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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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Six Months Ended
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Fiscal Year Ended December 31, June 30, June 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 $ 9,305 $19,216
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Fixed charges:
Interest expense $253 $ 78 $ 34 $ 24 $ 17 $ 8 $ 248
Interest portion of rentals(1) 894 765 793 1,213 1,500 809 803
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Total fixed charges $1,147 $ 843 $ 827 $ 1,237 $ 1,517 $ 817 $ 1,051
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Earnings plus fixed charges $9,608 $5,855 $23,490 $12,194 $21,194 $10,122 $20,267
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Ratio of earnings to
fixed charges 8.4 6.9 28.4 9.9 14.0 12.4 19.3
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(1) Calculated as one-third of rentals, which is a reasonable approximation
of the interest factor.
