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- From: ctalbott@mksol.dseg.ti.com (christopher j talbott)
- Subject: Re: SUN Sparc-Compatible Laptops
- Message-ID: <1992Nov15.221752.27708@mksol.dseg.ti.com>
- Keywords: What / where are they?
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- Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1992 22:17:52 GMT
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- In article <83631@ut-emx.uucp>, sjk@ut-emx.uucp (Phil Alvin) writes:
- |>
- |> I am interested in getting information on Sparc-compatible laptops,
- |> but I don't know where to start. Who makes such things? What do
- |> they cost? How compatible are they? Is it possible top set one up
- |> to run with a large drive, etc. at one location and stand-alone
- |> when travelling with it? Where should I look for more information
- |> and pricing? Are there academic pricings available?
-
- There's an company called Tadpole Technologies which manufactures a
- SPARC-compatible laptop. It's called a SPARCBook, and it's basically
- a Sun SPARCStation IPC/IPX in a laptop case. It uses the exact same
- motherboard as the IP? series. I'm not sure what size drives they offer,
- but at last count, the screen they provide is 1024x768, which is not quite
- as large as the Sun-standard 1152x900, and it's monochrome. I think the
- basic SPARCBook starts at around $6000. You should be able to find an
- ad for them in either UNIXWorld or SunExpert.
-
- Another entry in the SPARC laptop arena was a company called RDI, with
- a product called BriteLite. A company called AnDataCo (800-334-9191) was
- marketing them for a while, but the last information I have about it is
- over a year old.
-
- |> Thanks much for any information,
- |>
- |> Scot
- |> sjk@emx.cc.utexas.edu
- |> sjk@astro.as.utexas.edu
- |> Astronomy Dept
- |> University of Texas at Austin
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