The RDI PowerLite is a series of

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-based laptops and

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s marketed by RDI Computer Corporation. PowerLite models were all based on

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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

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adapter, or three 2.5" SCSI hard drives. 104-key keyboards and trackballs were also included. In addition, there were docking stations available, with

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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. {, width="100%" class="wikitable" , - !Model !CPU !CPU MHz !Framebuffer !LCD options !Base RAM !Max RAM !Weight !Similar Sun model , - , PowerLite 50 , microSPARC , 50 MHz , cgthree , 10.4", 640x480, 256 color, 65,535 color palette
10.4", 1024x768, 256 color, 512 color palette , 16 MiB , 80 MiB , ,

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, - , PowerLite 85 , microSPARC II , 85 MHz , Turbo GX , 10.4", 640x480, 256 color, 262,144 color palette
10.4", 800x600, 262,144 colors
10.4", 1024x768, 256 color, 512 color palette , 32 MiB , 128 MiB , , later ,

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, - , PowerLite 110 , microSPARC II , 110 MHz , Turbo GX , 10.4", 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 MiB , 128 MiB , , later , SPARCstation 5 , - , RUGGEDIZED PowerLite , microSPARC II , 110 MHz , Turbo GX , 10.4", 640x480
10.4", 1024x768 , 32 MiB , 128 MiB , , SPARCstation 5 , - , PowerLite Turbo 170 , TurboSPARC , 170 MHz , Turbo GX , 12.1", 800x600, 262,144 colors
12.1", 1024x768 , 32 MiBRDI Products (PowerLite Turbo 170)
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1997-01-02. , 256 MiB , {{convert, 7.5, lb, kg, 1 , SPARCstation 5

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Mobile workstations