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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. 5.4.3.2. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    1. First shuttle launch

  2. Perhaps You Should Ask.. A PANCAKE EATING NINJA. by Pancake-Eatin'+Ninja · · Score: -1, Offtopic



    Most honorable pancake-eating ninja say, "This PDA looks gayer than a perfume-scented postcard of San Francisco sent from Elton John talking about an Andrew Lloyd Weber musical about Liberace's trip to Paris to see The Village People open for Erasure and Depeche Mode."

    Got Pancakes?

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    Got Pancakes?
  3. Richard Stallman, shareware author, dead at 45 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I heard some sad news on talk radio, Richard M. Stallman, founder of the ASP (Association of Shareware Professionals) was found dead in his Boston house this morning. No more details were given so far. I'm sure the slashdot community will miss him, even if you never registered your gcc and emacs versions. Truly an american icon.

    1. Re:Richard Stallman, shareware author, dead at 45 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Oh no... First Stephen king and now this. Im gonna ball, man.

  4. beatles by count_sporkula · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    just heard the George Harrison has died in LA.
    this is not one of the 'i just heard that stephen king has died' posts, he really has :(

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    you're winner!!

    1. Re:beatles by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      You'll never get anyone to believe it. Not even if you post a link.

      Oh, and you should have worded it "George Harrison, musician, dead at 58" and "truly a scouse icon".

    2. Re:beatles by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Man, I jus read that funny.

      dead at 58"

      Dead at 58 inches. Yeah that is short, but is it really fatal?

    3. Re:beatles by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Depends mate. I'm 74" and if someone removed the top 16", then that would be pretty fatal.

      Good job I used double quotes, not single - then we'd be arguing about what floor of the hospital he was on.

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

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

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. Re:Damn... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I hate you.

  9. LOVE... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Pass it on!

  10. Stupid mods by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The guy who modded this as troll is full of shit and high on crack. This is offtopic, but not a troll, the guy was correct, George Harrison died.

  11. Stephen King, author, dead at 55 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic


    I just heard some sad news on talk radio - Horror/Sci Fi writer Stephen King was found dead in his Maine home this morning. There weren't any more details. I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him - even if you didn't enjoy his work, there's no denying his contributions to popular culture. Truly an American icon.

  12. What party? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Does this belong to the AA party
    or the van Riel party?

    rh

  13. Re:Damn... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    its a beowulf cluster goddamn it

  14. Re:Very interesting by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Silly Americans (Score:0)
    by Omega Prime on Wednesday November 21, @05:28PM (#2598294)
    (User #265024 Info)
    Silly Americans, didn't you know that thanksgiving was back in October.

  15. PAUL IS DEAD by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Just read on Yahoo! This is tragic.

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

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

  17. But does it run Linux? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Oh, nevermind.