- Tadpole Computer
Tadpole Computer is a manufacturer of rugged (military specification) UNIX
workstation s andthin client laptops and lightweight servers. Tadpole is based inCupertino, California .Products
Tadpole laptops currently use either
SPARC - orx86 -based microprocessors. The SPARC-based SPARCbook laptops are sold with the Solaris operating systems, and their x86-based laptops withSUSE Linux .Microsoft Windows is optional.An Alpha-based laptop, the ALPHAbook 1, was announced on 4 December 1995 and became available in 1996. It used a Alpha 21066A microprocessor specified for a maximum clock frequency of 233 MHz. The microprocessor was capable of throttling its clock frequency. It was accompanied by a 512 KB B-cache (L2 cache). The ALPHAbook 1 had 1 MB of VRAM and a 10.4-inch TFT screen and is capable of displaying 256 colors from 262,144 at a resolution of 800 × 600 with the TFT screen and 1024 × 768 on external displays. The laptop used the
OpenVMS operating system. [ [http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Tadpole+Technology+announces+the+ALPHAbook+1,+the+world's+most...-a017809952 "Tadpole Technology announces the ALPHAbook 1, the world's most powerful notebook computer". Business Wire, 3 December 1995.] ]During the early 1990s, a
PowerPC -based laptop was also produced.Company history
In 1998, Tadpole acquired RDI Computer Corporation of
Carlsbad, California for $6 million.In August 2005, Tadpole was acquired by
General Dynamics .ee also
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Toughbook ,Panasonic 's rugged portable computersReferences
External links
* [http://www.tadpolecomputer.com Tadpole Computer]
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