|
|
PowerBrain
|
USA
|
1984
|
Chess computer manufacturer. Talking chess computers including Chess Professor and Chess Master.
|
81
|
15
|
21
|
|
|
Tech
|
USA
|
1984
|
Tech is a generic classification entry representing various items with names containing 'tech' (such as VTech, Digitech, A4Tech, etc.).
|
82
|
28
|
27
|
|
|
S3
|
USA
|
1989
|
American semiconductor company known for graphics accelerators. Acquired by VIA.
|
82
|
41
|
24
|
|
|
S
|
USA
|
1970
|
S (often associated with the broader S-100 bus era or specific niche hardware-software branding) represents a period of intense experimentation in the early microcomputer revolution. While 'S' can refer to various specialized hardware-software-integrated systems from the late 170s and 80s, it is most historically significant for its role in the transition from hobbyist kits to standardized computing architectures.
During the golden age of retro computing, these systems helped bridge the gap between basic calculators and programmable personal computers. They contributed to the evolution of early-stage-logic and the standardization of bus architectures, which paved the way for the home computer boom of the 1980s. Their legacy lives on in the way modern enthusiasts approach modular hardware-based computing.
|
82
|
8
|
10
|
|
|
CU Amiga
|
UK
|
1990
|
British Amiga magazine 1990-1998. Leading UK Amiga publication.
|
82
|
15
|
3
|
|
|
Omron
|
Japan
|
1933
|
Japanese electronics manufacturer.
|
83
|
16
|
17
|
|
|
Braun
|
Germany
|
1921
|
German electrical company.
|
84
|
24
|
11
|
|
|
Boots
|
UK
|
1849
|
Boots UK (formerly Boots the Chemists) is a major British health and beauty retailer and pharmacy chain. During the home computer boom of the 1980s, the company sold private-label consumer electronics, computer peripherals, and home computer software (specifically for platforms like the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, and BBC Micro) under its own brand.
|
84
|
26
|
15
|
|
|
Datel
|
UK
|
1985
|
British hardware company. Action Replay, cheat cartridges.
|
85
|
49
|
2
|
|
|
Wyse
|
USA
|
1981
|
American terminal company founded 1981. Wyse terminals.
|
85
|
35
|
13
|
|
|
Autodesk
|
USA
|
1982
|
American CAD software company founded 1982. AutoCAD. Design software leader.
|
85
|
26
|
20
|
|
|
Burroughs
|
USA
|
1886
|
American computer company founded 1886. Mainframes, adding machines.
|
85
|
41
|
14
|
|
|
Lloyd's
|
Japan
|
-
|
Japanese electronics brand. Budget calculators and consumer electronics sold in the US.
|
85
|
11
|
18
|
|
|
Cheetah
|
UK
|
1985
|
British joystick manufacturer. Budget joysticks like the Cheetah 125 and Mach 1 for 8-bit computers.
|
86
|
34
|
13
|
|
|
Xerox
|
USA
|
1906
|
American document company founded 1906. Xerox 820, Alto, Star.
|
87
|
20
|
26
|
|
|
CompuServe
|
USA
|
1979
|
American online service founded 1979. Pre-internet dial-up.
|
87
|
29
|
22
|
|
|
Ibico
|
Switzerland
|
-
|
Swiss calculator and office equipment manufacturer. Desktop printing calculators and binding machines.
|
87
|
14
|
29
|
|
|
Data General
|
USA
|
1968
|
American minicomputer company founded 1968. Data General Nova, Eclipse.
|
88
|
59
|
12
|
|
|
Gigabyte
|
Taiwan
|
1986
|
Taiwanese motherboard company founded 1986. Motherboards, mini-ITX pioneer.
|
89
|
30
|
31
|
|
|
Elektronika
|
USSR
|
1961
|
Soviet electronics manufacturer. BK series computers.
|
90
|
23
|
38
|
|
|
eMachines
|
USA
|
1998
|
American budget PC company founded 1998. Low-cost consumer PCs.
|
90
|
42
|
11
|
|
|
Litronix
|
USA
|
1968
|
American LED manufacturer.
|
90
|
21
|
18
|
|
|
Wico
|
USA
|
1946
|
Arcade joystick and trackball manufacturer
|
91
|
69
|
6
|
|
|
Suncom
|
USA
|
1981
|
American joystick company. Atari-compatible joysticks.
|
92
|
51
|
6
|
|
|
Cyrix
|
USA
|
1988
|
American semiconductor company founded 1988. x86 compatible CPUs.
