Tadpole SPARCbook 3LC

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Powered by a 50MHz Texas Instruments Inc microSparc processor delivering 59.1 MIPs, and weighing 2 lbs less than the company's earlier Sparcbook models, the Sparcbook 3LC is a lower cost version of the Sparcbook 3 with mono passive display, removable 2.5 drive, PCMCIA slots, 1Mb frame buffer, and 8-bit audio capability. It comes pre-loaded with SunSoft Inc Solaris 1 or 2 and Version 2.0 of Tadpole's Nomadic Computing Environment. The system board, memory and disk drives can be upgraded. With SunSoft's WABI or Insignia Solution Ltd's SoftWindows, the Sparcbook 3 can run any Windows or MS-DOS software. It comes with on-board Weitek P9000 graphics accelerator; IBM Corp Thinkpad keyboard with an integrated Pointing Stick and internal 12V Nickel Metal Hydride or external 12V Nickel Cadmium battery pack; the Sparcbook 3LC sold for $7,500.

Manufacturer: Tadpole
Date: 1994



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This exhibit has a reference ID of CH37888. Please quote this reference ID in any communication with the Centre for Computing History.

 

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