der.hans said:
> Am 31. May, 2005 schwätzte Erik Bixby so:
>
>> http://www.sharpusa.com/products/TypeLanding/0,1056,112,00.html
>>
>> I have no personal experience with the device.  However, it is a PDA
>> that comes from the factory with Linux installed on it.  Or, so the
>> pretty brochure would have us believe...  It also appears to have
>> 802.11b and USB built in.
>
> If that's the original sharp linux handheld, then I know several people
> who are happy with theirs.

The above link is not the original.  It is the SL-6000.

> Are they still available? I thought sharp had pulled all its linux-based
> handhelds off the .us market.

Sharp is not shipping any new Linux-based handhelds to the .us market. 
They can be found on ebay, etc. with varying frequency.  As I recall,
these are the models:

SL-5500D - "Pre-release" Developer version.  Has 16MB(?) flash memory.
SL-5500 - Full release version.  Same as 'D' with 32MB memory.
SL-5600 - Next release.  Evolution of the product.  64MB memory, faster
processor, better screen and other small improvements.
SL-6000 - A real step up.  Faster processor, double screen resolution,
lots of memory, built-in 802.11b, USB host, physically larger, supposed to
be drop damage resistant, etc.

5500D and 5500 are easily available on ebay for <$150.

5600 a little harder to come by and <$250.

6000 has dropped off the net as I have not seen one for sale on ebay since
last Christmas time.  Maybe they are new enough and/or good enough that no
one wants to sell them.  <$500, as I recall but were going for as much as
$600+ last Christmas.

No, I don't own one but I bet you can guess that I wish I did!

Alan



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