett-Packard.
The company was formed by Rod Canion, Jim Harris and Bill Murto — former Texas Instruments senior managers. The name ...
Date founded:
- Feb 1982
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Digital Equipment Corporation
Digital Equipment Corporation was a pioneering American company in the computer industry. It is often referred to within the computing industry as DEC (this acronym was frequently officially used by Digital itself, but the trademark was always...
Date founded:
- 1957
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IBM
International Business Machines Corporation, abbreviated IBM, is a multinational computer technology and IT consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, Town of North Castle, New York, United States. The company is one of the few information...
Date founded:
- 1889
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Kendall Square Research
Kendall Square Research (KSR) was a supercomputer company headquartered originally in Kendall Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1986, near MIT. It was co-founded by Steven Frank and Henry Burkhardt III, who had previously helped found Data...
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- 1986
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LEO computer
The British LEO I (Lyons Electronic Office I) computer ran its first business application in 1951. The computer, modelled closely on the Cambridge EDSAC, was the first computer used for commercial business applications. It was built by J. Lyons and...
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Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT, HKEX: 4338) is a multinational computer technology corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of software products for computing devices. Headquartered in Redmond, Washington,...
Date founded:
- Apr 4, 1975
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NeXT
Next, Inc. (later Next Computer, Inc. and Next Software, Inc. and stylized as NeXT) was an American computer company headquartered in Redwood City, California, that developed and manufactured a series of computer workstations intended for the higher...
Date founded:
- 1985
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Acorn Computers
Acorn Computers was a British computer company established in Cambridge, England, in 1978. The company produced a number of computers which were especially popular in the UK. These included the Acorn Electron, the BBC Micro and the Acorn Archimedes....
Date founded:
- Dec 1978
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AdLib
Founded by Martin Prevel, a former professor of music and vice-dean of the music department at the Université Laval, Ad Lib, Inc. was a manufacturer of sound cards and other computer equipment. The company's best known product, the AdLib Music...
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Fujitsu
Fujitsu Limited (富士通株式会社, Fujitsū Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese multinational computer hardware and IT services company headquartered in the Shiodome City Center complex in Minato, Tokyo.. Fujitsu's central focus is on providing IT-driven business...
Date founded:
- 1935
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Palm, Inc.
Palm, Inc. is a global leader and innovator of easy-to-use mobile products that simplify people's lives
and help them stay connected on the go. The company offers a range of products — including Palm®
Treo™ and Centro™...
Date founded:
- 1992
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Matrox
Matrox is a Canadian company based in Dorval, Quebec, which produces video card components and equipment for personal computers. It was founded by Lorne Trottier and Branko Matić. The "ma" from Matić and "tro" from Trottier, combined with an "x" for...
Date founded:
- 1976
Wang Laboratories
Wang Laboratories was a computer company founded in 1951 by Dr. An Wang and Dr. G. Y. Chu. The company was successively headquartered in Cambridge (1954–1963), Tewksbury (1963–1976), and finally in Lowell, Massachusetts (1976–1997). At its peak in...
Date founded:
- 1951
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Kaypro
Kaypro Corporation, commonly called Kaypro, was an American home/personal computer manufacturer of the 1980s. The company was founded by Non-Linear Systems to develop computers to compete with the then-popular Osborne 1 portable microcomputer....
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Osborne Computer Corporation
The Osborne Computer Corporation (OCC) was founded by Adam Osborne in 1980 based on a product of not just personal computers but portable computers. Adam Osborne asked Lee Felsenstein to develop his portable computer with the result being the...
Date founded:
- 1980
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VIA Technologies
VIA Technologies (TSE: 2388) is a Taiwanese manufacturer of integrated circuits, mainly motherboard chipsets, CPUs, and memory, and is part of the Formosa Plastics Group. It is the world's largest independent manufacturer of motherboard chipsets. As...
Date founded:
- 1987
Western Digital
Western Digital Corporation (NYSE: WDC) (often abbreviated to WD) is a manufacturer of computer hard disk drives, and has a long history in the electronics industry as an integrated circuit maker and a storage products company. Western Digital was...
Date founded:
- Apr 23, 1970
3dfx
3dfx
Interactive was a company which specialized in the manufacturing of
cutting-edge 3D graphics processing units and, later, graphics cards.
After dominating the field for several years in the late 1990s, by the
end of 2000 it underwent one of the...
Date founded:
- 1994
Seagate Technology
Seagate (NASDAQ: STX) is a manufacturer of hard drives and storage solutions. Founded in 1979 as Shugart Techologies, Seagate has nominal headquarters at the Ugland House in the Cayman Islands and has a large operational office in Scotts Valley,...
