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last checked 25 Oct 2015
 
 

Internet Security :
http://www.symantec.com/index.htm
http://www.zonelabs.com
http://www.mcafee.com/uk/
http://www.f-secure.com/
http://www.sophos.com/
http://www.kaspersky.com/
AVG free AV
Avira free AV
Avast free AV
Microsoft security
Total 360 security
Information on cryptography at The George Washington University

 
 
BIOS :
AMI: http://www.ami.com/
Phoenix Technologies: http://www.phoenix.com/

 
 
Chipsets :
Intel 440BX: http://www.intel.com/design/chipsets/440bx/index.htm?iid=PCG+devleftnav&
Intel 810: http://www.intel.com/design/chipsets/810/index.htm?iid=PCG+devleftnav&
Intel H61: http://www.intel.co.uk/content/www/us/en/chipsets/mainstream-chipsets/h61-express-chipset.html


 
 

CPU Manufacturers :
AMD
Intel
VIA

Processors :
Intel Pentium
Intel Celeron
Intel Pentium III Xeon
Newer CPUs

AMD Athlon
AMD Duron
AMD K6-III AMD K6-2
VIA Cyrix

 
  Form Factor :
ATX, Micro ATX, BTX etc specification

 
 

PC Connectors:
AGP :
AGP Specification: ec


PCI:
PCISIG (Peripheral Component Interconnect Special Interest Group): http://www.pcisig.com/
PICMG (PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group): http://www.picmg.org/
SCSI:
Adaptec SCSI controller: http://www.adaptec.com/
SCSI Trade Association: http://www.scsita.org/
USB:
Intel USB Component Family: http://www.intel.com/design/usb/
USB Implementors Forum: http://www.usb.org
IEEE-1394 (Firewire):
IEEE-1394 Printer Working Group: http://www.pwg.org/p1394/
1394 Trade Association: http://www.1394ta.org/
Fire Wire Apple Developer Connection: http://developer.apple.com/hardware/FireWire/
Intelligent I/O (I2O):
I2O Special Interest Group: http://www.i2osig.org/
Intel I2O Technology: http://www.intel.com/design/iio/index.htm
IrDA (Infra Red Data Association):
Infra Red Data Association: http://www.irda.org/

 
  Connectors connections & pinouts: http://pinouts.ru/  
  Intel Hardware Design: http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/business/design  
  Toms' Hardware Guide: http://www.tomshardware.com  
  Interesting tech stuff http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Technical/index.html