List of computer system manufacturers


A computer system is a nominally complete computer that includes the hardware, operating system, and the means to use peripheral equipment needed and used for full or mostly full operation. Such systems may constitute personal computers, mainframe computers, minicomputers, servers, and workstations, among other classes of computing. The following is a list of notable manufacturers and sellers of computer systems, both present and past. There are currently companies in this incomplete list.

Current

NameParent companyCountry of originYear of market entryNote/
AcemagicChina
Acer Inc.Taiwan
ACube Systems SrlItaly
Advanced BattlestationsNeweggUnited States
AG NeovoTaiwan
AigoChina
AlienwareDell United States
AOpenAcer Inc.Taiwan
AorusGigabyte TechnologyTaiwan
Apple Inc.United States
ASRockPegatron Taiwan
AsusTaiwan
BenQQisda CorporationTaiwan
BiostarTaiwan
Brother IndustriesJapan
Chassis PlansUnited States
Chip PC TechnologiesIsrael
Cisco SystemsUnited States
ClearCubeUnited States
ClevoTaiwan
Clover NetworkFiservUnited States
Compal ElectronicsTaiwan
CrayHewlett Packard Enterprise United States
CyberPowerPCUnited States
DellUnited States
DFITaiwan
Digital StormUnited States
Dynabook Inc.Sharp Corporation Japan
Elitegroup Computer SystemsTaiwan
EpsonJapan
Eurocom CorporationCanada
EVGA CorporationUnited States
Falcon NorthwestUnited States
First International ComputerTaiwan
Founder TechnologyChina
FoxconnTaiwan
Framework ComputerUnited States
FujitsuJapan
Fujitsu Technology SolutionsFujitsuJapan
Gigabyte TechnologyTaiwan
GoogleAlphabet Inc. United States
GradienteIGB EletrônicaBrazil
Groupe BullAtosFrance1952
GrundigArçelikGermany
HaseeChina
HCLTechIndia
Hewlett Packard EnterpriseUnited States
HisenseChina
HitachiJapan
HP Inc.United States
HuaweiChina
Hyundai TechnologyHyundai GroupSouth Korea
IBMUnited States
IGEL TechnologyGermany
IntelUnited States
InventecTaiwan
ItautecItaúsaBrazil
KontronGermany
LanixMexico
Lanner ElectronicsTaiwan
LenovoChina
LG CorporationSouth Korea
Lite-OnTaiwan
MaingearUnited States
MCSTRussia
MedionLenovo Germany
Mesh ComputersUnited Kingdom
Micro CenterMicro Electronics, Inc.United States
MicrosoftUnited States
Micro-Star InternationalTaiwan
MiTACTaiwan
Motorola MobilityLenovo United States
Mouse ComputerJapan
NComputingUnited States
NCR CorporationUnited States
NECJapan
NvidiaUnited States
NZXTUnited States
OlidataAcer Inc. Italy
Oracle CorporationUnited States
Origin PCCorsair Gaming United States
PanasonicJapan
Pine64Hong Kong
Positivo TecnologiaGrupo PositivoBrazil
Puget SystemsUnited States
Quanta ComputerTaiwan
Raspberry Pi HoldingsUnited Kingdom
Razer Inc.Singapore
RCAAmerican Future Technology CorporationUnited States
Research MachinesUnited Kingdom1977
Samsung ElectronicsSouth Korea
Sapphire TechnologyHong Kong
Shuttle Inc.Taiwan
SíragonVenezuela
SonyJapan
Sord Computer CorporationJapan
Stratus TechnologiesUnited States
SupermicroUnited States
System76United States
TabletKioskUnited States
Tatung CompanyTaiwan
Tuxedo ComputersGermany
TyanMiTAC Taiwan
UnisysUnited States
VaioJapan
Valve CorporationUnited States
Velocity MicroUnited States
VIA TechnologiesTaiwan
ViglenUnited Kingdom
VizioUnited States
Walton GroupBangladesh
WistronTaiwan
WortmannGermany
XiaomiChina
ZoostormVIP GroupUnited States
ZOTACHong Kong
zSpaceUnited States

Inactive


NameParent companyCountry of originYear of market entryYear of market exitFateNote/
3R ComputersOrange Nassau Electronics United StatesAcquired by Digital Communications Associates
Acorn ComputersUnited KingdomAcquired by Morgan Stanley and reorganized as Element 14
Action Computer EnterpriseUnited StatesDissolution
Adage, Inc.United StatesAcquired by Systems & Computer Technology Corporation
Advanced Digital CorporationUnited StatesBankruptcy
Advanced Logic ResearchUnited StatesAcquired by Gateway, Inc.
