[SPARCbook] Tadpole-RDI Monthly Newsletter : December 1999

[Diane Joseph]

TADPOLE-RDI NEWSLETTER - December 1999
Portable UNIX Workstations & Servers for a Mobile World

CONTENTS:
1.	New Product Releases
2.	Tadpole-RDI continues its "Voyage to the Future Drawing"
3.	Tech Tip of the Month
4.	Tadpole-RDI Launches Online User Forum
5.	Special Year End Promotions

1)	New Product Releases

Tadpole-RDI announces expanded product offerings for PrecisionBook and SPARCbook customers.

Effective December 1, Tadpole-RDI announces the availability of the HP-UX11.0 operating system upgrade kit for current PrecisionBook users.  Users may now upgrade from HP-UX10.20 to HP-UX11.0 by ordering model SW-OS11.0-UPG, MSRP $995.  Contact your Tadpole-RDI sales rep for details or a price quotation.

http://www.tadpolerdi.com/precisionb/index.html

Effective December 9, Tadpole-RDI announces the availability of a 6GB SCSI disk drive for SPARCbook users.  The 6GB drive is compatible with all SPARCbook 3TX, 3GX and 3XP models, order model T2-RDD-6G, MSRP $1140. Contact your Tadpole-RDI sales rep for details or a price quotation.

http://www.tadpolerdi.com/sparcbook/index.html

2)	Tadpole-RDI continues its "Voyage to the Future Drawing"
Double your chances to win by entering NOW!  Each entry that is submitted from the Tadpole-RDI Newsletter receives TWO entries for each referral! Click on the URL address below, and in the "How did you hear about us" field, enter TRDI Newsletter to receive 2 entries  doubling your chances to win!
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For full details, please visit us at:

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3)	Tech Tip of the Month

Voyager2i PS/2 Keyboard Problems ?

Problem:
Sun has recently released a new version of its Solaris 2.6 (Rev 16) Kernel Jumbo patch. When added and a system reboot performed, the functionality of the PS/2 keyboard is lost.

Solution:

If installing the recommended patch cluster on an operational system, reinstall the TADps2 package from the TadpoleRDI Support CD immediately after installing the Sun patch cluster.
If installing from the Solaris O/S from scratch do so in the following order:
Install Solaris 2.6 from the Sun CD.
Install the recommended patch cluster.
Install the TadpoleRDI extensions from the TadpoleRDI Support CD.
Re-boot.

(http://www.tadpolerdi.com/voyager/index.html)

4)	Tadpole-RDI Launches Online User Forum

Tadpole-RDI announces the launch of it's online User Forum.  Where worldwide users are encouraged to post their technical and product usage questions for prompt reply by Tadpole-RDI technical personnel and other users of the forum.  Useful links are also viewable on the new User Forum.

Tadpole-RDI User Forum address:

http://www.tadpolerdi.com/wwwboard/index.html


5)	Special Year End Promotions
Heading into the millenium Tadpole-RDI is offering the following promotions:
-Order an UltraBook OR PrecisionBook by 12/31/99 and receive up to $1500 off on the 12" panel models (call for details). 

(http://www.tadpolerdi.com/precisionb/index.html)
(http://www.tadpolerdi.com/ultrabook/index.html

-VoyagerIIi Full featured Solaris based server in a 10 pound package  purchase a VoyagerIIi by 12/31/99 and receive a free external CDROM  a $700 savings!!

(http://www.tadpolerdi.com/voyager/index.html)

-For our loyal customers with pre-owned Tadpole-RDI portable products contact us NOW to learn how you can move up to the latest in UNIX portable computing solutions and receive up to $4000 for your existing UNIX portables. This offer ends on 12/31/99 so call now.

	(http://www.tadpolerdi.com/tradeins/index.html)

Certain restrictions apply  contact Tadpole-RDI sales @ 1-800-734-5483 or +44 1223 278200