A new thread that may swim in hibernation for a few days or weeks as the process of evolution takes place ......

Imagine a slimmed down debt free company with one division stacked with orders and self financing with cash in the bank.

Then imagine a partner for the other division with pockets so deep that they could fund a rocket to the moon ..... and back

Dreaming of course but Tads can do that to you ..... what a gem or is that a bygone dream as well .....


ainsoph


We started the day at 4.75p mid - risk grade 583 - currently 6p - spamming posts 63 out of 140

HW again


May 19, 2003
Tadpole Unveils Unix Mobile Workstation
By Jeffrey Burt

Since its managed buyout from its parent company earlier this year, Tadpole Computer Inc. has said it will create two product lines, one in keeping with its high-end and expensive Unix-based laptops.

The second one will house less expensive mobile computers that officials with the Cupertino, Calif., company hope will help expand their customer base.

On Monday, Tadpole came out with the first of these products, a 64-bit Unix mobile workstation called Sparcle. The new device starts at $2,995, half the cost of the company's least expensive notebook, the Sparcbook 5000, which can range in price from $6,000 to almost $12,000. The average price of a Tadpole product until now was in the $25,000 to $30,000 range, officials said.


There will be several models of the laptop, with prices ranging to about $6,000.

"The opportunity here is to leverage the technical piece and get a product out there to the market, and a big step in that is the price," said Mark Johnston, president and CEO of Tadpole.

The notebook, available immediately, is completely binary compatible with Sun Microsystems Inc.'s Sparc chip technology and Solaris operating system. Its high-end version offers up to a 650MHz Sparc IIi chip, 2GB of memory and an 80GB hard drive. It also weighs in at 6.5 pounds and offers up to 3 hours of battery life, according to Edward Crump, director of engineering.

Crump said the machine should not be viewed as simply a notebook, but more as a server with notebook capabilities that can run Java applications and has StarOffice in every system shipped.

There also is a CPU sharing technology that enables users whose CPU is not being fully utilized to run tasks in a background mode via a wireless 802.11b WiFi network, Crump said.

Though Tadpole traditionally works in the Unix space, John Butler, vice president of sales and marketing, said the company will keep an eye on how Intel Corp.'s 64-bit Itanium chip and Advanced Micro Device Inc.'s 64-bit Opteron processor develop, and will consider them in the future.

ains re post 36
so do I :-))
Guru

HW again


May 19, 2003
Tadpole's Chance to SPARCLE with Laptop
By Michael Singer

Forget your P4s and your Athlons, Tadpole Computer is relying on SPARC chips to sell its latest line of notebooks.

The Cupertino, Calif.-based hardware firm Monday unveiled a new entry-level 64-bit laptop called "SPARCLE" running with up to 650 MHz processor speed, 2GB of RAM, 80GB hard drive and weigh less than 7 pounds.

With a starting price of $2,995, the company says the notebook also comes with good battery life, 15"SXGA+ TFT screen, and broad peripheral support. Plus, Tadpole claims its new SPARCLE is the first 64-bit laptop to feature fully integrated 802.11b Wi-Fi (define).

"The industry has been asking for greater value in an enterprise-class notebook solution that can run 64-bit applications, and only Tadpole has delivered on this," Tadpole president and CEO Mark Johnston said in a statement.

The company says its latest notebooks are ideal for software engineers, field engineers and technical consultants who are telecommuting or working on the road. Tadpole says field sales and support personnel might also benefit from SPARCLE with the ability to conduct demos, training and support at remote locations.

"In the 64-bit technical computing market there is a need for the same portable productivity that users in the PC world enjoy," said Gartner Dataquest Principal Analyst Anthony Kros. "Engineers have a need for notebooks that allow them to telecommute or work on the road using their native development environments, and sales and support staff have a need for notebook solutions that help them demonstrate and administer enterprise-class applications at remote sites".

Tadpole was one of the first Silicon Valley companies to offer 64-bit notebooks and it has a large base of 64-bit portable systems. All of the company's products are also Sun Microsystems SPARC binary compatible, such as its SPARCbook, UltraBookIIi and portable VoyagerIIi server. Prior to the new SPARCLE notebooks, the company's least expensive SPARC-based offering -- the SPARCbook 5000 -- cost about $6,000.

"Based on 20 years of experience in the 64-bit UNIX market, we've developed a notebook computer that gives users the opportunity to experience 64-bit computing on-the-go, at an unprecedented sub-$3,000 price. We're thrilled to be able to deliver the productivity-enhancing benefits of 64-bit computing to our existing customers, and to a whole new breed of users, wherever they're working," Johnston said.

In addition to SPARC-based systems, Tadpole also serves up UNIX notebooks, portable servers and slim form factor rackmount servers.

Once the hardware division of U.K.-based Tadpole Technology, the concern recently completed a management buyout from its former parent.

I must admit to buying a few more too. Seemed to good an opportunity to pass up on since we're so close to breaking resistance that, if we go through, it'll be a long while before we see these prices again. If we don't well, I'm still ahead on balance because I bought in the other day.

guru ..... it's good to talk ;-))

Ainsoph :

A 50k+ day.

The only trades you have claimed are a 49666 and a 66666 !!!

Are you saying you still hold all those shares you bought at
higher prices, you must do because it's impossible to be up
50 on just over a 100k shares ??

Gravy

Ains, What are the MM's doing as we approach the bell?

when will the mm's admit it and shift the bid and offer up 0.5p?

Gravy
do you want his bank account and sort code as well.
LOL
Guru

5/6 blue - one rd from just before 3pm


3.3 with house on offer after the 300k not surprising



ains

guru - he sounds like one of those Nigerian princesses with 500 million to launder - if only you give them details of your bank account ... lol

I like it how ainsoph gets certain names to ask questions
to him :-))

Guru :

How can he be in front 50k please ??

For once can any of you be honest in your posts ??

Gravy

They must have cleared half of that already so they're not exactly flush.

they are competing with the other two mm's on offer

Tick up by wins ..... all blue now and thats another 7.5K .....

1.2 as we head for close

big roll over .....

No answer I see guru :-))

Do you all lie in your sleep as well.

Ainsoph :

You claim to be a better trader than me......LOL....

Buddy, i am in a different league to you......for every good
call you may make and there's not a lot I make 10 !!!

You are a amateur, the trades you name are tiny :-))

Gravy

Interesting, I didn't know that one was out there

DENSIL DEAR,
NOT HAVING YOU TALK TO ME WOULD BE AN HONOUR -SQUELCH AWAY

iAIN