|
92
|
57
|
12
|
|
|
Acorn User
|
UK
|
1982
|
British magazine for Acorn computer users including BBC Micro and Archimedes.
|
92
|
7
|
1
|
|
|
SYSTEMS
|
USA
|
1983
|
Computer systems manufacturer
|
92
|
38
|
17
|
|
|
Lander
|
USA
|
1980
|
European electronics brand. Calculators and consumer electronics.
|
92
|
29
|
18
|
|
|
Amiga Computing
|
UK
|
1988
|
British Amiga magazine published by Europress 1988-1997.
|
94
|
17
|
50
|
|
|
Hayes
|
USA
|
1977
|
American modem company founded 1977. 56K modems, networking equipment.
|
94
|
42
|
11
|
|
|
Antic
|
USA
|
1982
|
American Atari computer magazine and publisher. The Atari Resource. https://www.atarimagazines.com/antic/
|
95
|
30
|
7
|
|
|
Cambridge Computer
|
UK
|
1983
|
British computer company founded 1983. Z88 portable.
|
95
|
54
|
12
|
|
|
Honeywell
|
USA
|
1906
|
American multinational conglomerate producing computers, thermostats, and aerospace systems. Made early minicomputers and mainframes.
|
95
|
32
|
26
|
|
|
PC Week
|
USA
|
1983
|
PC Week was a prominent weekly publication for the personal computer industry that focused on news, analysis, and reviews. Founded in 1983, it served as a key source of information on the rise of business computing in America, before rebranding as eWeek in 2000.
|
95
|
41
|
7
|
|
|
Tatung
|
Taiwan
|
1964
|
Taiwanese computer and electronics manufacturer.
|
96
|
28
|
13
|
|
|
Novag
|
Hong Kong
|
1978
|
Hong Kong chess computer manufacturer founded 1978. Obsidian, Citrine, Constellation series.
|
96
|
31
|
24
|
|
|
ALPS
|
Japan
|
1948
|
Japanese keyboard/input company. Keyboard switches, Alps clone.
|
98
|
54
|
18
|
|
|
USRobotics
|
USA
|
1976
|
American company known for modems and networking equipment. Maker of the popular Sportster modem line.
|
99
|
42
|
23
|
|
|
Activision
|
USA
|
1979
|
American video game company founded 1979. Pitfall, Activision Blizzard.
|
100
|
42
|
31
|
|
|
Infocom
|
USA
|
1979
|
American text adventure company founded 1979. Zork, Hitchhikers Guide. IF pioneer.
|
100
|
41
|
5
|
|
|
Cumana
|
UK
|
1979
|
British company known for floppy disk drives and storage peripherals for BBC Micro, Amiga, and Atari ST computers.
|
100
|
57
|
4
|
|
|
Sierra On-Line
|
USA
|
1979
|
American video game developer and publisher founded in 1979 as On-Line Systems by Ken and Roberta Williams. Renamed Sierra On-Line in 1982 after moving to Oakhurst, California. Known for pioneering graphic adventure games including King's Quest, Space Quest, Leisure Suit Larry, and Police Quest series. Also published under sub-labels SierraVision (arcade games, 1982-1984) and SierraVenture. Operated The Sierra Network (later ImagiNation Network) online gaming service 1991-1996. Acquired by CUC International in 1996, became part of Vivendi Universal. Renamed Sierra Entertainment in 2002.
|
101
|
38
|
29
|
|
|
SAMS
|
USA
|
1946
|
American technical publisher. SAMS computer books, electronics guides.
|
101
|
59
|
16
|
|
|
Epyx
|
USA
|
1978
|
American game company founded 1978. Temple of Apshai, Summer Games, Impossible Mission.
|
102
|
59
|
16
|
|
|
Monroe
|
USA
|
1912
|
American calculator company founded 1912. Adding machines.
|
102
|
40
|
12
|
|
|
Siemens Nixdorf
|
Germany
|
1990
|
German computer company. Siemens + Nixdorf merger 1990.
|
102
|
35
|
36
|
|
|
Novell
|
USA
|
1983
|
American networking company founded 1979. NetWare network OS. Acquired by Micro Focus.
|
103
|
39
|
25
|
|
|
Beebug
|
UK
|
1982
|
British BBC Micro user group and magazine. Published Beebug magazine and sold peripherals.
