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EXHIBIT 12.1
RADISYS CORPORATION
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COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
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(AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
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Nine Months Ended
Years Ended December 31, September 30,
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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 1999 2000
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Pre-tax income from
continuing operations $8,461 $5,012 $22,663 $10,957 $19,677 $ 11,397 $30,518
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Fixed charges:
Interest expense and
amortization of debt
discount $253 $ 78 $ 34 $ 24 $ 17 $ 11 $ 1,289
Interest portion of rentals(1) 894 765 793 1,213 1,500 1,222 1,204
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Total fixed charges $1,147 $ 843 $ 827 $ 1,237 $ 1,517 $ 1,233 $ 2,493
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Earnings plus fixed charges $9,608 $5,855 $23,490 $12,194 $21,194 $12,630 $33,011
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Ratio of earnings to
fixed charges 8.4 6.9 28.4 9.9 14.0 10.2 13.2
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(1) Calculated as one-third of rentals, which is a reasonable approximation
of the interest factor.
