List of computer system manufacturers explained

A computer system is a nominally complete computer that includes the hardware, operating system (main software), and the means to use peripheral equipment needed and used for full or mostly full operation. Such systems may constitute personal computers (including desktop computers, portable computers, laptops, all-in-ones, and more), mainframe computers, minicomputers, servers, and workstations, among other classes of computing. The following is a list of notable manufacturers and sellers of computer systems, both present and past. There are currently companies in this incomplete list.

Current

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Qisda Corporation Taiwan
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Israel
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Canada
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Japan
Japan
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United States [1]
Brazil
France 1952
Germany
China
India
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China
Japan
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South Korea
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Germany
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Brazil
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Mexico
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Russia
Germany
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Italy
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Hong Kong
Brazil
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Singapore
United Kingdom 1977
American Future Technology Corporation United States
South Korea
Hong Kong
Taiwan
Venezuela
Japan
Japan
United States
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Taiwan
Germany
Taiwan
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Japan
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Taiwan
United Kingdom
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Bangladesh
Taiwan
Germany
China
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Hong Kong
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Inactive

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style"text-align:left;" Orange Nassau Electronics United States style"text-align:left;"
United Kingdom style="text-align:left;"
United States style="text-align:left;" Dissolution
United States style="text-align:left;" Acquired by Systems & Computer Technology Corporation
United States style="text-align:left;" Bankruptcy
United States style="text-align:left;"
United States style="text-align:left;" Dissolution
United States style="text-align:left;" Dissolution
United States style="text-align:left;" Bankruptcy
United States style="text-align:left;" Dissolution
United States style="text-align:left;"
United States
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United States style="text-align:left;"
style"text-align:left;" United States style"text-align:left;" Left the computer business; continued to make monitors until the late 1990s [2] [3] [4]
United States style="text-align:left;" Bankruptcy
United States style="text-align:left;" Dissolution
Japan
United Kingdom 1984 style="text-align:left;"
United States style="text-align:left;" Dissolution
United States style="text-align:left;"
style"text-align:left;" United States style"text-align:left;" Dissolution
United Kingdom style="text-align:left;" Dissolution
United States style="text-align:left;"
United States style="text-align:left;" Acquired by Samsung Electronics in 1997; division dissolved in 1999
United States style="text-align:left;" Acquired by JT Storage; JT in turn sold to Hasbro in 1998
United States style="text-align:left;" Dissolution
United States style="text-align:left;" Dissolution
United States style="text-align:left;"
United States style="text-align:left;" Dissolution
United States style="text-align:left;" Dissolution
United States style="text-align:left;"
United States style="text-align:left;" Exited the computer business
United States style="text-align:left;" [5]
United States style="text-align:left;" Liquidation
United States
United States style="text-align:left;" Acquired by Capewood Limited
United States style="text-align:left;"
United States style="text-align:left;" Acquired by Contel Business Systems
United States style="text-align:left;" Bankruptcy
United States style="text-align:left;" Broken up
