Not only is this a link page, but also a bibliography. Many of these sites I have taken information from. Check them out.

The CPU Info Center - very detailed information on CPUs

Intel's Homepage Intel's History of the CPU - number one manufacturer of CPUs.

Tom's Hardware Guide - very good. Has detailed information and news.

Kingston Homepage Kingston's Memory Guide - company that manufactures RAM.

The BIOS Survival Guide - what it says.

Snake Oil, Miracle Cures, and Computer Monitors - educational guide for buying monitors.

ZDnet's Homepage - a very popular En'zine that has information on many aspects of computers.

Lucent Technologies Homepage Lucent's Transistor FAQ - company that deals with communications.

Anand's Hardware Tech Page - contains news and reviews of hardware.

Hardware Pairnet.com - mostly news.

Spumador's HW Page- tweak your PC.

System Optimization Hardware and Performance Guide- more tweaking.

The Fast Graphics Site - all about getting, well, fast graphics.

One book I used that must get credit is How Computers Work by Ron White of Ziff Davis publishing. I highly recommend this book for learning the basics of computers it is very straightforward and has good illustrations to help.