The NetWinder was a compact, high-performance, low power computing designed by Corel of Ottawa and released in 1988. It was a RISC-based machine equipped with networking and multimedia capabilities, operated under Linux. Sold with keyboard, mouse, and stand.
Hardware:
- CPU: StrongARM 110 processor, 275MHz, together with the Intel 21285 FootBridge companion chip.
- RAM: 32, 64, or 128 Mbytes
- hard drive: 2, 4 or 6 GBytes ,WinBond 553 IDE controller
- 2 Ethernet connections: one 10BaseT (WinBond 940 Ethernet, NE2000 compatible) - 10/100BaseT (Digital 21143 ("Tulip") Ethernet)
- EPP/ECP port driven by Winbond '977 SuperIO
- serial port driven by Windbond '977 SuperIO
- IrDA port
- 2 PS2 ports for keyboard and mouse (SuperIO '977)
- power supply: 12V, 1.5A..
Software:
OS: Red Hat-based dialect of Linux
The museum has a NetWinder model 275, serial number NW644DM11.
NetWinder documentation and other resources are available from
netwinder.org site.