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- From: dj@micromuse.co.uk (DJ Walker-Morgan)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun.hardware
- Subject: Re: SUN Sparc-Compatible Laptops
- Message-ID: <Bxuu9K.H2J@micromuse.co.uk>
- Date: 17 Nov 92 09:56:07 GMT
- References: <1992Nov15.221752.27708@mksol.dseg.ti.com>
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- Organization: MicroMuse - The SPARC dudes
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- In article 27708@mksol.dseg.ti.com, ctalbott@mksol.dseg.ti.com (christopher j talbott) writes:
- >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
-
- WRONG! The Tadpole Technolgies machine has it's own motherboard using
- PC developed chippery and a natty thing called the PBUS which interfaces these
- to a SPARC.
-
- The machine based on the IPC/IPX mother board is the RDI Britelite, which is
- a portable rather than a laptop.
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