51.   As Celestica sought contracts from other computer makers, IBM sold the unit to reduce its exposure to the low margin computer-parts industry.

52.   As electronic commerce expands, computer makers and Web site marketers are bound to get more serious about attracting female customers, they predict.

53.   As computer makers keep adding more ports to personal computers, other manufacturers keep dreaming up more gizmos to plug into those ports.

54.   Ascend Communications Inc., a computer network equipment maker, said its profits tripled.

55.   Ascend Communications Inc., a computer network equipment maker, said its profit tripled.

56.   At Micropolis, a suburban Chatsworth computer disk drive maker, he helped train employees to be as self-sufficient as possible if faced with a disaster.

57.   At first, the computer maker ignored the ex-employee.

58.   At least two financial analysts lowered their ratings today on the Cupertino, California midrange computer maker.

59.   AST, a computer maker, has been posting heavy operating losses.

60.   At that point, the software can be used by computer makers to block access to those five Microsoft features in new machines.