51. RadiSys makes embedded computer components used in manufacturing automation, telecommunications equipment and medical devices.
52. Second, manufacturers have gotten smarter and more efficient about the process of making computers.
53. Senior vice president and general counsel David Pine is leaving in June to join Handspring, which makes handheld computers that compete with Palm.
54. Silicon Graphics does not make portable computers.
55. Silicon Graphics makes computers that can handle complex images and are used by engineers to design cars, aircraft and buildings.
56. Should I call the company that made my computer and demand one?
57. Silicon Graphics, based in Mountain View, California, specializes in making computers that can generate three-dimensional computer images and special effects.
58. Sun makes computers, called servers, that distribute text, pictures and other data, to computers on a network.
59. Sun Microsystem makes workstations, servers and software mostly for businesses, whereas Apple makes desktop computers for the home, education and publishing markets as well as software.
60. Such companies make notebook computers for Fujitsu, NEC and Apple Computer, among others.