21.   Nervousness pervades the ranks of Ziff-Davis in the wake of recent layoffs announced by the computer publishing giant.

22.   She pointed to rural education in Malaysia, which lured American and other computer giants to provide the kinds of jobs that would bring social development.

23.   Since many of the operating details remain to be worked out, however, the computer giant declined to say how much revenue it would create for itself.

24.   That question crossed the minds of most Apple observers after Gil Amelio resigned as chairman and CEO of the ailing computer giant.

25.   That led to rapid growth, with the addition of several different chassis that Phelps made for the computer giant.

26.   That was a departure for the computer giant, where software had long been seen primarily as a vehicle for selling hardware.

27.   The Armonk, N.Y., computer giant quickly abided, sending crews out to clean up the mess.

28.   The Armonk, N.Y.-based computer giant is co-developing a common computer with Apple that could run multiple operating systems, including the Macintosh system.

29.   The computer giant will manage the ticket program and likely provide computers, technology and a state of the art phone bank -- not to mention clout.

30.   The differences between the two computer giants were stark.