ACFA, Inc.United StatesDissolution
Airis ComputerUnited StatesDissolution
Alaris, Inc.United StatesLeft the computer business
Alliant Computer SystemsUnited StatesBankruptcy
Alpha MicrosystemsUnited StatesDissolution
Altos Computer SystemsUnited StatesAcquired by Acer Inc.
AM Jacquard SystemsUnited States
Ambra Computer CorporationIBMUnited StatesDissolution
Amdahl CorporationUnited StatesAcquired by Fujitsu
AmdekWyseUnited StatesLeft the computer business; continued to make monitors until the late 1990s
AmproUnited StatesAcquired by ADLINK
American Computer and PeripheralUnited StatesBankruptcy
American Micro TechnologyUnited StatesDissolution
Ampere, Inc.Japan
AmstradUnited Kingdom1984Acquired by BSkyB
AnyBus TechnologiesCMS EnhancementsUnited StatesDissolution
Apollo ComputerUnited StatesAcquired by Hewlett-Packard
Apparat, Inc.United StatesDissolution
Apricot ComputersUnited KingdomDissolution
Ardent ComputerUnited StatesMerged with Stellar Computer to form Stardent Inc.
AST ResearchSamsung Electronics United StatesAcquired by Samsung Electronics in 1997; division dissolved in 1999
Atari CorporationJT Storage United StatesAcquired by JT Storage; JT in turn sold to Hasbro in 1998
Athena Computer & Electronic SystemsUnited StatesDissolution
The Authorship ResourceUnited StatesDissolution
AT&T Computer SystemsAT&T CorporationUnited StatesMerged back into AT&T Corporation; previously reorganized as AT&T Information Systems
AveratecTriGemUnited StatesDissolution
Barrington InternationalUnited StatesDissolution
Be Inc.United StatesAcquired by Palm, Inc.
Bell & HowellUnited StatesExited the computer business
Bendix CorporationUnited StatesSold computer division to Control Data Corporation
BiiNUnited StatesLiquidation
Billings ComputerUnited States
Blue Chip ElectronicsUnited StatesAcquired by Capewood Limited
Burroughs CorporationUnited StatesMerged with Sperry Corporation to form Unisys
CADO SystemsUnited StatesAcquired by Contel Business Systems
Callan Data SystemsUnited StatesBankruptcy
CalmaGeneral Electric United StatesBroken up
Canon Computer SystemsCanon Inc.United StatesExited the computer business; dissolved in 2001
Canon Inc.JapanSpun off computer division as Canon Computer Systems
Celerity ComputingUnited StatesAcquired by Floating Point Systems
Centurion Computer CorporationUnited StatesExited the computer business
Chicony ElectronicsTaiwanLeft the computer business; still active in peripheral business
Cobalt NetworksUnited StatesAcquired by Sun Microsystems
Commodore InternationalUnited StatesBankruptcy
Compagnie Internationale pour l'InformatiqueFranceMerged into Groupe Bull-
Comp-SultantsUnited StatesDissolution
CompaqUnited StatesAcquired by Hewlett-Packard; defunct as a subsidiary since 2013
CompuAddUnited StatesBankruptcy
CompuProUnited StatesRestructured as Viasyn
CompuSourceUnited States
ComputervisionUnited StatesMerged into Prime Computer
Computer AutomationUnited StatesCeased operations in 1992
Computer Control CompanyUnited StatesAcquired by Honeywell
Computer Devices, Inc.United StatesDissolution
Computer Research CorporationUnited StatesAcquired by NCR Corporation
Computer Transceiver Systems, Inc.United StatesAcquired by Vertex Industries in 1987 following bankruptcy; spun off and acquired by Mortgage Plus Equity and Loan Corporation in 1998
Concurrent Computer CorporationUnited StatesBroken up
Control Data CorporationUnited StatesBroken up from 1988 to 1992; remainder is now Ceridian
Convergent TechnologiesUnited StatesAcquired by Unisys
Convex ComputerUnited StatesPurchased by Hewlett-Packard
Corona Data SystemsDaewoo United StatesAcquired by Daewoo in 1987; brand phased out in 1993
