> From: David Orriss Jr <dave_at_davenet.net>
>
> At 05:57 PM 1/7/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>> I'm all for this future device. As long as it runs the Newton OS. 8^)
>>
>> No slam on BeOS. It rocks too.
>
> Not going to happen, IMHO. The NewtonOS core team is gone off to other
> projects. Whatever apple makes; the iWalk, or whatever, the NewtonOS won't
> be in any new device.
>
> Personally I've seen quite a buzz about the Symbian (nee EPOC32) OS. More
> and more devices are coming out with it and it's got a larger marketshare
> in Europe than the Palm does. I don't have a *lot* of faith in Symbian,
> but anything is possible...
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.
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
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