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Retail Sharp Zaurus Released

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the little-is-better dept.

Arminius writes "It looks like Sharp has finally released the Linux based Sharp Zaurus SL-5500 for retail sale. This thing is so awesome! Other than only being able to listen to mp3's thru my headphones only, this thing blows away my iPaq 3835! It even has Opera as the web browser. "

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  1. Doh by yasth · · Score: 1, Redundant



    To fully experience the Sharp USA site, you need to have Version 4 or above of Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator Version 4.x. Download Internet Explorer

    In Moz .99+

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  2. Thanks for nothing Sharp... by reaper20 · · Score: 1, Redundant

    and the page asks me to upgrade my browser to NS4+ or IE.

    Hmmm ... I really don't see Sharp seriously supporting this little Linux venture of theirs - yet another "Linux" product from a company that talks the talk, but doesn't walk the walk.

  3. "Upgrade" my browser??? by sjbrown · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Too bad the site doesn't work under Galeon. When will these brain-dead web designers realize that they're just creating a bigger problem by trying to block browsers? Most of the time they don't correctly detect browser capabilities, causing users to misreport what kind of browser they're using.

    AARGH!

  4. Damn browser compatibility! by fktup · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Sharp wants me to "upgrade" my browser from mozilla 0.9.9 to Internet Exploder or Netscape Navigator. I wonder if Opera is also antiquated :/

  5. forget it by mnordstr · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I seriously thought this might be something worth investing in, but "To fully experience the Sharp USA site, you need to have Version 4 or above of Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator Version 4.x. Download Internet Explorer" on MZ .9.9 really made any kind of decision easy... Forget it.

  6. IE and doc. Sharp has a lot to learn by mocm · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Not only do they require IE to access their web site, they also sent me a .doc file to apply for the
    Zaurus developer program. Well, I wrote them an e-mail and explained that it was strange to require a Linux developer to read and fillout a proprietary M$ document. After 2 weeks they resent it as PDF.
    So maybe we should just ask them politely to change their web site's policy regarding browsers, so that they may reach a larger portion of potential buyers of the Zaurus.
    After all, it should be made clear that web sites should be writen according to standards and not so that just some browser can display them.

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  7. Upgrade your browser by Pellelelle · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Unfortunately Sharp won't give me information on their new Linux product since I'm using Mozilla...