Corvus SystemsUnited StatesBankruptcy
CPT CorporationUnited StatesDissolution
Cray Computer CorporationUnited StatesBankruptcy
CromemcoUnited StatesAcquired by Dynatech
CydromeUnited StatesDissolution
Cumulus Computer CorporationUnited StatesBankruptcy
Daisy SystemsUnited StatesAcquired by Intergraph
Data GeneralUnited StatesAcquired by EMC in 1999
Dataindustrier ABSwedenAcquired by Groupe Bull
DatapointUnited StatesBankruptcy
Dauphin TechnologyUnited StatesReverse merged with GeoVax
DatavueIntelligent SystemsUnited States
Dayna CommunicationsUnited StatesAcquired by Intel
Decision DataUnited StatesAcquired by Onset Corporation
DeltagoldDelta ComputerUnited StatesBankruptcy
DeskStation TechnologyUnited StatesAcquired by Samsung Electronics in 1998; division dissolved in 2000
Digital Equipment CorporationUnited StatesAcquired by Compaq
The Digital GroupUnited StatesBankruptcy
DTK ComputerDatatech EnterprisesTaiwanDissolution; Dubai subsidiary is active as of 2022
Durango Systems CorporationUnited StatesMerged with Molecular Systems in 1982; Molecular went bankrupt in 1984
DynalogicCanadaAcquired by Bytec
Eagle ComputerUnited StatesDissolution
ECD CorporationUnited StatesDissolution
Eckert–Mauchly Computer CorporationUnited StatesAcquired by Remington Rand
EduQuestIBMUnited StatesDiscontinued computer lineup after reorganizing as IBM K–12 Education
Eldorado ElectrodataUnited StatesDissolution
ElectroData CorporationUnited StatesAcquired by Burroughs Corporation
Electronic AssociatesUnited States
ElektronorgtechnicaSoviet UnionAcquired by The Tetris Company in 2005
ElonexUnited KingdomExited the computer business; currently sells tablets
ElxsiUnited StatesAcquired by Tata Group
eMachinesGateway, Inc.
Acer Inc.
United StatesAcquired by Gateway, Inc., in 2004, in turn acquired by Acer Inc.; brand discontinued by Acer in 2013
Encore ComputerUnited StatesAcquired by Gores Technology Group and renamed to Encore Real Time Computing
Engineering Research AssociatesUnited StatesAcquired by Remington Rand
English Electric LEO CompanyEnglish ElectricUnited KingdomAcquired by International Computers Limited
Escom AGGermanyBankruptcy
ETA SystemsControl Data CorporationUnited StatesDissolution
Evans & SutherlandUnited StatesExited the computer business
EverexFormosa Plastics Group United States
Taiwan
Dissolution
Evesham TechnologyUnited KingdomLiquidation; assets purchased by Time Group
Exxon Office SystemsExxon EnterprisesUnited StatesAcquired by Harris Corporation
First Class SystemsUnited StatesDissolved
Floating Point SystemsUnited StatesAcquired by Cray
FoonlyUnited StatesDissolution
Fortune SystemsUnited StatesExited the computer business
Franklin Computer CorporationUnited StatesExited the computer business; reorganized into Franklin Electronic Publishers
Friden, Inc.United StatesAcquired by Singer Corporation
Gateway, Inc.United StatesAcquired by Acer; brand revived in the United States in 2020
General AutomationUnited States
General Computer CorporationUnited StatesDissolution
General ElectricUnited StatesSold computer division to Honeywell
Genisco TechnologyUnited StatesBankruptcy
GericomAustriaAcquired by Quanmax AG and merged with Systemhaus mit Eigentechnologie
GimixUnited States
Gnat ComputersUnited StatesAcquired by Data Technology Industries
GO CorporationUnited StatesDissolution
Gould ElectronicsGermanySold computer division to Nippon Mining; division in turn sold to Encore Computer in 1988
Grid SystemsTandy Corporation United StatesAcquired by Tandy Corporation; brand sold to UK investors in 1993, which still exists as Grid Defence Systems-
HAL Computer SystemsFujitsu United StatesDissolution
Handspring, Inc.United StatesAcquired by Palm, Inc.
