Ok, here is my list of PC component manufacturers. I update those portions
of the list that are of interest to me (read: whatever I happen to be eyeing
at the moment).
I've collected pointers to:
Processors
| Motherboards
| Disks
| Modems
| Video
PROCESSORS
CPUs - comprehensive CPU info from U C Berkeley
CPU Architecture Info
386 compatible processors from
- AMD -
Am486 e
/s,
Am5x86,
Am5K86,
AMD-K5,
K6,
K7
(& x86 news)
Tests:
AMD,
c't,
Computer Shopper,
lcs,
PC Magazine 1
and 2
PC Week,
PC World,
Tom's,
rcollins,
PC Magazine,
AOpen
- Centaur/IDT
C6
(WinChip)
- Cyrix -
486 (M6, M7),
5x86 (M1SC=M9),
6x86 (M1),
6x86MX (M2)
Tests:
Cyrix,
AOpen,
PC World,
PC Magazine,
Tom's
- Elbrus - supercomputer
- Exponential Technology ( ? )
- Intel -
i486,
Pentium (P5),
Pentium Pro (P6)
- IBM Microelectronics - manufactures Cyrix, IBM, 486,
586,
686 chips
- International Meta Systems
- Metaflow
- National Semiconductor
486
- SGS-Thomson
5ST86, ST PC
- Rise Technology - mP6 PII clone
- Texas Instruments - 486 (Cyrix)
- Transmeta
MOTHERBOARDS
Motherboards by
Chipsets:
Bioses:
CASE / PS / COOLING
MEMORY
STORAGE
Hard Drives:
Conner
| Fujitsu
| IBM
| Iomega (removable)
| JTS
| Maxtor
| Micropolis
| Quantum
| Samsung
| Seagate
| Western Digital
Controllers:
Adaptec
| Asus
| Buslogic
| Diamond
| Kouwell
| Promise
| QLogic
| Symbios
| Tekram
| Tyan
MODEMS
[
Boca
| Hayes
| Jaton
| MaxTech/GVC
| Microcom
| Motorola
| Rockwell data pumps
| Practical Peripherals
| Supra
| Telebit
| U S Robotics
| Zoom
| Zyxel
|
]
MONITORS
Top-notch products:
[
Hitachi
| Idek/Iiyama
| Mitsubishi
| Nanao
| Panasonic
| Viewsonic
]
Second-tier:
ADI
| Mag
| Nokia
| Sony
Cheapies:
Gold Star
| Optiquest
[
| V95
| PT770
]
| Make |
Model |
size |
pitch |
res |
MHz |
KHz |
Hz |
| 17" |
| ADI |
5G |
17" |
0.22h |
1600x1200 x 75 |
202 |
30-95 |
50-160 |
| ADI |
5P |
17" |
0.26 |
1280x1024 x 66 |
110 |
30-69 |
50-120 |
| Gold Star |
78d |
17" |
0.25 |
1600x1200 x 64 |
135 |
30-85 |
50-120 |
| Hitachi |
641 |
17" |
0.22h |
1600x1200 x 75 |
150 |
31-95 |
50-130 |
| Idek/Iiyama |
400 Pro |
17" |
0.25 |
1600x1200 x 75 |
160 |
27-96 |
50-160 |
| Mitsubishi |
87TXM |
17" |
0.25 |
1600x1200 x 66 |
135 |
30-86 |
50-130 |
| Panasonic |
PF70 |
17" |
0.24 |
1600x1200 x 69 |
135 |
30-86 |
50-160 |
| ViewSonic |
PT775 |
17" |
0.25 |
1600x1200 x 77 |
|
30-96 |
50-160 |
| 19" |
| ADI |
6P |
19" |
0.26 |
1600x1200 x 75 |
203 |
30-95 |
50-160 |
| Hitachi |
751 |
19" |
0.22h |
1600x1200 x 75 |
200 |
31-93 |
50-160 |
| Hitachi |
753 |
19" |
0.22h |
1600x1200 x 85 |
230 |
31-107 |
50-160 |
| Idek/Iiyama |
450 |
19" |
0.26 |
1600x1200 x 80 |
220 |
27-102 |
50-160 |
| Idek/Iiyama |
450 Pro |
19" |
0.25 |
1600x1200 x 80 |
230 |
27-115 |
50-160 |
| ViewSonic |
PS790 |
19" |
0.25 |
1600x1200 x 76 |
158 |
30-96 |
50-160 |
| ViewSonic |
G790 |
19" |
0.26 |
1600x1200 x 76 |
200 |
30-95 |
50-180 |
| ViewSonic |
V95 |
19" |
0.26 |
1600x1280 x 76 |
200 |
30-95 |
50-180 |
InfoWorld
reviewsof 17-inch monitors.
c|net review of 19" monitors.
Cadalyst '97 review of 21" monitors.
Cadalyst '98 review of 19"-21" monitors (good one!).
PC Magazine/UK review of 17" and 19" monitors.
PC Today comparison of 21" monitors (3/98).
PC Magazine comparison of 20"+ monitors (1/99).
PC World Online Top 10 17" monitors (3/98).
PC World Online Top 10 15" monitors (2/98).
CRN Reviews (select 19-inch monitor)
ZD-Net reviews of 17" and 19" monitors (9/98) (good one!).
VIDEO CARDS
[
ATI
| A-Trend
| Genoa
| Hercules
| Jaton
| Kouwell
| Matrox
| #9
| STB
| VideoLogic
]
Video Chipsets
[
ATI
| Chromatic Mpact (au/2D/3D)
| Evand & Sutherland (3D)
| PowerVR
(NEC +
VideoLogic)
| Riva 128
(nVidia +
SGS-Thomson)
| S3
| TriTech (3D)
| Tseng Labs
| Verite (Rendition)
]
MISCELLANEOUS
- Acer - everything (monitors, motherboards, keyboards, floppy drives, ...)
- COMDEX
- giant PC components show, every fall in Las Vegas
- Realtek - various stuff; I have an old video card of theirs
- PCI local bus
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