Date founded:
- 1979
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Acer
Acer Incorporated (LSE: ACID, TSE: 2353) (traditional Chinese: 宏碁股份有限公司) is a Taiwan-based multinational electronics manufacturer. Its product lineup includes desktops and laptops, as well as personal digital assistants (PDAs), servers and storage,...
Date founded:
- 1976
Cirque Corporation
Cirque Corporation is a Salt Lake City, Utah-based company which developed and commercialized the first successful capacitive touchpad, now widely used in notebook computers. Cirque presently develops and sells a variety of touch input products,...
Date founded:
- 1991
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EMC Corporation
EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) is a U.S. Fortune 500 and S&P; 500 provider of information infrastructure systems, software and services. It is headquartered in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, USA. Its flagship product, the Symmetrix, is the foundation of...
Date founded:
- 1979
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Clevo
Clevo is a laptop manufacturer in Taiwan and diversified into various technology interests, including computer peripherals, information appliances, communications and retail development. Clevo also manufactures re-branded notebooks for various other...
Date founded:
- Oct 1983
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Gateway, Inc.
Gateway Incorporated , an Acer Inc. subsidiary, is a computer hardware company headquarted in Irvine, California, USA which develops, manufactures, supports, and markets a wide range of personal computers, computer monitors, servers, and computer...
Quanta Computers
Quanta Computer Incorporated (TSE: 2382) is a Taiwan-based manufacturer of notebook computers and other electronic hardware. It is the largest manufacturer of notebook computers in the world. Its customers include ACER, Alienware, Apple Inc., Cisco,...
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ASUS
ASUSTeK Computer Incorporated (ASUS) (traditional Chinese: 華碩電腦股份有限公司; pinyin: Huáshuo Diànnaǒ Gufen Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī), a Taiwan-based multinational company, produces motherboards, graphics cards, sound cards, optical drives, PDAs, computer monitors,...
Date founded:
- 1989
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Zalman
Zalman Tech Co. is a Korean company that develops and provides aftermarket desktop computer products with primary focus on cooling enhancement.
Zalman has done considerable product development since its 1999 founding, and now holds several patents...
Date founded:
- 1999
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Lexmark
Lexmark (NYSE: LXK) is an American corporation which develops and manufactures printing and imaging solutions, including laser and inkjet printers, multifunction products, printing supplies, and services for business and individual consumers. The...
Date founded:
- 1991
Elitegroup Computer Systems
Elitegroup Computer Systems (TSE: 2331), also known as ECS, is a Taiwan-based electronics firm. It is the fourth largest PC motherboard manufacturer in the world (after Asus, Gigabyte Technology, and MSI), with production reaching 24 million units...
Date founded:
- 1987
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Micro-Star International
Micro-Star International (MSI) (Chinese: 微星科技; pinyin: Weixīng Keji), is a Taiwan based computer hardware manufacturer best known for desktop computer motherboards. MSI also designs and manufactures graphics cards, barebone PCs, notebook computers,...
Date founded:
- 1986
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Groupe Bull
Bull designs and develops servers and software for an open environment, integrating the most advanced technologies, and proposes a wide range of services, from system integration consulting to outsourcing. Bull brings its customers its expertise and...
Date founded:
- 1931
ABIT
Universal abit (formerly ABIT) is a computer components manufacturer, based in Taiwan, active since the late 1980s. Their core product line is motherboards aimed at the overclocker market. Abit experienced serious financial problems in 2005. The...
Date founded:
- 1989
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Applied Technology
Applied Technology, Australia founded by Owen Hill in 1975, was a pioneer producer of home computers that ran CP/M on Zilog Z80 microprocessors. Their MicroBee computer (1982) was the first commercial personal computer manufactured in Australia.
It...
Date founded:
- 1975
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Dragon Data
Dragon Data was a Welsh producer of home computers during the early 1980s. These computers, the Dragon 32 and Dragon 64, strongly resembled the Tandy TRS-80 Color Computer ("CoCo")—both followed a standard Motorola datasheet configuration for the...
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Alienware
Alienware is an American computer hardware company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dell, Inc. It mainly assembles third party components into desktops with custom enclosures for high-performance gaming. These products also support graphically...
Date founded:
- 1995
VTech
VTech is the common name of Video Technology Ltd. (SEHK: 0303 , LSE: VTH ,OTCBB: VTKHY), a Hong Kong-based manufacturer of consumer electronics. VTech products include cordless telephones and accessories, single-function computers such as email...
Date founded:
- 1976
Thermaltake
Thermaltake, Ltd. is a manufacturer of plastic computer cases, computer fans, heat sinks, liquid cooling, power supplies, notebook coolers and accessories for personal computers. Thermaltake Technology Co., Ltd. was founded in 1999 in Taiwan, with...
Date founded:
- 1999
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S3 Graphics
S3 Graphics, Ltd is a company specializing in graphics chipsets. Although they do not have the large market share that they once had, they still produce graphics accelerators for home computers under the "S3 Chrome" brand name. A lesser known...