Harris CorporationUnited StatesSpun off computer division as Harris Computer Systems in 1994, itself acquired by Concurrent Computer Corporation in 1996
Hazeltine CorporationUnited StatesAcquired by Emerson Electric
Hewlett-PackardUnited StatesBroken up into Hewlett Packard Enterprise and HP Inc.
HoneywellUnited StatesSold computer division to Groupe Bull
HTCTaiwanSold computer division to Alphabet Inc.
IMLACUnited StatesAcquired by Hazeltine Corporation
IMS Associates, Inc.United StatesBankruptcy
InacomUnited StatesBankruptcy
Informer Computer TerminalsUnited StatesDissolution
Ithaca InterSystemsUnited StatesDissolution
Intelligence Technology CorporationUnited StatesDissolution
International Computers and TabulatorsUnited KingdomAcquired by International Computers Limited
International Computers LimitedUnited KingdomAcquired by Fujitsu
Intertec Data SystemsUnited StatesBankruptcy
Iskra DeltaSloveniaBankruptcy
Jetta InternationalUnited StatesDissolution
JonosPhoenix Group United StatesBankruptcy
Jupiter CantabUnited KingdomBankruptcy
KayproNon-Linear SystemsUnited StatesBankruptcy
Kenbak CorporationUnited StatesAcquired by CTI Education Products
Kendall Square ResearchUnited StatesBankruptcy
KohjinshaJapanDissolution
Korea Data SystemsSouth KoreaLeft the computer business
LanSlide Gaming PCsUnited StatesDissolution
Lap PowerSwedenBankruptcy
Leading Edge ProductsDaewoo
Manuhold Investment AG
United StatesAcquired by Daewoo; division in turn sold to Manuhold Investment AG; brand phased out in 1997
Leading TechnologyUnited StatesAcquired by VTech
LéanordFranceMerged with Intertechnique-
LibrascopeSinger Corporation United StatesAcquired by Loral Space & Communications
Librex Computer SystemsNippon Steel CorporationUnited StatesDissolution
Linus TechnologiesUnited StatesDissolution
Lisp MachinesUnited StatesBankruptcy
LogAbaxFranceBought by Olivetti-
Logical Machine CorporationUnited StatesDissolution
Luxor ABSwedenSold computer division to Nokia in 1985; brand phased out in 1986
Mad ComputersUnited States
MagnavoxPhilipsUnited StatesMagnavox-branded computers discontinued in 1992
Magnuson Computer SystemsUnited StatesBankruptcy
Martin ResearchUnited StatesAcquired by Zebra Technologies
MASSCOMPUnited StatesAcquired by Concurrent Computer Corporation
MasParUnited StatesAcquired by Accrue Software
MaxdataGermanyDissolution; warranty claims taken over by Swiss Belinea AG, itself acquired by Bluechip Computer
MeeboxMexicoDissolution
Metaphor Computer SystemsUnited StatesAcquired by IBM
Micro CraftUnited StatesDissolution; restructured as Dimension Electronics in 1987
Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry SystemsUnited StatesAcquired by Pertec Computer
Microdata CorporationUnited StatesAcquired by McDonnell Douglas
Micron TechnologyUnited StatesSpun off computer division as MPC Corporation
MicromationUnited States
Micronics ComputersUnited StatesAcquired by Diamond Multimedia
MicroOfficeUnited StatesAcquired by Telxon Corporation in 1985
Micros SystemsUnited StatesAcquired by Oracle Corporation
Midwest Scientific InstrumentsUnited StatesDissolution
Mitsubishi ElectricMitsubishi GroupJapanExited the computer business
ModcompUnited StatesExited the computer business; survives today as CSPi Technology Solutions, a systems integrator
