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Sharp Ships New PDA Running Linux 2.4

Posted by timothy on from the developer-version dept.

cbowland writes: "Sharp is now shipping the SL-5000D Zaurus PDA with a Linux 2.4 kernel, embedded PalmTop, Personal Java, and QT. Priced at $399 for developers only. Their plan is to get some apps created before marketing it to the public. Check it out" I wonder if the USB port on the docking station would let these work with the Happy Hacker keyboard ...

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  1. Re:slider by jacoplane · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    What, sort of like this phone? Actually the 8890 was pretty cool i thought.

  2. Re:slider by Taurine · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    If you mean the 7110, I've had mine for nearly two years, and while it hasn't been the most reliable 'phone ever, its not broken yet. The worst thing is the stubby aerial, mine got a bit crunched but still performs perfectly. Also, the microphone in the slider connects to the 'phone by copper tracks on one side of the slider, tracked by a sprung copper pin. Being copper, the pin is particularly sensitive to heat. In the summer it can expand to the point where it doesn't move, so the microphone doesn't work! By far the worst feature isn't the slider but the firmware - its ridden with bugs, which is the main reason I never bother with WAP these days. What a shame, the low bandwidth mobile Internet held so much promise.

  3. Re:slider by imrdkl · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    I had mine (7110) more than 3 years before I finally replaced it. Mostly because it didn't have a proper modem on the IR. But also because I dropped it one too many times. Good phone tho. I miss it.

    I believe this was the only model which had a sliding face, and was the same one used in The Matrix, and several other hep techno movies.

  4. Re:"developers only"... by tabbyTime · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Why is it that British types so often can't spell worth a heck?