... as named in the 18 July 1996 issue of Digital Dispatch, the newsletter of CNET: The Computer Network:
10. Sonny and Cherware
9. Adam and the ANSI
8. Macdonna
7. The Hex Pistols
6. Net King Cole
5. MSN, Lake, and Palmer
4. R.A.M.
3. The Telnet Underground
2. Perl Jam
1. Snoop Dossy-DOS