|
105
|
15
|
6
|
|
|
Sonnet
|
USA
|
1986
|
American company known for Macintosh upgrade cards and accessories. Produced processor upgrades and expansion cards.
|
107
|
51
|
23
|
|
|
Micron
|
USA
|
1978
|
American memory/PC company founded 1978. RAM, SSDs, PCs.
|
109
|
47
|
21
|
|
|
APF
|
USA
|
1976
|
American game console manufacturer, made APF-M1000.
|
109
|
29
|
15
|
|
|
Ashton-Tate
|
USA
|
1980
|
American software company founded 1982. dBASE database software.
|
111
|
40
|
28
|
|
|
Symantec
|
USA
|
1982
|
American security software company founded 1982. Norton acquired. Antivirus.
|
112
|
30
|
28
|
|
|
Zilog
|
USA
|
1974
|
American semiconductor company founded 1974. Z80 CPU for CP/M, Spectrum, MSX.
|
113
|
63
|
14
|
|
|
Claris
|
USA
|
1987
|
Software company, developer of FileMaker and other Macintosh applications
|
113
|
28
|
54
|
|
|
Data Becker
|
Germany
|
1981
|
German software/book publisher. C64, Amiga, Atari software.
|
114
|
63
|
8
|
|
|
Laser
|
Hong Kong
|
1976
|
VTech brand. Apple II clones, Laser 128, educational computers.
|
116
|
53
|
30
|
|
|
AOL
|
USA
|
1985
|
American online service founded 1985. Dominant dial-up internet provider in the 1990s. Millions of free trial CDs.
|
116
|
32
|
47
|
|
|
Palm
|
USA
|
1992
|
American PDA company founded 1992. Palm Pilot, PalmOS, Handspring. PDA pioneer.
|
120
|
28
|
22
|
|
|
Adobe
|
USA
|
1982
|
American software company founded 1982. Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, PDF.
|
120
|
36
|
37
|
|
|
Maxtor
|
USA
|
1982
|
American storage company founded 1978. Hard drives. Now Seagate.
|
121
|
59
|
29
|
|
|
Verbatim
|
USA
|
1969
|
American data storage company founded 1969. Floppy disks, optical media.
|
123
|
40
|
32
|
|
|
Memorex
|
USA
|
1961
|
American media company founded 1961. Tapes, CDs, disks.
|
124
|
42
|
43
|
|
|
RCA
|
USA
|
1919
|
American electronics company founded 1919. Tubes, semiconductors, COSMAC.
|
124
|
67
|
25
|
|
|
MITS
|
USA
|
1975
|
American computer company founded 1969. Altair 8800, first PC kit. Ed Roberts.
|
124
|
51
|
12
|
|
|
SciSys
|
Hong Kong
|
1979
|
British electronics company founded 1979 in Hong Kong. Pioneer of dedicated chess computers. Renamed to Saitek in 1987.
|
124
|
36
|
45
|
|
|
Matrox
|
Canada
|
1976
|
Canadian graphics card company founded 1976. Professional graphics.
|
125
|
54
|
40
|
|
|
Sybex
|
USA
|
1976
|
American technical publisher. Programming books, computer guides.
|
127
|
44
|
25
|
|
|
Diamond
|
USA
|
1988
|
American graphics card company founded 1982. Viper, Stealth. Acquired by S3.
|
127
|
69
|
26
|
|
|
Sears
|
USA
|
1892
|
American retailer. Sold rebranded Atari consoles (Tele-Games), calculators, and home computers through catalog.
|
127
|
31
|
32
|
|
|
Applied Engineering
|
USA
|
1979
|
American Apple II expansion company. TransWarp accelerators, RAM cards.
|
128
|
71
|
12
|
|
|
Triumph-Adler
|
Germany
|
1896
|
German typewriter/computer company. Alphatronic PC. TA brand.
|
129
|
34
|
26
|
|
|
GRiD Systems
|
USA
|
1979
|
American rugged computer company founded 1979. GRiD Compass, ruggedized laptops.
|
129
|
43
|
13
|
|
|
CSG
|
USA
|
1976
|
Commodore Semiconductor Group. MOS Technology chips, SID, VIC.
|
132
|
45
|
9
|
|
|
MSI
|
Taiwan
|
1986
|
Taiwanese motherboard company founded 1986. Motherboards, graphics cards.
|
133
|
41
|
31
|
|
|
Royal
|
USA
|
1982
|
Typewriter and office equipment manufacturer
|
134
|
35
|
29
|
|
|
Maxell
|
Japan
|
1966
|
Japanese media company founded 1966. Floppy disks, tape, optical.
