Tadpole Technology Plc, Cambridge, UK reports that its Austin, Texas-based US operation has won a singular accolade from Sun Microsystems Inc: Sun’s Lincoln, Massachusetts-based SunExpress unit is to carry the Sparcbook Unix-based notebook computer, offering it to end users and resellers via its SunExpress telemarketing sales operation. The Sparcbook will be promoted by SunExpress via its quarterly catalogue and outbound telesales force. Orders are being taken now with typical delivery of three to five days.Sparcbook runs Solaris 1.0 with Open Windows 3, and costs $4,950 with 8Mb CPU, 85Mb disk and grey scale display; 16Mb and 32Mb CPUs, 240Mb disk and colour are also available.
