PCjr HARDWARE SUPPLIERS BY TOM PORPIGLIA PC^3 USERS GROUP PCjr SIG CHAIRPERSON ROCHESTER, NY Hardware availability for the PCjr has always been an issue; who has what and for how much. I have spent hours collecting and reading literature from the various companies and would like to share this with all of the dedicated PCjr users out there who might not know where to go for hardware. These are the most recent known vendors. It is by no means an endorsement of any one vendor, however I will make some recommendations based strictly on literature, reputation, and configuration needs. If you are looking strictly for memory add-ons then you should contact Micro Advanced Systems, Honey Computers, PC Enterprises or Micro Products (formerly Impulse) If you already have a memory expansion and are looking for a 2nd disk drive or hard disk check out Electronic Specality Devices or J & M systems and Honey Computers. The best buy for the money for memory and drive expansions is Racore. Just remember that if you already have memory expanded beyond 128k that you will have to discard your expansion and use Racore's memory. Legacy has a very good unit but is very expensive. Additionally, if you have a limited memory expansion such as the Techmar Captain, Microsoft Booster, or IBM memory expansion etc., these units can be modified cost-effectively to provide full memory expansion. Contact Electronic Specality Devices, or PC Enterprizes. There are two national PCjr User Groups, and a jr Newsletter. I am familiar only with the Peanut Gallery, which has a tremendous membership and product support. The newsletter is informative and has something to interest everyone. The Peanut GAllery Phone: 800-835-2246 P.O. Box 1587 Troy, MI 48099 BBS: 313-585-3893 The National PCjr User's Group Phone: 918-492-0511 1504 E. 71st Place #1308 Tulsa, OK 74136 OR 130 Hosmer Drive Phone: 315-635-9209 Syracuse, NY 13209 jr Newsletter P.O. Box 163 Southbury, CT 06488 $18.00/year This file is available for downloading on "FINGERLAKES HOME COMPANION" BBS in Honeoye Falls, NY. 716-624-4034 SYSTEMS PERIPHERALS CONSULTANTS Phone: 619-693-8611 9747 BUSINESS PARK AVE. SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92131 Hard disk systems MICRO PRODUCTS Phone: 801-562-5008 7016 S. 4th STREEET MIDVALE, UTAH 84047 Memory expansion LEGACY TECHNOLOGY Phone: 800-228-7257, 402-466-8114 4817 N. 56th STREET LINCOLN, NEBRASKA 68504 2nd disk/hard disk, memory, DMA ELECTRONIC SPECALTY DEVICES Phone: 216-235-9550 407 WYSLESWOOD DRIVE BEREA, OHIO 44017 2nd/3rd/hard drives, memory, DMA MICRO ADVANCED SYSTEMS Phone: 408-435-0596 2015 O'TOOLE AVE. SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA 95131 Memory, Parallel port, system clock RIM ELECTRONICS INC. Phone: 408-778-1286 16890 CHURCH ST. #203 MORGAN HILLS, CALIFORNIA 95037 Hard disk systems J & M SYSTEMS LTD. Phone: 505-292-4182 15100-A CENTRAL S.E. ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO 87123 2nd drive, hard disk RACORE COMPUTER PRODUCTS INC. Phone:800-325-1833; BBS 801-363-8720 CORPORATE OFFICE 10 VICTOR SQUARE System expansions; SCOTTS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA 95066 Memory, drives, DMA, LAN, hard disks MICROSOFT CORP. Phone: 206-882-8088 16011 N.E. 36th WAY BOX 97017 REDMOND, WASHINGTON 98073 Memory, mouse KEYTRONIC CORP. Phone: 800-262-6006 SPOKANE IND. PK. BLDG. 14 P.O. BOX 14687 SPOKANE, WASHINGTON 99216 Keyboards PC ENTERPRISES Phone: 201-280-0025 P.O. BOX 292 BELMAR, NEW JERSEY 07719 2nd/hard drives, memory, keyboards CREATIVE FIRMWARE INC. Phone: 800-622-4070 P.O. BOX 850064 RICHARDSON, TEXAS 75085 2nd drive MICRO SERVICE CO. Phone: 301-325-6417 P.O. BOX 592 HUNT VALLEY, MARYLAND 21030 2nd drive, memory HONEY COMPUTERS Phone: 415-431-8399 3145 GEARY BLVD. SUITE 150 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94118 2nd/hard drives, memory, keyboards