|
137
|
66
|
27
|
|
|
VTech
|
Hong Kong
|
1976
|
Hong Kong educational electronics company founded 1976. Laser computers, learning toys.
|
137
|
70
|
20
|
|
|
Mitsubishi
|
Japan
|
1921
|
Japanese electronics conglomerate founded 1921. Displays, electronics.
|
137
|
61
|
29
|
|
|
Lenovo
|
China
|
1984
|
Chinese computer company founded 1984. ThinkPad (acquired from IBM), PCs.
|
139
|
39
|
23
|
|
|
Aurora
|
USA
|
1950
|
Software publisher.
|
139
|
32
|
37
|
|
|
Taito
|
Japan
|
1953
|
Japanese game company founded 1953. Space Invaders, Bubble Bobble.
|
140
|
101
|
5
|
|
|
Trident
|
Taiwan
|
1987
|
Graphics chip company. TVGA, ProVidia chips. Budget graphics.
|
141
|
71
|
33
|
|
|
Matra & Hachette
|
France
|
1941
|
French electronics company. Alice computer, aerospace.
|
142
|
41
|
17
|
|
|
Usborne
|
UK
|
1978
|
British publisher known for educational children's books, including computer and technology books in the 1980s
|
145
|
55
|
6
|
|
|
Competition Pro
|
UK / Netherlands
|
1983
|
Competition Pro is an iconic line of home computer joysticks created in 1983. It became the most successful European peripheral of the 80s and 90s, renowned for its bulletproof durability and clicky arcade feel. Though widely associated with British and European computing, its creation was a collaborative effort between the UK firm Coin Controls Ltd. and the Dutch arcade manufacturer SUZO International.
|
148
|
83
|
10
|
|
|
AST Research
|
USA
|
1980
|
AST Research, Inc. was a personal computer manufacturer founded in 1980.
|
152
|
87
|
24
|
|
|
Quickshot
|
Hong Kong
|
1983
|
Joystick manufacturer. Arcade-style joysticks.
|
152
|
84
|
17
|
|
|
Square
|
Japan
|
1986
|
Japanese game company founded 1986. Created Final Fantasy. Merged with Enix in 2003 to form Square Enix.
|
156
|
134
|
5
|
|
|
Quantum
|
USA
|
1980
|
American storage/tape company founded 1980. Hard drives, tape drives.
|
157
|
94
|
35
|
|
|
WordPerfect
|
USA
|
1979
|
American word processing software. Dominant DOS word processor in the 1980s. Acquired by Novell 1994, then Corel 1996.
|
158
|
46
|
31
|
|
|
Electronic Arts
|
USA
|
1982
|
American video game company founded 1982. EA Sports, Madden, FIFA. Major game publisher.
|
163
|
60
|
48
|
|
|
3Com
|
USA
|
1979
|
American networking company founded 1979. Ethernet cards, networking equipment. 3Com.
|
165
|
70
|
34
|
|
|
National Semiconductor
|
USA
|
1959
|
American semiconductor company founded 1959. SC/MP CPU, analog ICs.
|
166
|
65
|
44
|
|
|
Franklin Electronics
|
USA
|
1981
|
Franklin Computer Corporation was an American manufacturer of Apple II-compatible computers (Franklin Ace series) and later electronic handheld reference books and dictionaries.
|
172
|
64
|
29
|
|
|
Hudson Soft
|
Japan
|
1973
|
Japanese video game company.
|
173
|
147
|
6
|
|
|
Lexibook
|
France
|
1981
|
Lexibook (Linguistic Electronic System SA) is a French consumer electronics company headquartered in Les Ulis, France. Founded in 1981 by Luc le Couturier, the company started as a broad trading business for office calculators and consumer goods before transitioning into a major global manufacturer of educational electronic toys
|
173
|
36
|
27
|
|
|
Adaptec
|
USA
|
1981
|
American adapter company founded 1981. SCSI, RAID, storage controllers.
|
177
|
66
|
34
|
|
|
Texet
|
UK
|
1985
|
UK calculator and electronics brand
|
177
|
42
|
44
|
|
|
Digital Research
|
USA
|
1976
|
American software company founded 1979. Digital Research CP/M, GEM, DR-DOS. Gary Kildall.
|
178
|
76
|
41
|
|
|
UNIVAC
|
USA
|
1951
|
American computer company that pioneered commercial computers. Division of Remington Rand, later Sperry.
