61.   At that time, other large computer makers were demanding immediate payment, he said.

62.   Bad news for computer makers like AST Research Inc., and apparel retailers like Limited Inc.

63.   Because Intel provides chips to nearly every computer maker but Apple, the company is seen as a high-technology bellwether.

64.   Because it helped develop the Itanium technology, Hewlett-Packard will be given certain advantages over other computer makers.

65.   Because its hardware and software designs do not conform to the industry standards, Apple feels the effect of production shortfalls more severely than other computer makers.

66.   Before joining General Magic, DeMiroz worked at computer maker Sun Microsystems Inc., semiconductor maker Elite Microelectronics and Silicon Graphics Inc.

67.   Because its computers do not conform to the industry standards, Apple feels the effect of component shortages more severely than other computer makers.

68.   Before that, he was chief executive of Wang Global, which he helped transform from a bankrupt mid-range computer maker into a technology-services company.

69.   Big computer makers and distributors had better watch out.

70.   Bookings are finally rising, analysts said, because computer makers are ordering new parts to build up depleted inventories.