United States style="text-align:left;" Exited the computer business; dissolved in 2001
Japan style="text-align:left;"
United States style="text-align:left;"
Taiwan style="text-align:left;" Left the computer business; still active in peripheral business
United States style="text-align:left;"
United States style="text-align:left;" Bankruptcy
France style="text-align:left;" Merged into Groupe Bull
United States style="text-align:left;" Dissolution
United States style="text-align:left;" Acquired by Hewlett-Packard; defunct as a subsidiary since 2013
United States style="text-align:left;" Bankruptcy
United States style="text-align:left;"
United States
United States style="text-align:left;"
United States style="text-align:left;" Ceased operations in 1992
United States style="text-align:left;"
United States style="text-align:left;" Dissolution
United States style="text-align:left;"
United States style="text-align:left;" Acquired by Vertex Industries in 1987 following bankruptcy; spun off and acquired by Mortgage Plus Equity and Loan Corporation in 1998
United States style="text-align:left;" Broken up
United States style="text-align:left;"
United States style="text-align:left;"
United States style="text-align:left;"
United States style="text-align:left;" Acquired by Daewoo in 1987; brand phased out in 1993
United States style="text-align:left;" Bankruptcy
United States style="text-align:left;" Dissolution
United States style="text-align:left;" Bankruptcy
United States style="text-align:left;" Acquired by Dynatech Computer Systems
United States style="text-align:left;" Dissolution
United States style="text-align:left;" Bankruptcy
United States style="text-align:left;"
United States style="text-align:left;" Acquired by EMC in 1999
Sweden style="text-align:left;"
United States style="text-align:left;" Bankruptcy
United States style="text-align:left;" Reverse merged with GeoVax
United States
United States style="text-align:left;"
United States style="text-align:left;" Acquired by Onset Corporation
style"text-align:left;" United States style="text-align:left;" Bankruptcy
United States style="text-align:left;" Acquired by Samsung Electronics in 1998; division dissolved in 2000 [6]
United States style="text-align:left;"
United States style="text-align:left;" Bankruptcy
Datatech Enterprises Taiwan style="text-align:left;" Dissolution; Dubai subsidiary is active
United States style="text-align:left;" Merged with Molecular Systems in 1982; Molecular went bankrupt in 1984
Canada style="text-align:left;" Acquired by Bytec
United States style="text-align:left;" Dissolution
United States style="text-align:left;" Dissolution
United States style="text-align:left;"
United States style="text-align:left;" Discontinued computer lineup after reorganizing as IBM K–12 Education
United States style="text-align:left;" Dissolution
United States style="text-align:left;"
United States
Soviet Union style="text-align:left;" Acquired by The Tetris Company in 2005
United Kingdom style="text-align:left;" Exited the computer business; currently sells tablets
United States style="text-align:left;"
United States style="text-align:left;" Acquired by Gateway, Inc., in 2004, in turn acquired by Acer Inc.; brand discontinued by Acer in 2013
United States style="text-align:left;" Acquired by Gores Technology Group and renamed to Encore Real Time Computing
United States style="text-align:left;"
United Kingdom style="text-align:left;"
Germany style="text-align:left;" Bankruptcy
United States style="text-align:left;" Dissolution
United States style="text-align:left;" Exited the computer business
United States
Taiwan
style="text-align:left;" Dissolution
United Kingdom style="text-align:left;"
United States style="text-align:left;"
United States style="text-align:left;" Dissolution
United States style="text-align:left;" Exited the computer business
United States style="text-align:left;"
United States style="text-align:left;"
United States style="text-align:left;" Acquired by Acer; brand revived in the United States in 2020
United States
United States style="text-align:left;" Dissolution
United States style="text-align:left;"
United States style="text-align:left;" Bankruptcy
Austria style="text-align:left;" Acquired by Quanmax AG and merged with Systemhaus mit Eigentechnologie (S&T)
United States
United States style="text-align:left;" Acquired by Data Technology Industries
United States style="text-align:left;" Dissolution