|
178
|
79
|
7
|
|
|
Alcatel
|
France
|
1898
|
French telecom company founded 1898. Networking equipment.
|
183
|
59
|
32
|
|
|
Victor
|
USA
|
1912
|
American calculator/business equipment company founded 1912.
|
184
|
106
|
19
|
|
|
Brother
|
Japan
|
1908
|
Japanese office equipment company founded 1908. Word processors, printers.
|
184
|
57
|
39
|
|
|
Capcom
|
Japan
|
1983
|
Japanese game company founded 1979. Street Fighter, Mega Man, Resident Evil.
|
187
|
129
|
11
|
|
|
Acornsoft
|
UK
|
1982
|
British software publisher. BBC Micro software, educational.
|
188
|
108
|
21
|
|
|
Micro
|
USA
|
1975
|
Various companies used this name. Includes Micro Computer Systems and Asian electronics manufacturers.
|
188
|
73
|
31
|
|
|
Nvidia
|
USA
|
1993
|
American graphics company founded 1993. GeForce, CUDA. GPU market leader.
|
194
|
100
|
40
|
|
|
Acer
|
Taiwan
|
1976
|
Taiwanese computer company founded 1976. Aspire PCs, acquired Gateway.
|
196
|
79
|
46
|
|
|
Digi-Key
|
USA
|
1972
|
American electronic component distributor founded 1972 in Thief River Falls, Minnesota. One of the largest distributors of electronic components worldwide. Started by selling parts from a classified ad.
|
196
|
1
|
194
|
|
|
Chinon
|
Japan
|
1953
|
Japanese floppy drive manufacturer. CD-ROM, optical drives.
|
198
|
90
|
11
|
|
|
Hitachi
|
Japan
|
1910
|
Japanese electronics conglomerate founded 1910. Mainframes, PCs, consumer electronics.
|
200
|
103
|
36
|
|
|
Yamaha
|
Japan
|
1887
|
Japanese electronics conglomerate founded 1887. Keyboards, synthesizers, MSX computers.
|
203
|
102
|
27
|
|
|
3M
|
USA
|
1902
|
American electronics company founded 1902. Diversified conglomerate, computers, mainframes.
|
205
|
96
|
39
|
|
|
Osborne
|
USA
|
1981
|
American portable computer pioneer founded 1981. Osborne 1, first commercial portable.
|
209
|
109
|
33
|
|
|
Cray Research
|
USA
|
1972
|
American supercomputer company founded 1972. Cray-1, Cray-2. Seymour Cray.
|
212
|
120
|
22
|
|
|
Amiga Format
|
UK
|
1989
|
British magazine for Commodore Amiga computers. Published reviews, tutorials, and cover disk software.
|
214
|
51
|
26
|
|
|
Wang
|
USA
|
1951
|
American office equipment company founded 1951. Word processors, minicomputers, VS systems.
|
216
|
72
|
35
|
|
|
TEAC
|
Japan
|
1953
|
Japanese electronics company founded 1953. Tape drives, CD-ROM drives, and floppy disk drives for vintage computers.
|
216
|
128
|
23
|
|
|
AT&T
|
USA
|
1877
|
American telecom company founded 1877. Unix origin, Bell Labs.
|
218
|
87
|
53
|
|
|
Namco
|
Japan
|
1955
|
Japanese game company founded 1969. Pac-Man, arcade games pioneer.
|
222
|
176
|
6
|
|
|
Bandai
|
Japan
|
1950
|
Japanese toy and entertainment company founded 1950. WonderSwan handheld console, Tamagotchi, Gundam models. Merged with Namco in 2006.
|
230
|
179
|
12
|
|
|
Unisonic
|
USA
|
1968
|
Unisonic Products Corporation was an American consumer electronics brand headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1968, the company specialized in manufacturing highly affordable, budget-friendly electronic calculators and digital desk accessories during the peak of the 1970s and 1980s microelectronics boom.
|
234
|
57
|
39
|
|
|
Dragon
|
UK
|
1982
|
Welsh home computer company founded 1982. Dragon 32/64. MC6809-based.
|
237
|
129
|
13
|
|
|
Mattel
|
USA
|
1945
|
American toy company founded 1945. Intellivision, Hot Wheels, Barbie.
|
237
|
145
|
41
|
|
|
Seagate
|
USA
|
1979
|
American hard drive company founded 1979. Barracuda drives. Major storage vendor.
