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Sharp C-700 English Conversion Pictures

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the me-likee-the-handhelds dept.

BoogerBoy writes "When Sharp announced their clamshell designed C-700 only in Japan I cried. Not anymore. It seems that only a week after its Japan release, the C-700 has been converted to English and for sale. Check out the pictures and brief English review."

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  1. Not enough ram... by gearheadsmp · · Score: 3, Interesting

    to match it's other abilities. I run OpenZaurus on my SL-5500 and I can pick a kernel to use all the ram for swap, 48 swap / 12 storage, etc. This thing's biggest drawback is it only has 32mb of RAM, and my SL-5500 is pretty slow on some applications like the TKC apps when it only has 32mb of swap to chew on.

  2. If it only had more memory ... by timothy · · Score: 5, Interesting

    (Both RAM and hard drive space, that is.)

    This would be great on airplanes / in the car / anywhere a full-size laptop is overkill or just awkward.

    However, as the review here points out, it doesn't have much storage space of either variety. I guess the ideal I'm hankering for would be something like this Zaurus (small, protected screen, built-in QWERTY keyboard) and the yet-unreleased OQO.

    *Even* if it was only used as a small gaming / music / movie machine (a tiny all-media device), it would be very nice, if only there was more room on there. That it's also a nice computer for other things, even better -- if there was more room :)

    (And Yes, microdrives can carry a fair amount, but a) they're quote expensive and b) maybe the bad apples get more news, but there seem to be a lot of complaints re: reliability. An ipod-size 10 or 20GB drive, that would be something, could carry several movies, days worth of audio, important files you don't want lost when the burglars invade your unoccupied home, etc.)

    timothy

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  3. Ultra, cool?? by SuperDuG · · Score: 2, Interesting
    $699.00 is what the base model clocks in at. This is insane, you can get three computers from walmart with linux on them, and freekin cluster them together for cheaper than one handheld PDA??

    Lets face it people, what is it a PDA can do, that a watch/planner/and calculator can't (and lets just say a highend TI calc for all of you who want to say "play games") besides "RUN LINUX" there isn't anything. Go get a cheap used laptop, it will run at 640x480, run linux, and have all the features a zarus has, well except fit in your pocket.

    I think these things clock in high on the "neat-o" scale, but that's about it, how do you justify 7 bones on a PDA?

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  4. Get a Toshiba Libretto! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting
    You want small? You want hard drive space? You want portability? You want linux?

    Get a toshiba libretto!

    7.1" TFT screen, laptop hard drive (have a 40 giger in mine) and fits in your pocket...

    http://www.silverace.com/libretto/librettocontent. html
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    Used, about 100$ for a Libretto 110! It'll be your favorite pda sized PC!

  5. no, no and no. by small_dick · · Score: 2, Interesting

    three reasons to say no:

    1) The ugly gui.
    2) the high price.
    3) the people who like it eat at McDonalds.

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  6. Thank you for the interest... by DavonZ · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Thank you /.'ers for the interest in the project. We have spent many long nights converting this. For those that have questions on it, please feel free to reply to this or the nvmax.com posting and I will answer as best as I can.

    Please understand that my efforts have been in the conversion and I have not dedicated as much time into using the unit, but for the few things that I have used it for... it is remarkable.

    LD