Mohawk Data Sciences CorporationUnited StatesAcquired by Decision Data; previously restructured as Qantel Corporation
Monorail Inc.United StatesDissolution
Motion ComputingUnited StatesAcquired by Xplore Technologies
MPC CorporationUnited StatesBankruptcy
MotorolaUnited StatesDissolution
MultiflowUnited StatesDissolution
MycronNorwayExited the computer industry
NBI IncorporatedUnited StatesBankruptcy
nCUBEUnited StatesAcquired by C-COR
NeowareUnited StatesAcquired by Hewlett-Packard
Network Computing DevicesUnited StatesDissolution
NeXTUnited StatesAcquired by Apple Computer
Nixdorf ComputerWest GermanyAcquired by Siemens; renamed Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG
Norsk DataNorwayAcquired by Telenor
Northgate Computer SystemsUnited StatesAcquired by Lan Plus, after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1994
Northwest Microcomputer SystemsUnited StatesDissolution
North Star ComputersUnited StatesDissolution
Noval, Inc.Gremlin Industries
Sega
United StatesDissolution
Ohio ScientificUnited StatesAcquired by M/A-COM
OlivettiItalyExited the computer business
OmnidataUnited StatesDissolution
Onyx SystemsUnited StatesAcquired by Corvus Systems
Osborne Computer CorporationUnited StatesDissolution; assets and name sold to Mikrolog Ltd, of Finland
OtronaUnited StatesBankruptcy
Outbound SystemsUnited StatesBankruptcy
Pacific Cyber/MetrixUnited StatesDissolution
Packard BellUnited StatesMajority stake purchased by NEC in 1995; stake relinquished in 2006; eventually acquired by Acer Inc. in 2008
Packard Bell Computer CorporationPackard Bell CorporationUnited StatesAcquired by Raytheon Company
Panda ProjectUnited StatesExited the computer business
Pandigital, Inc.United StatesBankruptcy
Parallan ComputerUnited StatesExited the computer business
Parasitic EngineeringUnited StatesDissolution
PenceptUnited States
Pertec ComputerUnited StatesAcquired by Triumph-Adler
PhilcoUnited StatesExited the computer business before being acquired by Ford Motor Company
PhilipsNetherlandsSold computer division to Digital Equipment Corporation
PolyMorphic SystemsUnited States
Poqet Computer CorporationUnited StatesAcquired by Fujitsu
Power Computing CorporationUnited StatesAcquired by Apple Computer
Prime ComputerUnited StatesAcquired by Parametric Technology Corporation
Processor TechnologyUnited StatesDissolution
Pronto ComputersUnited StatesBankruptcy
Psystar CorporationUnited StatesExited the computer business following permanent injunction to stop selling computers with Apple's Mac OS X
Pyramid TechnologyUnited StatesAcquired by Siemens
Q1 CorporationUnited StatesAcquired by Nixdorf Computer
Quantex MicrosystemsUnited StatesBankruptcy
Quasar Data ProductsUnited StatesDissolution
Réalisation d'Études ÉlectroniquesFranceTaken over by Groupe Bull-
Radio ShackTandy CorporationUnited StatesBranding subsumed by the Tandy name in 1983
Raytheon CompanyUnited StatesSpun off as Raytheon Data Systems in 1971, itself acquired by Telex Corporation in 1984
RCAUnited StatesExited the computer business in 1971; division sold to Sperry Rand in 1972
Reeves Instrument CorporationUnited States
Remington RandUnited StatesAcquired by Sperry Corporation to form Sperry Rand
RegnecentralenDenmarkAcquired by International Computers Limited
Reply CorporationUnited StatesAcquired by Radius Inc.