|
239
|
112
|
51
|
|
|
Lotus
|
USA
|
1982
|
American software company founded 1979. 1-2-3 spreadsheet, Notes. Acquired by IBM 1995.
|
249
|
84
|
68
|
|
|
Samsung
|
South Korea
|
1938
|
South Korean electronics conglomerate founded 1938. Memory, displays, phones, PCs.
|
252
|
84
|
48
|
|
|
Heathkit
|
USA
|
1912
|
American electronics kit company founded 1912. H-8, H-89 computers. DIY pioneer.
|
257
|
136
|
29
|
|
|
Byte
|
USA
|
1975
|
American computer magazine founded 1975. Technical articles, industry news.
|
263
|
97
|
43
|
|
|
Iomega
|
USA
|
1980
|
American storage company founded 1979. Zip drives, Jaz drives, removable storage pioneer.
|
266
|
127
|
66
|
|
|
Olympia
|
Germany
|
1903
|
German typewriter company founded 1903. Typewriters, calculators.
|
279
|
38
|
57
|
|
|
Logitech
|
Switzerland
|
1981
|
Swiss input device company founded 1981. Mice, trackballs, webcams.
|
291
|
120
|
87
|
|
|
Borland
|
USA
|
1983
|
American software company founded 1983. Turbo Pascal, Delphi, C++ Builder.
|
300
|
101
|
78
|
|
|
Western Digital
|
USA
|
1970
|
American hard drive company founded 1970. Storage market leader.
|
304
|
141
|
68
|
|
|
I-O Data
|
Japan
|
1976
|
Japanese storage device manufacturer.
|
309
|
192
|
8
|
|
|
Oric
|
UK
|
1982
|
British home computer company founded 1983. Oric-1, Atmos. Z80-based.
|
312
|
156
|
15
|
|
|
Buffalo
|
Japan
|
1975
|
Japanese computer peripheral manufacturer founded 1975. Networking equipment, storage devices, and memory modules.
|
314
|
216
|
12
|
|
|
Citizen
|
Japan
|
1930
|
Japanese printer and electronics manufacturer.
|
318
|
72
|
57
|
|
|
ASCII
|
Japan
|
1977
|
Japanese publishing and technology company founded 1977. Developed MSX standard with Microsoft, published ASCII Magazine.
|
325
|
222
|
17
|
|
|
AMD
|
USA
|
1969
|
American semiconductor company founded 1969. x86 competitor. Acquired ATI 2006.
|
335
|
149
|
75
|
|
|
NeXT
|
USA
|
1985
|
American computer company founded 1985. NeXT workstations, NeXTSTEP OS. Steve Jobs.
|
343
|
134
|
12
|
|
|
Coleco
|
USA
|
1932
|
American video game company founded 1976. ColecoVision, Adam computer.
|
347
|
173
|
54
|
|
|
Compute!
|
USA
|
1979
|
American computer magazine and publisher. Archived at: https://www.atarimagazines.com/compute/
|
351
|
222
|
19
|
|
|
Rockwell
|
USA
|
1961
|
American semiconductor company founded 1961. 6502 CPU second source, modems.
|
352
|
138
|
66
|
|
|
Olivetti
|
Italy
|
1908
|
Italian typewriter/computer company founded 1908. M24 (AT&T 6300), Programma 101.
|
364
|
140
|
65
|
|
|
Konami
|
Japan
|
1969
|
Japanese game company founded 1969. Metal Gear, Castlevania, DDR.
|
364
|
283
|
19
|
|
|
HORI
|
Japan
|
1967
|
Japanese video game peripheral manufacturer founded 1967. Known for arcade sticks, controllers, and accessories.
|
375
|
278
|
14
|
|
|
Kaypro
|
USA
|
1981
|
American portable computer company founded 1981. First commercial portable. Non-IBM compatible.
|
383
|
170
|
55
|
|
|
Gotek
|
China
|
2012
|
Floppy drive emulator. USB floppy replacement for vintage computers.
|
390
|
120
|
153
|
|
|
Zenith
|
USA
|
1918
|
American electronics company founded 1918. Zenith Data Systems division made Z-100, Z-150, SupersPort laptops. Acquired Heathkit in 1979. Computer division sold to Groupe Bull in 1989. Parent company acquired by LG Electronics in 1999.
|
400
|
213
|
79
|
|
|
Creative Labs
|
Singapore
|
1981
|
Singaporean audio company founded 1981. Sound Blaster, PC audio pioneer.
