 Who has a 6000?, Just wondering how many people have one |
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  Aug 20 2004, 11:12 AM
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I got my 6000L a few months back from a nice fellow on these boards. I'm just wondering how many other people have them now that they have been out for a little while.
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Aug 20 2004, 12:53 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 188 Joined: 9-December 03 From: Kansas City Kansas Member No.: 1,112 |
I have had my SL-6000L since the midle of June and I love it...Now I am just trying to get OZ running on it so that it is easer to add new things to the kernel like uses of my keyspan usb to serial adapter for tipping into solaris server...
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Aug 21 2004, 08:13 AM
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 Group: Members Posts: 186 Joined: 13-February 04 Member No.: 1,852 |
Had mine since the end of March. Lovin it!!!!!!!!!!!
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Aug 21 2004, 07:11 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 9 Joined: 14-August 04 Member No.: 4,289 |
Got it. No regrets!
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Aug 23 2004, 05:47 AM
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 Group: Members Posts: 74 Joined: 12-August 04 From: Somewhere near Montreal, QC Canada Member No.: 4,267 |
Have mine since early August. Sharp is not selling the Z in my country (Canada), so ordered it at Amazon and have it shipped to my sister living in USA.
I am really amazed by it. Now shopping for adds-on and impatiently waiting after OZ.... |
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Aug 23 2004, 08:52 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 76 Joined: 16-January 04 From: vasteras, sweden Member No.: 1,454 |
hi,
had mine since mid may. super stuff. is my third zaurus and while i just love the screen i have two major cribs against it: a. unlike the earlier models which i could sync wirelessly, i cant get it to work on the 6000 yet. b. battery life with wifi on is really poor. cheers, /bazmi. |
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Aug 23 2004, 11:53 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 17 Joined: 21-June 04 Member No.: 3,510 |
Had mine since the end of May. The screen blows me away every time I turn it on. Especially if I have been using the 5600 for a bit.
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Sep 22 2004, 05:43 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 37 Joined: 31-August 04 From: Del Ray, Alexandria, VA. U.S.A. Member No.: 4,431 |
I have had a Z6KL since mid August, it is great! I am planing on putting on one of the OpenSource OS's on it (maybe OpenZaurus.)
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Sep 23 2004, 04:28 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 344 Joined: 24-May 04 Member No.: 3,411 |
I've my SL6000L from June !!! I hope OpenZaurus /gpe will be full available soon for this Z !!!
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Sep 23 2004, 11:06 AM
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 Group: Members Posts: 12 Joined: 12-September 04 Member No.: 4,563 |
I have a 6000L from Amazon and am waiting for a 6000W from Japan. I'm a developer attracted to the 6000 by the screen and the promise of having a USB host as well as WiFi/Bluetooth on-board. I hope to contribute significant experience with Linux and code; it does look like the 6000-series is getting a bit overlooked in the software arena.
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Sep 23 2004, 02:31 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 15 Joined: 26-August 04 From: Romania Member No.: 4,391 |
Had mine few days ago. It's a great machine and I really like it.
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Sep 24 2004, 08:42 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 242 Joined: 31-March 04 Member No.: 2,592 |
Had mine since April. The SL-6000 is a fun (not so little) machine. I had one guy ask if it was an "older" machine because of its size. Once I told him I was running a Web server and a VNCserver, I got a little more respect.
Thanks to DevImg, I have even done a little compiling on the Z. It isn't fast, but it does work! I am very fond of a wireless signal strength monitoring tool called wavemon. It is just a terminal based program, but it reads signal strenght in DB (which is more precise). Because it runs in a terminal, I can ssh into the Z (from my laptop) run wavemon, and monitor the signal strength that the Z is seeing. Then I just have my son wander around the house, while I do the wlan site survey from the comfort of my easy chair ;-) It is too bad that Sharp is pulling the SL-6000 out of the US market. But that isn't the end of the world. After all, I live in Canada (where they are _not_ sold) and I still have one! Craig... |
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Sep 24 2004, 09:10 AM
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 Group: Members Posts: 33 Joined: 28-February 04 From: Oak Harbor, WA Member No.: 2,077 |
I have had my ZSL6kL since late May. Its a pretty awsome tool and I don't regret buying it for even a second. Despite Sharps lackluster support.
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Sep 24 2004, 09:24 AM
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 Group: Members Posts: 1,284 Joined: 31-January 04 From: Vancouver, BC -> NYC, NY Member No.: 1,633 |
QUOTE(cvmiller @ Sep 24 2004, 11:42 AM) Then I just have my son wander around the house, while I do the wlan site survey from the comfort of my easy chair ;-) Child slave labour!!! |
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Sep 25 2004, 09:19 AM
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QUOTE(cvmiller @ Sep 24 2004, 09:42 AM) I am very fond of a wireless signal strength monitoring tool called wavemon. It is just a terminal based program, but it reads signal strenght in DB (which is more precise). Where might one find Wavemon? |
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