United States style="text-align:left;" Dissolution
Germany style="text-align:left;" Sold computer division to Nippon Mining; division in turn sold to Encore Computer in 1988
United States style="text-align:left;" Dissolution
United States style="text-align:left;"
United States style="text-align:left;" Spun off computer division as Harris Computer Systems in 1994, itself acquired by Concurrent Computer Corporation in 1996
United States style="text-align:left;"
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United States style="text-align:left;"
Taiwan style="text-align:left;"
United States style="text-align:left;"
United States style="text-align:left;" Bankruptcy
United States style="text-align:left;" Bankruptcy
United States style="text-align:left;" Dissolution
United States style="text-align:left;" Dissolution
United Kingdom style="text-align:left;"
United Kingdom style="text-align:left;"
United States style="text-align:left;" Bankruptcy
Slovenia style="text-align:left;" Bankruptcy
United States style="text-align:left;" Dissolution
Phoenix Group United States style="text-align:left;" Bankruptcy
United Kingdom style="text-align:left;" Bankruptcy
United States style="text-align:left;" Bankruptcy
United States style="text-align:left;" Acquired by CTI Education Products
United States style="text-align:left;" Bankruptcy
Japan style="text-align:left;" Dissolution
South Korea style="text-align:left;" Left the computer business
United States style="text-align:left;" Dissolution
Sweden style="text-align:left;" Bankruptcy
Daewoo
Manuhold Investment AG
United States style="text-align:left;" Acquired by Daewoo; division in turn sold to Manuhold Investment AG; brand phased out in 1997
United States style="text-align:left;"
France style="text-align:left;" Merged with Intertechnique
United States style="text-align:left;"
United States style="text-align:left;" Dissolution
United States style="text-align:left;" Bankruptcy
France style="text-align:left;" Bought by Olivetti
United States style="text-align:left;" Dissolution
Sweden style="text-align:left;" Sold computer division to Nokia in 1985; brand phased out in 1986
United States
United States style="text-align:left;" Magnavox-branded computers discontinued in 1992
United States style="text-align:left;" Bankruptcy
United States style="text-align:left;"
United States style="text-align:left;"
United States style="text-align:left;" Acquired by Accrue Software
Germany style="text-align:left;" Dissolution; warranty claims taken over by Swiss Belinea AG, itself acquired by Bluechip Computer
Mexico style="text-align:left;" Dissolution
United States style="text-align:left;"
United States style="text-align:left;" Dissolution; restructured as Dimension Electronics in 1987
United States style="text-align:left;"
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style"text-align:left;" United States style"text-align:left;"
United States style="text-align:left;" Acquired by Telxon Corporation in 1985
United States style="text-align:left;"
United States style="text-align:left;" Dissolution
Japan style="text-align:left;" Exited the computer business
United States style="text-align:left;" Exited the computer business; survives today as CSPi Technology Solutions, a systems integrator
United States style="text-align:left;" Acquired by Decision Data; previously restructured as Qantel Corporation
United States style="text-align:left;" Dissolution
United States style="text-align:left;"
United States style="text-align:left;" Bankruptcy
United States style="text-align:left;" Dissolution
Norway style="text-align:left;" Exited the computer industry
United States style="text-align:left;"
United States style="text-align:left;"
United States style="text-align:left;" Dissolution
United States style="text-align:left;"
West Germany style="text-align:left;"
Norway style="text-align:left;" Acquired by Telenor
United States style="text-align:left;" Acquired by Lan Plus, after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1994
United States style="text-align:left;" Dissolution
United States style="text-align:left;" Dissolution
United States style="text-align:left;"
Italy style="text-align:left;" Exited the computer business
United States style="text-align:left;" Dissolution
United States style="text-align:left;"
United States style="text-align:left;" Dissolution; assets and name sold to Mikrolog Ltd, of Finland
United States style="text-align:left;" Bankruptcy
