RDI PowerLite


The RDI PowerLite is a series of SPARC-based laptop computers marketed by RDI Computer Corporation, now owned by Tadpole Computer.
PowerLite models were all based on Sun's sun4m architecture, and were fully compatible with all operating systems and software developed for them. All models had support for two 2.5" SCSI hard drives and one floppy drive or PCMCIA adapter, or three 2.5" SCSI hard drives. 104-key keyboards and trackballs were also included. In addition, there were docking stations available, with SBus slots and additional 3.5" hard drive bays.
A ruggedized model was also released, the RUGGEDIZED PowerLite, with one floppy drive and PCMCIA standard, and an optional CD-ROM or DAT drive.
ModelCPUCPU MHzFramebufferLCD optionsBase RAMMax RAMWeightSimilar Sun model
PowerLite 50microSPARC50 MHzcgthree10.4", 640x480, 256 color, 65,535 color palette
10.4", 1024x768, 256 color, 512 color palette		16 MiB80 MiBSPARCclassic
PowerLite 85microSPARC II85 MHzTurbo GX10.4", 640x480, 256 color, 262,144 color palette
10.4", 800x600, 262,144 colors
10.4", 1024x768, 256 color, 512 color palette		32 MiB128 MiB, later SPARCstation 5
PowerLite 110microSPARC II110 MHzTurbo GX10.4", 640x480, 256 color, 262,144 color palette
10.4", 800x600, 262,144 colors
10.4", 1024x768, 256 color, 512 color palette
12.1", 1024x768, 4,096 colors		32 MiB128 MiB, later SPARCstation 5
RUGGEDIZED PowerLitemicroSPARC II110 MHzTurbo GX10.4", 640x480
10.4", 1024x768		32 MiB128 MiBSPARCstation 5
PowerLite Turbo 170TurboSPARC170 MHzTurbo GX12.1", 800x600, 262,144 colors
12.1", 1024x768		32 MiB256 MiBSPARCstation 5