11.   The computers initially were assembled in Kansas City by local manufacturer Phelps Technologies.

12.   To put computers on store shelves faster, most manufacturers are assembling computers here from kits.

13.   While they assemble computers in the United States from parts made in Taiwan, they are increasingly focused on software and Internet technologies.

14.   A French investment company has begun market research into the feasibility of assembling computers in North Korea, the Asahi Shimbun newspaper said here Saturday.