Tadpole Computer
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Tadpole Computer is a manufacturer of rugged (military specification) UNIX workstations and thin client laptops and lightweight servers. Tadpole is based in Cupertino, California.
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[edit] Products
Tadpole laptops currently use either SPARC- or x86-based microprocessors. The SPARC-based SPARCbook laptops are sold with the Solaris operating systems, and their x86-based laptops with SUSE 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 to reduce power consumption and heat. 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. [1]
During the early 1990s, a PowerPC-based laptop was also produced.
[edit] Company history
In 1998, Tadpole acquired RDI Computer Corporation of Carlsbad, California for $6 million.
In August 2005, Tadpole was acquired by General Dynamics.
[edit] See also
- Toughbook, Panasonic's rugged portable computers
- Military computers
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