Date founded:
- Jan 1989
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Synaptics
As a global company in a rapidly expanding marketplace, Synaptics
places great emphasis on reflecting its corporate values while
maintaining a fast-paced and energetic workplace. The company's values of
maintaining a respectful and stimulating work...
Date founded:
- 1986
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Thermalright
Thermalright is a Taiwan-based company that manufactures high-performance heat sinks for desktop computers.
Thermalright products are mainly sold to enthusiasts, such as overclockers and those making quiet computers. Their current product line...
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Belkin
Belkin International, Inc. is a global manufacturer of computer hardware which specializes in connectivity devices. Belkin sells primarily in the consumer and home user market, with various product lines including routers, switches, hubs (USB and...
Date founded:
- 1983
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American Megatrends
American Megatrends Incorporated (AMI) is an American hardware and software company that specializes in PC hardware and firmware. It was founded in 1985 by Pat Sarma and S. Shankar. S. Shankar is currently the chairman and president. It is...
Date founded:
- 1985
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Ingram Micro
Ingram Micro, Inc. NYSE: IM is a Fortune 100 company founded in 1979 as Micro D and based in Santa Ana, California. It is the world’s largest technology distributor and a leading technology sales, marketing and logistics company. The company...
Date founded:
- 1979
Radius
Radius was a computer hardware firm founded by Burrell Smith, Andy Hertzfeld, Mike Boich, Matt Carter, Alain Rossman and other members of the original Mac team specializing in Macintosh equipment. Founded in May 1986, their products ranged from...
Date founded:
- 1986
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Falcon Northwest
Falcon Northwest is a personal computer manufacturing company located in Medford, Oregon, USA which was founded in 1992 by its current president, Kelt Reeves. The company began its existence focusing on high-end systems for Flight Simulation. In...
Date founded:
- 1992
Fujitsu Siemens Computers
Fujitsu Siemens Computers, Inc. was a Japanese and German IT vendor. The company was founded in 1999 as a 50/50 joint venture between Fujitsu Limited of Japan and Siemens AG of Germany.
On April 1, 2009, the company became Fujitsu Technology...
Date founded:
- 1999
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LaCie
LaCie is a computer hardware company specializing in external hard drives, RAID arrays, optical drives, and computer monitors. The company markets several lines of hard drives with a capacity of up to many terabytes of data, with a versatile choice...
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FON
FON is a virtual Community of WiFi users and provides access to its
Community and other data services worldwide by making use of spare
bandwidth from customers’ broadband connections. FON has developed a
software that can be installed into a WiFi...
Date founded:
- 2005
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Tatung Company
Tatung Company (TSE: 2357) (traditional Chinese: 大同股份有限公司), also known as Tatung, is a multinational corporation established in 1918 and headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan. Tatung also maintains a regional headquarters in Long Beach, California for the...
Date founded:
- 1918
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Swecoin
Swecoin is a thermal printer manufacturing company based in Sollentuna, Sweden. They also have a US-based sales division. Swecoin's printer designs utilize a patented looping presenter mechanism in which a paper loop is formed inside the printer...
Date founded:
- 1983
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Plextor
Plextor (プレクスター, Purekusutā) is a brand best known for its optical disc recorders. The brand name is used for all products manufactured by the Electronic Equipment Division and Printing Equipment Division of Shinano Kenshi. The brand was formerly...
Date founded:
- 1985
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Inspur
Inspur, formerly named Langchao, (浪潮 in Chinese, means "tides") is a Chinese computer technology company famous for its PC server and software products.
Inspur's manufacturing base and R&D; center is located in Jinan, Shandong Province. Its business...
Date founded:
- 2000
Storage Technology Corporation
Storage Technology Corporation (StorageTek or STK), aka STC until about 1983, is a data storage technology company. Current StorageTek products focus on tape backup equipment and software to manage storage systems. New products include data...
Date founded:
- 1969
Check Point
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP) is a hardware and software company that is best known for its firewall and VPN products. The company was founded in 1993 in Ramat-Gan, Israel, by Gil Shwed, Shlomo Kramer, and Marius Nacht. The...
Date founded:
- 1999
Digi International
Digi International was founded in 1985 as DigiBoard and is headquartered in Minnetonka, Minnesota, USA. The company went public as Digi International in 1989 and is traded on the NASDAQ National Market under the symbol DGII. The company initially...
Date founded:
- 1985
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Zeos
ZEOS [ZEOS International, Ltd.] was a PC manufacturer based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Originally based in New Brighton, Minnesota and founded by Gregory E. Herrick, the company incorporated in Minnesota in 1981. Prior to manufacturing PCs, the...
Date founded:
- 1981
