Re: [NTLK] Sharp (was: No new Newton, but Palm might have promise)

From: Denis Krasnov (dkrasnov_at_nyc.rr.com)
Date: Thu Jan 10 2002 - 01:39:30 EST


>
>> From: Denis Krasnov <dkrasnov_at_nyc.rr.com>
>>
>>> yet another possibility is new SL-5000 handheld from Sharp.
>>> Linux, Java, color, StrongARM, builtin keyboard, Opera browser, MP3.
>>> I've got a developer unit right now -- powerful, fast, has a lot of
>>> potential. although it's supposed to be available to consumers in a few
>>> months, I wonder whether it'll be ready -- the built-in organizer apps need
>>> to be much improved, and more of the Linux and configuration complexity need
>>> to be hidden.
>>
>> What about HWR ?
>
> it has HWR in separate areas (similar to PocketPC) for UPPER. lowercase,
> digits. also several soft keyboards, though the slide-out built-in kbd is
> rather cool.
>
>>> a few reviews:
>>>
>>> http://www.the-gadgeteer.com/zaurus-sl-5000d-review.html
>>> http://pencomputing.com/frames/sharp_zaurus.html
>>> http://www.palmstation.com/view_article.py?article=4930&flat_mode=1
>>> http://www.geek.com/pdageek/features/zaurus/index.htm
>>> http://www.techtv.com/products/consumerelectronics/story/0,23008,3363075,00.
>>> html
>>> http://www.infosync.no/show.php?id=1292&page=1

I've ponds of questions ?

What Java API does it use ?
Is it a full implementation of Java 2 SE?
Does it support JMF ?
Are there some unsupported APIs ?

How does the developing process go, can I just compile a class on my mac and
use it in Zarus ?

Is java all you can code on for it, I mean to say when sound, video or
images concerned, java is not going very far , audio is implemented quite
poorly, graphics is a bit half-witted and all that ?

Cheers, Denis

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