21.   As companies rely less on central mainframe computers and more on personal computers, chip makers have seen unbridled demand for memory chips.

22.   At the Ministry of Finance, an IBM mainframe computer donated by the United States stands in six inches of water in a basement.

23.   Back at the station house, officers will upload the information into a mainframe computer.

24.   Back at Barnett Bank, when they had to wait their turn for the mainframe computer, it sometimes took days to get reports.

25.   Backup mainframe computers in Phoenix allowed customers to get quotes and trade securities.

26.   BMC, which provides software to help corporations manage mainframe computers and networks, is a large independent software maker.

27.   Blue Bell, Pennsylvania-based Unisys has been shifting its focus from the manufacture of mainframe computers to servers that link computers in networks.

28.   BMC Software sells programs that make mainframe computers run more efficiently.

29.   Besides, he added, the experience has enabled Viasoft to broaden its technology horizon beyond mainframe computers.

30.   Big Blue has benefited from a slower-that-expected decline in prices for mainframe computers.