|
401
|
175
|
83
|
|
|
Asus
|
Taiwan
|
1989
|
Taiwanese motherboard/PC company founded 1989. ROG gaming brand. Also known as Asus.
|
443
|
205
|
109
|
|
|
Unbranded
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
457
|
168
|
125
|
|
|
Mitsumi
|
Japan
|
1962
|
Japanese electronics company founded 1962. CD-ROM drives, floppy drives.
|
458
|
178
|
68
|
|
|
ATI
|
Canada
|
1985
|
Canadian graphics company founded 1985. Radeon GPUs. Acquired by AMD 2006.
|
478
|
210
|
116
|
|
|
Sanyo
|
Japan
|
1947
|
Japanese electronics company founded 1947. MSX, consumer electronics.
|
482
|
180
|
91
|
|
|
Thomson
|
France
|
1972
|
French computer company founded 1972. TO7, MO5 computers. Popular in French schools.
|
519
|
194
|
89
|
|
|
Packard Bell
|
USA
|
1926
|
American PC manufacturer founded 1926. Value PCs, consumer market.
|
566
|
267
|
91
|
|
|
Sun Microsystems
|
USA
|
1982
|
American Unix workstation company founded 1982. SPARC processors, Solaris OS.
|
568
|
262
|
108
|
|
|
Philips
|
Netherlands
|
1891
|
Dutch electronics conglomerate founded 1891. MSX computers, CD technology, consumer electronics.
|
581
|
233
|
101
|
|
|
Saitek
|
UK
|
1987
|
British electronics company (formerly SciSys, renamed 1987). Known for chess computers, game controllers, and flight simulation peripherals. The Kasparov line of chess computers was their flagship product. Acquired by Mad Catz in 2007.
|
587
|
184
|
115
|
|
|
Epson
|
Japan
|
1942
|
Japanese electronics company founded 1942. Printers, PC clones, laptops.
|
631
|
336
|
86
|
|
|
Excalibur
|
USA
|
1992
|
American chess computer manufacturer founded 1992 in Miami by Shane Samole (son of Fidelity founder Sidney Samole). Became world's largest chess computer manufacturer. Merged into EB Brands in 2009.
|
633
|
192
|
149
|
|
|
Fidelity
|
USA
|
1959
|
American electronics company founded 1959 in Miami, FL. Pioneer of dedicated chess computers. The Chess Challenger (1977) was the first commercially available chess computer. Dominated chess computer market through the 1980s with the Sensory, Voice, and Elite series. Acquired by Hegener & Glaser (Mephisto) in 1989.
|
673
|
227
|
176
|
|
|
Silicon Graphics
|
USA
|
1981
|
American graphics workstation company founded 1981. IRIX, MIPS. Hollywood effects industry.
|
748
|
271
|
72
|
|
|
Timex Sinclair
|
USA
|
1982
|
American Sinclair licensee founded 1982. TS-1000 (ZX81), TS-2068.
|
765
|
447
|
96
|
|
|
Gateway
|
USA
|
1985
|
American PC company founded 1985. Cow-spotted boxes. Ted Waitt.
|
767
|
384
|
98
|
|
|
Motorola
|
USA
|
1928
|
American semiconductor company founded 1928. 68000, PowerPC CPUs. Embedded systems.
|
778
|
283
|
142
|
|
|
Psion
|
UK
|
1980
|
British handheld computer company founded 1980. Organisers, Series 3/5. EPOC/Symbian OS origin.
|
873
|
428
|
78
|
|
|
Fujitsu
|
Japan
|
1935
|
Japanese electronics conglomerate founded 1935. Mainframes, PCs, supercomputers.
|
945
|
538
|
118
|
|
|
Dell
|
USA
|
1984
|
American PC company founded 1984. Direct sales pioneer. Michael Dell.
|
1204
|
572
|
198
|
|
|
MOS Technology
|
USA
|
1974
|
American semiconductor company founded 1974. 6502 CPU for Apple II, C64, Atari. Merged with Commodore 1976.
|
1223
|
438
|
250
|
|
|
Canon
|
Japan
|
1908
|
Japanese printer company founded 1881. Printers, typewriters.
|
1340
|
325
|
334
|
|
|
Panasonic
|
Japan
|
1918
|
Japanese electronics conglomerate founded 1918. MSX computers, consumer electronics.
