Please don't forget my BBS
is a great source of information and usually worth the phone
call.
These sites are either great sources of computer hardware and
components, or support sites for various hardware products. If
you have one you would like to see added here just drop me a line
by email.
GENERAL REFERENCE SITES
- Trish's Escape from Hardware Hell -
One of the best sources of general links and info on many phases of computer
hardware questions, sources, tips and more. Most of the better help sites are
listed here, even mine! Thanks Trish!
- TheRef - The
source for my favorite listing of hard drive specs,
controller and drive company contact information - for
many years the best single source for this hard to find
information - now the website has more links and helpful
hardware FAQs - Check it out!
- The
Hardware Book - Great info on connector pin outs,
making adapter cables and more
- ZDNet's
Company Locator - Find info on most hardware and
software companies quickly here
- COMPINFO
- The Computer Information Centre's Support Links page -
links to most companys for support issues and information.
- Frank
Pikelner - This site has info on the newer hard disks
and CD Rom drives, with a focus on technology and performance
- Blue Planet -
This company site has reference on specs, jumpers, etc on
many brands of drives - another good HD info source
- Build your own PC
- This excellant site has a complete guide on how to
build a PC, what goes into one, how it works, some good
ideas on choosing pieces and more! Plus its done in a fun
way and entertaining to view - Check it out!
- Connector
Pinouts -Great source of hardware pinouts and connect
info. This students pages are some of the best for this
type of information. Good Resource!
COMPANY SITES
- Cyrix - Info on their
processors and various motherboard compatibility issues -
very well organized and informative site
- Intel - Lots of resources
for improving your performance besides the usual info on
processors
- ShuttleGroup -
The USA site for the company which makes SHUTTLE
motherboards
- Seagate - The Hard
disk maker - this is a great site with lots of
information on their drives, tape backup units and
software
- Maxtor - Another HD
maker - now merged with CONNER hard drives
- Kingston - One of
the bigger and better sources of memory chip sets and
information on them
- H. Co - Another good
sources of memory chip sets and information on them
- Gateway 2000 - While
mostly support for their products, you will find useful
utilities and info on compatibility issues here too
- Mitsumi -
Latest manuals, info on new products and driver software
- Packard Bell -
This site has some good driver files and updates for your
Packard Bell PC
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Here are some websites that have information on various
electronics related subjects, micro-controller projects, ham
radio, scanner and other hobby electronics construction.
- DigiKey - The best
source (IMHO) for commercial grade parts and OEM supplies
from simple capacitors to micro controllers
- JDR.Electronics - Great
source of most general Electronics hardware and quite a
selection of Computer parts and tools
- Electronix Express -
Great website and source of various electronics goodies -
Have a good lowcost PC interface kit that deserves a
close look, I may get one and let you know - This company
has a good online catalog and specializes in helpful
items for teachers and students. Check them out!
- Parts Express
- Good source of audio electronics and vcr parts - very
good selection of high power car audio amps, speakers and
those hard to find accessories for the custom
installations - These folks have a very good online
presence with catalog and search features
- MicroMint -
Source of micro-controller boards and projects
- EDN Magazine - Top
of the line source for commerical and industrial parts
and info about new parts - many links to suppliers and
manufacturers
- MicroChip - The
website of the MICROCHIP company in Chandler Arizona -
makers of the PIC and other tiny advanced technology
controllers - good source of information on these hot
controllers
- David
Tait's Pic Links - More good links related to PIC
microcontrollers are to be found on this U.K. based site
- Circuit Cellar Ink.
- Steve Ciarcia's place - lots of projects, home
automation and micro controller articles and resources
- Don Lancaster's Guru's
Lair - This fellow has been at it longer than I have,
and his site has tons of useful info about his
publications, projects, brain-storming new devices and
more. Follow Don here as well as his columns in several
great computer and electronics magazines
- K7OE's
Amateur Radio Links Page. - One of the best
collections of HAM RADIO related links I have seen - I
would put some of them here but this site did a better
job so I say just go there for Ham Radio Links!
- How
a VCR works! Magnavox's website has this - great
explanations and diagrams. Good enough for the beginner
tech and easy enough for non techs to understand most
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