Thundre Electronics

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Logo from 1978-1990

Thundre Electronics LLC is an electronics manufacturing company established in 1957. They also made video games for the Kashiko VGBOX console. Their most popular products include the PocketPad line of PDAs and the Thundrecloud line of computers.

## Products

### Still in production

#### PocketPad (1981-)

The PocketPad (stylized as *Pocket*Pad) is Thundre's signature product. It's a PDA roughly the size of a small notebook with a pop-out keyboard and a touch screen which can be controlled with your finger or a stylus. The initial models had a numpad but after many complaints about the difficulty of texting, the second model released in 1983 had a full keyboard and sold like hotcakes.

* PocketPad (1981) - initial release
* PocketPad II (1983) - added texting functionality via phone lines, replaced numpad with a keyboard
* PocketPad 3 (1984) - added themes for the LCD screen
* PocketPad 4 (1986) - testing early internet, added USB port for data transferring and making software with BoltOS
* PocketPad 5 (1988) - internet works, now 8 shades of greyscale for better image display
* PocketPad Color (1990) - a beta color version, allows for 256 colors to be displayed
* PocketPad 6 (1993) - now in color, support for music and video and added a headphone jack
* PocketPad 7 (1996) - pop-out keyboard replaced with a clamshell design to make it fit in pockets better
* PocketPad 8 (1999) - rounded corners, internet is now twice as fast
* PocketPad 9 (2002) - color display updated to have the 6M+ colors that are standard nowadays, UI completely redesigned
* PocketPad X (2005) - keyboard completely removed and now the whole thing is a touchscreen pad
* PocketPad X Classic (2005) - released with base X model, keeps keyboard from 9 for those not ready to move on
* PocketPad 11 (2008) - adds an app store for developers to share their apps online
* PocketPad (2011) - stopped numbering their products after this point, considering not much gets added each time, adds a camera
* PocketPad (2015) - ui overhaul to be completely flat
* PocketPad (2019) - minor updates
* PocketPad (2022) - minor updates

##### Accessories (these also came with ThundreCloud computers)

* ThundreKeyboard (1982, 1988, 1993, 2000, 2009, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2023)
* ThundreMouse (1982, 1988, 1993, 2000, 2009, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2023)
* Thundre GamerFlash Controller (1987, 1992, 1997, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017, 2022)

#### ThundreCloud (1986-)

The ThundreCloud line of desktop computers run Thundre's OS, BoltOS. Every release gives better specs and a newer OS version. Every desktop release has a "for Gamers" line is easily moddable to allow third party hard drives, GPUs, and CPUs.

#### BoltOS (1986-)

BoltOS has many different editions, the individual versions have been listen in the above table already.

* BoltOS (the mainline)
* BoltOS for Gamers (1986-) - this version has minimal bloatware and less powerhungry processes to allow for more game power
* BoltOS Workstation (1989-) - meant to manage big servers)
* BoltOS Jr. (1992-2005) - similar to Microsoft Bob, meant to teach young kids how to use computers
* BoltOS Server (1995-) - meant for people using Thundre MediaMaster to store their movies, tv shows, music, etc.

#### Thundre Show (1974-)

Thundre has released many TVs under the Show name.

* Thundre Show (1974-2011) - the basic CRT line, redesigned every 3 years.
* Thundre ShowX (1983-2011) - larger CRTs with support for sound systems, perfect for use with Thundre MediaMaster
* Thundre PortaShow (1985-2011) - small battery powered CRT meant for road trips, allowed for extensions such as a VCR or DVD player.
* Thundre Show II (1995-2013) - successor to Show, now a flat LCD TV.
* Thundre Show II Wide (2002-) - came out a year before widescreen TV came to the country.
* Thundre PortaShow II (2007-) - Successor to the original PortaShow, now runs on a battery pack, compatible with the original extensions.
* Thundre SmartShow (2016-) - smart TV, allows for 4K.

#### Thundre Silverscreen (2006-)

Thundre's current series of media players, it comes with a feature called DiscData, where the device adds metadata to DVDs and Blu-rays through the Internet. YouTube was added in 2007 following a deal with Google.

### Discontinued

#### Thundre Cable (1977-2019)

Thundre's cable service, discontinued and replaced with Thundre's own streaming service Thundre+. Had a Prevue Guide like channel until they started releasing TiVo like cable boxes in the mid 90s.

#### Thunder Phone (1960-1985)

Basic telephones that were discontinued after the PocketPad took off. VoIP phones are still sold however

## Gallery

This is its own page. Thundre Electronics/Gallery