|
1461
|
823
|
161
|
|
|
Toshiba
|
Japan
|
1939
|
Japanese electronics company founded 1939. Laptops, consumer electronics. Toshiba T1100 first laptop.
|
1527
|
636
|
336
|
|
|
SNK
|
Japan
|
1978
|
Japanese game company founded 1978, creators of the Neo Geo arcade/console platform. Known for King of Fighters, Fatal Fury, Metal Slug, Samurai Shodown. Went bankrupt in 2001, reformed as SNK Playmore in 2003.
|
1553
|
1250
|
26
|
|
|
Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)
|
USA
|
1957
|
American computer company founded 1957. Also known as DEC. PDP, VAX minicomputers, Alpha. Acquired by Compaq 1998.
|
1679
|
837
|
383
|
|
|
Intel
|
USA
|
1968
|
American semiconductor company founded 1968. x86 CPUs, chipsets. PC processor leader.
|
1680
|
841
|
420
|
|
|
Tandy
|
USA
|
1963
|
American electronics retailer division of Radio Shack. TRS-80, Tandy computers.
|
1788
|
985
|
189
|
|
|
Compaq
|
USA
|
1982
|
American PC manufacturer founded 1982. First IBM PC clone leader. Portable PCs pioneer.
|
1863
|
802
|
372
|
|
|
Amstrad
|
UK
|
1968
|
British computer company founded 1968. CPC, PCW, Spectrum+. Alan Sugar.
|
2579
|
1077
|
302
|
|
|
Acorn
|
UK
|
1978
|
British computer company founded 1978. BBC Micro, Archimedes. ARM processor origin.
|
3007
|
1285
|
344
|
|
|
Microsoft
|
USA
|
1975
|
American software company founded 1975. DOS, Windows, Office. Dominant OS vendor.
|
3418
|
1115
|
910
|
|
|
Sony
|
Japan
|
1946
|
Japanese electronics conglomerate founded 1946. PlayStation, VAIO, HitBit MSX, Walkman.
|
3700
|
2643
|
304
|
|
|
NEC
|
Japan
|
1899
|
Japanese electronics company founded 1899. PC-88, PC-98, PowerMate. Major in Japan market.
|
4105
|
2457
|
255
|
|
|
RadioShack
|
USA
|
1921
|
American electronics retailer known for consumer electronics, computers, and hobby electronics.
|
4506
|
2195
|
733
|
|
|
Sinclair
|
UK
|
1977
|
British inventor Sir Clive Sinclair. ZX80, ZX81, Spectrum. Affordable UK home computers.
|
6366
|
3513
|
419
|
|
|
Atari
|
USA
|
1972
|
American company founded 1972. Created 2600, 400/800, ST, Jaguar. Pioneered video games and home computers.
|
6655
|
3378
|
849
|
|
|
IBM
|
USA
|
1911
|
International Business Machines. Founded 1911. Mainframes, PC standard. Dominated business computing.
|
7538
|
3630
|
1235
|
|
|
Sharp
|
Japan
|
1912
|
Japanese electronics company founded 1912. Calculators, pocket computers, PDAs, electronics.
|
7558
|
2929
|
1257
|
|
|
Sega
|
Japan
|
1960
|
Japanese video game company founded 1960. Genesis/Mega Drive, Dreamcast, Master System.
|
8520
|
6685
|
258
|
|
|
Texas Instruments
|
USA
|
1951
|
American semiconductor company founded 1951. TI-99/4A, calculators, DSP chips.
|
9655
|
3637
|
2001
|
|
|
Casio
|
Japan
|
1946
|
Japanese electronics company founded 1946. Calculators, watches, musical instruments, PDAs.
|
9973
|
2896
|
1729
|
|
|
Hewlett-Packard
|
USA
|
1939
|
American test equipment company founded 1939. Also known as HP. Calculators, workstations, printers, PCs.
|
12890
|
5547
|
1988
|
|
|
Nintendo
|
Japan
|
1889
|
Japanese video game company founded 1889. NES, SNES, Game Boy, Switch. Gaming pioneer.
|
19152
|
15601
|
1152
|
|
|
Apple
|
USA
|
1976
|
American technology company founded 1976. Created Apple II, Macintosh, iPhone. Revolutionized personal computing.
|
19768
|
9458
|
3250
|
|
|
Commodore
|
USA
|
1954
|
American computer company founded 1954. Created PET, VIC-20, C64, Amiga. Pioneer of home computing.
|
22904
|
11017
|
2216
|