United States style="text-align:left;" Bankruptcy
United States style="text-align:left;" Dissolution
United States style="text-align:left;" Majority stake purchased by NEC in 1995; stake relinquished in 2006; eventually acquired by Acer Inc. in 2008
United States style="text-align:left;"
United States style="text-align:left;" Bankruptcy
United States style="text-align:left;" Exited the computer business
United States style="text-align:left;" Dissolution
United States
United States style="text-align:left;"
United States style="text-align:left;"
Netherlands style="text-align:left;" [7]
United States
United States style="text-align:left;" [8]
United States style="text-align:left;"
United States style="text-align:left;"
United States style="text-align:left;" Dissolution
United States style="text-align:left;" Bankruptcy
United States style="text-align:left;"
United States style="text-align:left;"
United States style="text-align:left;" Bankruptcy
United States style="text-align:left;" Dissolution
France style="text-align:left;" Taken over by Groupe Bull
United States style="text-align:left;" Branding subsumed by the Tandy name in 1983 [9]
United States style="text-align:left;" Spun off as Raytheon Data Systems in 1971, itself acquired by Telex Corporation in 1984 [10] [11]
United States style="text-align:left;" Exited the computer business in 1971; division sold to Sperry Rand in 1972
United States
United States style="text-align:left;" Acquired by Sperry Corporation to form Sperry Rand
Denmark style="text-align:left;"
United States style="text-align:left;"
United States style="text-align:left;" Dissolution
United States style="text-align:left;"
United States style="text-align:left;" Dissolution
Japan style="text-align:left;"
United States style="text-align:left;"
United States style="text-align:left;" Dissolution
United States style="text-align:left;"
Germany style="text-align:left;" Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG merged with Fujitsu into Fujitsu Siemens Computers in 1999; remaining stake sold to Fujitsu in 2009 [12]
United States style="text-align:left;" Formerly Rackable Systems, Inc., it acquired Silicon Graphics, Inc. in 2009; acquired by Hewlett Packard Enterprise in 2016
United States style="text-align:left;" Acquired by Rackable Systems, Inc., to become Silicon Graphics International
France style="text-align:left;" Exited the computer business
United Kingdom style="text-align:left;"
United States style="text-align:left;" Acquired by Datatronic AB
United States style="text-align:left;" Dissolution
France style="text-align:left;" Bankruptcy
France style="text-align:left;" Merged within CII
France style="text-align:left;" Merged into Groupe Bull
United States style="text-align:left;"
United States style="text-align:left;" Bankruptcy
United States style="text-align:left;" Acquired by SpectraVideo plc, unrelated holding company from the United Kingdom
United States style="text-align:left;" Merged with Burroughs to form Unisys; company was formerly Sperry Rand until it dropped Rand from its name in 1978 and continued as Sperry
United States style="text-align:left;" Reverted to Sperry Corporation name in 1978
United States style="text-align:left;" Restructured as Kubota Graphics in 1994; dissolved the same year
United States style="text-align:left;"
United States style="text-align:left;" Dissolution
United States
United States style="text-align:left;" Dissolution
United States style="text-align:left;" Bankruptcy
United States style="text-align:left;" Exited the computer business
United States style="text-align:left;"
United States style="text-align:left;" Acquired by Control Data Corporation; broken up in 1989
Russia style="text-align:left;" Bankruptcy
United States style="text-align:left;"
United States [13] style="text-align:left;" Acquired by Compaq; then Hewlett Packard Enterprise
United States style="text-align:left;" Dissolution
United States style="text-align:left;"
style"text-align:left;" United Kingdom style"text-align:left;" Bankruptcy
France style="text-align:left;" Computer division merged with CII's minicomputer division to become Société européenne de mini-informatique et systèmes (SEMS)
United States style="text-align:left;" Acquired by Replitech
United States style="text-align:left;"
United States style="text-align:left;" Dissolution
United States style="text-align:left;" Bankruptcy
United States style="text-align:left;" [14]
