Sneak Preview: Multitasking Talin Laptop Is Linux-Ready (TechWeb)

[Posted March 23, 2004 by cook]

TechWeb looks at Tadpole Computer's Talin laptop. "Installing Linux on the desktop can be frustrating, especially if you have a wireless setup: Newer chipsets and standards for wireless networking often aren't included in the latest distribution, and using the open-source drivers available is no stroll in the park. But Tadpole Computer's Talin line of corporate laptops should get you whistling a happier tune. The notebooks come preinstalled with the Linux OS--a customized SuSE Desktop 1.0 distribution--and Sun Microsystems' Java Desktop System, which includes the latest version of Sun's StarOffice 7 productivity software. And they are ready for wireless."

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Posted Mar 25, 2004 14:20 UTC (Thu) by davecb (subscriber, #1574) [Link]

I'm a happy Tadpole user, and one of my former colleagues still has her SPARC 1+ Tadpole running... so I suspect mine will last a few years (;-))

--dave