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Tadpole launches new Unix notebook
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Date: 27 August 2002
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(ICT World)
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Linda Rosencrance, Computerworld (US online)
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Tadpole Technology has begun shipping its SPARCbook 5000, a new notebook that uses Sun Microsystems' Solaris operating system.
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Tadpole says the ultra-sleek notebook, which weighs less than 7lbs, has the power of a complete Sun workstation in a 1,8-inch-deep frame.
According to Tadpole, the notebook is built around the 500MHz UltraSparc IIe microprocessor and the Solaris 8 operating system from Sun, and is 30% smaller and 20% lighter than the company's UltraBookIIe notebook.
The SPARCbook 5000 notebook is 100% binary-compatible with Sun desktops and servers and can run the full inventory of Solaris applications. It also offers the connectivity features and performance normally associated with a full-size Sun workstation and monitor, Tadpole says, including 15,1-inch XGA and optional SXGA display resolutions, 2GB of memory and removable disk capacity of up to 80GB.
Tadpole claims that the SPARCbook 5000 is suited for design engineers working at remote locations; for customer-site demonstrations by sales and software training teams; and for federal and homeland defence agency workers in support of their military and intelligence gathering field deployments.
SPARCbook 5000 notebook features include a CD-RW/DVD-ROM, dual Ethernet ports, PC Card sockets, stereo speakers and a Sun-compatible integrated keyboard with glide-point touchpad and three-button mouse. In addition, the new laptop has numerous networking, serial, parallel, PS2, video and Universal Serial Bus ports for system expansion and network connectivity.
Pricing for the SPARCbook 5000 notebook ranges from $6 000 to $12 000, depending on configuration.
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