United States style="text-align:left;"
United States style="text-align:left;" Bankruptcy
Norway style="text-align:left;" Acquired by Merkantildata
United States style="text-align:left;" Dissolution
United Kingdom style="text-align:left;" Acquired by Time Group; brand phased out in 2005
Japan style="text-align:left;" Discontinued computer lineup in 2016; computer business restructured as Dynabook Inc. in 2018, with majority of its shares sold to Sharp Corporation the same year; remaining shares sold to Sharp in 2020
South Korea style="text-align:left;" Bankruptcy
United States style="text-align:left;"
United States style="text-align:left;"
Netherlands style="text-align:left;" Bankruptcy; previously restructured as Nedfield NV in 2008
United States style="text-align:left;" Acquired by Cha Group
United States style="text-align:left;" Dissolution
United States style="text-align:left;"
United States style="text-align:left;" Dissolution
United States style="text-align:left;" Exited the computer business
United States style="text-align:left;" Dissolution
United States style="text-align:left;" Bankruptcy
United States style="text-align:left;" Left the computer business; still active in monitor business [15] [16]
United States style="text-align:left;" Bankruptcy
United States style="text-align:left;" Acquired by Hewlett-Packard in 2006; brand retired in 2009
Hong Kong style="text-align:left;"
Bangladesh style="text-align:left;" Exited the computer business
United States style="text-align:left;"
United States style="text-align:left;"
India style="text-align:left;" Exited the computer business
United States style="text-align:left;"
United States style="text-align:left;" Exited the computer business
United States style="text-align:left;" Bankruptcy
United States style="text-align:left;" [17]
United States style="text-align:left;"
United States
United States style="text-align:left;" Dissolution

See also

Notes and References

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  2. Moran . Tom . June 1, 1987 . Amdek Offers Five Modular PC Systems; 2 New Monitors Support IBM VGA . InfoWorld . IDG Publications . 9 . 22 . 6 . Google Books.
  3. Staff writer . April 4, 1988 . H.L. Sparks Resigns As President of Wyse; Differences Are Cited . The Wall Street Journal . Dow Jones & Company . 1 . ProQuest.
  4. Shatz-Akin . Jim . May 1995 . The sharper, cheaper image . MacUser . Ziff-Davis . 11 . 5 . 74 . Gale.
  5. News: Duggan . Dennis . July 8, 1965 . Two More Companies Leave Thorny Computer Market . The Washington Post. Quoted in Book: United States Senate . 1973 . The Industrial Reorganization Act: The Computer Industry . U.S. Government Printing Office . 5569 . Google Books.
  6. Web site: LeVota . Meghan . October 31, 2017 . CEO: Infusion Express $13.5M round proves realistic investment can come to KC . Startland News.
  7. Staff writer . 1991 . Digital Equipment completes acquisition of Philips Electronics unit . UPI.com . United Press International.
  8. Lee . Yvonne . March 15, 1993 . Fujitsu to debut its first updated Poqet systems . InfoWorld . IDG Publications . 15 . 11 . 31 . Google Books.
  9. Staff writer . March 20, 1984 . Tandy's Executive $11 Crystal Ball . PC Magazine . Ziff-Davis . 3 . 5 . 55 . Google Books.
  10. 1971 . Title unknown . Electronics . McGraw-Hill . 44 . 4 . 71 . Google Books.
  11. Staff writer . August 27, 1984 . Telex buy completed . Computerworld . CW Communications . XVIII . 35 . 77 . Google Books.
  12. Book: O'Regan, Gerard . 2012 . A Brief History of Computing . Springer . 97 . 9781447123583 . Google Books.
  13. Web site: History of TANDEM COMPUTERS, INC. – FundingUniverse . 2023-03-01 . www.fundinguniverse.com.
  14. Book: McGrath, Rita Gunther . Ian C. MacMillan . 2000 . The Entrepreneurial Mindset: Strategies for Continuously Creating Opportunity in an Age of Uncertainty . Harvard Business School Press . 139 . 9780875848341 . Google Books.
  15. Williams . Stephen . July 11, 2001 . At PC Expo, Desktops Get Lost in the Shuffle . Newsday . C5 . ProQuest.
  16. Bent . Kristen . September 19, 2012 . ViewSonic Exits Mainstream Tablet Market, Focuses On Verticals . Computer Retail News . The Channel Company.
  17. Gunset . George . May 5, 1996 . Top May Be Lonely, but Bottom's Miserable . Chicago Tribune . 2 . https://archive.today/20221130031654/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1996-05-05-9605050300-story.html . November 30, 2022. .