I replaced by Palm IIIc with a Z C-700 (and was annoyed to no end when the company convieniently decided to learn from its mistakes and correct a few of the problems with it and release the 750/760).
Why I love the thing:
Great Japanese handwriting recognition (did a load of research work with it).
It can use almost any CF card around (not that I use anything besides an ethernet card...)
The keyboard is not cheesy (at least when compared to the Sony wannabes).
Why I hate the thing:
Serious problems with hardware/software prevent the thing from going beyond a certain performance threshold (your choice is slow or not fast).
Too much idiot-proofing on the base system level(strange thigns happening during a terminal screen start being a good example... are those guys on drugs?).
A lack of willingness by Sharp to actually fix the inherent problems with the system to make the thing more efficient.
If I wouldn't be sacrificing the Japanese interface I wouldn't have a problem with OPIE.
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I replaced by Palm IIIc with a Z C-700 (and was annoyed to no end when the company convieniently decided to learn from its mistakes and correct a few of the problems with it and release the 750/760). Why I love the thing: Great Japanese handwriting recognition (did a load of research work with it). It can use almost any CF card around (not that I use anything besides an ethernet card...) The keyboard is not cheesy (at least when compared to the Sony wannabes). Why I hate the thing: Serious problems with hardware/software prevent the thing from going beyond a certain performance threshold (your choice is slow or not fast). Too much idiot-proofing on the base system level(strange thigns happening during a terminal screen start being a good example... are those guys on drugs?). A lack of willingness by Sharp to actually fix the inherent problems with the system to make the thing more efficient. If I wouldn't be sacrificing the Japanese interface I wouldn't have a problem with OPIE.