The SPARCbook got a new track nub! Thanks for the info on what I needed to buy @sharktastica.co.uk
January 22, 2026 at 5:30 AM
The SPARCbook got a new track nub! Thanks for the info on what I needed to buy @sharktastica.co.uk
The tadpole has been stickered.
September 25, 2026 at 5:33 AM
The tadpole has been stickered.
Cursed SPARCbook time again. This time messing around with SCSI MO (magneto optical) drive.
January 25, 2026 at 3:59 AM
Cursed SPARCbook time again. This time messing around with SCSI MO (magneto optical) drive.
Holy crap they fixed the framebuffer issue In NetBSD!
December 22, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Holy crap they fixed the framebuffer issue In NetBSD!
I think I have problems
July 23, 2026 at 2:38 AM
I think I have problems
Time for some cursed stupidity.
December 22, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Time for some cursed stupidity.
Hmmm maybe I should look at NetBSD again for my SPARCBook. 🤔
February 1, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Hmmm maybe I should look at NetBSD again for my SPARCBook. 🤔
Well that is NetBSD on my Tadpole SPARCbook 3GX.
January 1, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Well that is NetBSD on my Tadpole SPARCbook 3GX.
Hey does anyone know if you can still get replacement track nubs for old ibm laptops? (I’m after a replacement for the one on my SPARCbook 3gx)
December 30, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Hey does anyone know if you can still get replacement track nubs for old ibm laptops? (I’m after a replacement for the one on my SPARCbook 3gx)
I wish I could mod my SPARCbook to use a monochrome amber screen.
September 11, 2025 at 4:02 AM
I wish I could mod my SPARCbook to use a monochrome amber screen.
I am hoping to do something with a SPARC based machine this weekend. Maybe like installing netBSD on my Sparcbook or poking at my sunfire v890
I would post more of my Sun collection but unfortunately both my physical and mental health have been in the trash for awhile. All I can currently do is exist.
October 28, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I am hoping to do something with a SPARC based machine this weekend. Maybe like installing netBSD on my Sparcbook or poking at my sunfire v890
Btw it’s even more cursed as the Sparcbook runs on AUI. So this means I’m running AUI -> 10 based T adapter-> Ethernet cable-> wifi bridge.
November 2, 2024 at 11:19 PM
Btw it’s even more cursed as the Sparcbook runs on AUI. So this means I’m running AUI -> 10 based T adapter-> Ethernet cable-> wifi bridge.
I was gonna mess around with my SPARCbook again but the damn power grid keeps fluctuating
January 7, 2026 at 11:44 AM
I was gonna mess around with my SPARCbook again but the damn power grid keeps fluctuating
Today's adventures in SPARCBook lte.bearblog.dev/the-tadpole-...
The Tadpole SPARCbook 6500
I bought a SPARC laptop at a garage sale.
The machine is a Tadpole SPARCbook 6500 with an UltraSPARC-IIe at 650 MHz, 4GB of RAM, and a 1400x1050 panel. T...
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August 13, 2026 at 1:14 PM
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to be clear if I could use my Tadpole SPARCBook 3GX as my daily driver if it would work on the internet with some speed but we can’t have nice things can we!!!
I’d still rock hardware from the 90s if the damn internet didn’t require 8gb of ram to use it smoothly
If you were trying to build a permanent computer, where would you start?
My desktop has more power than I will ever use. The software does everything I need it to. So why would I upgrade? Really: because software companies force me to. So…
How about a Plateau Desktop? A thirty year machine?
My desktop has more power than I will ever use. The software does everything I need it to. So why would I upgrade? Really: because software companies force me to. So…
How about a Plateau Desktop? A thirty year machine?
January 8, 2025 at 3:35 AM
to be clear if I could use my Tadpole SPARCBook 3GX as my daily driver if it would work on the internet with some speed but we can’t have nice things can we!!!
I need to get me some for my Sparcbook 🤔
December 19, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I need to get me some for my Sparcbook 🤔
There’s a reason I installed it recently on my SPARCbook lol.
December 29, 2025 at 1:48 PM
There’s a reason I installed it recently on my SPARCbook lol.
I’m surprised at how NetBSD still works really well on my SPARCbook 3GX
December 28, 2025 at 2:40 AM
I’m surprised at how NetBSD still works really well on my SPARCbook 3GX
Huh so NetBSD 10.1 seems to support the PCMCIA ports on the Tadpole SPARCBook 3GX. Hmmm
February 2, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Huh so NetBSD 10.1 seems to support the PCMCIA ports on the Tadpole SPARCBook 3GX. Hmmm
There was a Tadpole Computers laptop there!
It looks exactly like my SparcBook 3GX but intel based.
It looks exactly like my SparcBook 3GX but intel based.
A new LGR commentary on Computer Chronicles!
youtu.be/jgTY_zDTves
This time it’s the 1994 Computer Dealers Exposition, aka COMDEX.
Touring the convention floor and its many marvels three decades later. Pentium laptops, Windows 95, PowerPC, PDAs, early wireless tech, odd devices and more!
youtu.be/jgTY_zDTves
This time it’s the 1994 Computer Dealers Exposition, aka COMDEX.
Touring the convention floor and its many marvels three decades later. Pentium laptops, Windows 95, PowerPC, PDAs, early wireless tech, odd devices and more!
The 1994 Computer Dealers Expo via Computer Chronicles
YouTube video by LGR
youtu.be
April 23, 2025 at 1:07 AM
There was a Tadpole Computers laptop there!
It looks exactly like my SparcBook 3GX but intel based.
It looks exactly like my SparcBook 3GX but intel based.
I had a SparcBook 3GS, and started working on SparcLinux support for it before life happened. Oh well.
September 16, 2023 at 2:03 AM
I had a SparcBook 3GS, and started working on SparcLinux support for it before life happened. Oh well.
🫂🫂 I’m annoyed because I have the mental energy to fuck around with my SPARCbook
December 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
🫂🫂 I’m annoyed because I have the mental energy to fuck around with my SPARCbook
My Sparcbook has the ability to park the OS to disk which was kind of amazing for the early 90s
September 24, 2025 at 8:01 AM
My Sparcbook has the ability to park the OS to disk which was kind of amazing for the early 90s