IBM RS/6000 N40

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The IBM RISC System/6000 Model N40 was a PowerPC-based notebook developed and manufactured in conjunction with Tadpole Technology. It shares a number of similarities with the SPARCbook 3. The N40 was aimed towards the business user who required a top-range computer. It was powered by a 50MHz PowerPC 601, and had between 16 and 64MB RAM. It ran the UNIX-based operating system AIX. It became available on 25 March 1994, priced at US$12,000.

Manufacturer: Tadpole
Date: 8th March 1994



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This exhibit has a reference ID of CH36033. Please quote this reference ID in any communication with the Centre for Computing History.

  

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