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ZDNet: Linux PDA: You can have it your way

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 21, 2001

[ Thanks to Jason
Greenwood
for this link. ]

“Please don’t write anything which will make people
want to buy the new pocket Sharp PDA,” implored the product
manager. “We don’t have enough to sell. And it’s not ready.”

Well, I want one.

The SL-5000D doesn’t use the Microsoft’s Pocket PC operating
system, it uses the “free” Linux software. It’s not a Pocket PC at
all.

But it looks like one. And I want one.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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