    On the supply side, the disasters has had both direct and
indirect impacts.  In terms of direct impacts, companies like
Toshiba, Hitachi, Sony, and Panasonic had factories and/or
research operations in the Sendai area that were damaged or even
destroyed by the earthquake or tsunami, with resulting loss of
production.  Other Japanese tech vendors who did not experience
damage to their facilities still face disruption due to the
destruction of ports, rail and road systems for moving parts and
components in and finished products out.  And even firms who did
not face damage to or disruption of production due to the direct
effects of the disasters are still having factory production
hurt by rolling black outs and problems in employees getting to
work as utilities and transportation systems react to the loss
of the Fukushima Dai-ichi and other power stations.  The
combination of damaged factories, disrupted transportation, and
production delays in Japan are sending shocks through global
supply chains for comput