Ridge ComputersUnited StatesDissolution
RGS ElectronicsUnited StatesDissolution
ROLMIBM United StatesAcquired by Siemens
Seattle Computer ProductsUnited StatesDissolution
SanyoJapanAcquired by Panasonic
Scientific Data SystemsUnited StatesAcquired by Xerox
Sequent Computer SystemsUnited StatesAcquired by IBM
SiemensGermanySiemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG merged with Fujitsu into Fujitsu Siemens Computers in 1999; remaining stake sold to Fujitsu in 2009
Silicon Graphics InternationalUnited StatesFormerly Rackable Systems, Inc., it acquired Silicon Graphics, Inc. in 2009; acquired by Hewlett Packard Enterprise in 2016
Silicon Graphics, Inc.United StatesAcquired by Rackable Systems, Inc., to become Silicon Graphics International
SIMIVFranceExited the computer business-
Sinclair ResearchUnited KingdomAcquired by Amstrad
Sirius Systems TechnologyUnited StatesAcquired by Datatronic AB
Smoke Signal BroadcastingUnited StatesDissolution
SMT GoupilFranceBankruptcy-
Société d'Electronique et d'AutomatismeFranceMerged within CII-
Société européenne de mini-informatique et systèmesFranceMerged into Groupe Bull-
Solbourne ComputerUnited StatesAcquired by Deloitte Consulting
Soyo GroupUnited StatesBankruptcy
SpectravideoUnited StatesAcquired by SpectraVideo plc, unrelated holding company from the United Kingdom
Sperry CorporationUnited StatesMerged with Burroughs to form Unisys; company was formerly Sperry Rand until it dropped Rand from its name in 1978 and continued as Sperry
Sperry RandUnited StatesReverted to Sperry Corporation name in 1978
Stardent Inc.United StatesRestructured as Kubota Graphics in 1994; dissolved the same year
Sun MicrosystemsUnited StatesAcquired by Oracle Corporation
Southwest Technical Products CorporationUnited StatesDissolution
STM SystemsUnited States
SycorUnited States
Symbiotic SystemsUnited StatesDissolution
SymbolicsUnited StatesBankruptcy
SyntrexUnited StatesDissolution
SystemaxUnited StatesExited the computer business
Systems Engineering LaboratoriesUnited StatesAcquired by Gould Electronics
Systime ComputersUnited StatesAcquired by Control Data Corporation; broken up in 1989
T-PlatformsRussiaBankruptcy
Tadpole ComputerUnited StatesAcquired by General Dynamics
Tandem ComputersUnited StatesAcquired by Compaq; then Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Tandon CorporationUnited StatesDissolution
Tandy CorporationUnited StatesSold computer division to AST Research; former parent company of Radio Shack
Tangerine Computer SystemsUnited KingdomBankruptcy
TélémécaniqueFranceComputer division merged with CII's minicomputer division to become Société européenne de mini-informatique et systèmes -
Tava CorporationUnited StatesAcquired by Replitech
Terak CorporationUnited StatesAcquired by Sanders Associates
TeleVideoUnited StatesDissolution
TeleramUnited StatesBankruptcy
Texas InstrumentsUnited StatesSold computer division to Acer Inc.
Thinking Machines CorporationUnited StatesBankruptcy; hardware and software divisions acquired by Sun Microsystems
Three Rivers Computer CorporationUnited StatesBankruptcy
Tiki DataNorwayAcquired by Merkantildata
Timex SinclairUnited StatesDissolution
Tiny ComputersUnited KingdomAcquired by Time Group; brand phased out in 2005
ToshibaJapanDiscontinued computer lineup in 2016; computer business restructured as Dynabook Inc. in 2018, with majority of its shares sold to Sharp Corporation the same year; remaining shares sold to Sharp in 2020
TriGem