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Title: japanese websites
Post by: Anonymous on February 05, 2004, 12:47:13 pm: I\'ve found many japanese websites claiming to sell the sl-6000w for around 82,000 yen. Amazon seems to indicate immediate availability, although there is also a disclaimer forbidding overseas shipment. (All this is using babelfish.altavista.com to translate the pages to engrish)

On the other hand, I can\'t find a single Japanese site where an actual user reports having any of the three models. I assume this is a prerequisite to US availability. Has anyone seen evidence of a private citizen in Japan with an SL-6000 of any type?
Title: japanese websites
Post by: Anonymous on February 21, 2004, 05:00:38 pm: http://g0.gaiax.com/www/sst/y/_/yo_san/bbs.html (http://g0.gaiax.com/www/sst/y/_/yo_san/bbs.html)

contains a diary of Tomoko\'s experiences with the SL-6000L, which Tomoko seems to have received on 19 January. Even with Babelfish, I am utterly mystified by many of Tomoko\'s pronouncements, but they seem to be mostly on the plus side, with only one that seems minus: + usb, + screen, + networking, - keyboard (especially position of the del key?), + 1 touch portrait/landscape change, + value, + comparison to Sigmarion. (I\'m sure there is more to Tomoko\'s commentary, I just can\'t understand it.)

Tomoko seems to have successfully installed all but one SL-C7XX app, the unsuccessful one being a pdf viewer(?) that Tomoko admitted was an older version. In a later entry it seems that the pdf app works now but not very well(?).

I would still like to hear of any other end-user experiences with any sl-6000 model!
Title: japanese websites
Post by: Anonymous on February 23, 2004, 07:37:35 pm: At last, a SL-6000W purchaser! Now if only Babelfish could help me understand what the hell he\'s saying!

http://digit.que.ne.jp/visit/index.cgi?RecentComments (http://digit.que.ne.jp/visit/index.cgi?RecentComments)

It appears that /etc/cpuinfo contains \"Sharp Tosa.\" He says that this is witty, and displays a picture of what looks like a cross between a bull mastiff and a shar-pei. Or maybe I clicked on the wrong language in Babelfish.
Title: japanese websites
Post by: Anonymous on February 23, 2004, 08:26:57 pm: What the hell are they saying? We need an in-house japanese translator!
Title: japanese websites
Post by: Stubear on February 24, 2004, 01:43:21 am: Quote
At last, a SL-6000W purchaser! Now if only Babelfish could help me understand what the hell he\'s saying!

http://digit.que.ne.jp/visit/index.cgi?RecentComments (http://digit.que.ne.jp/visit/index.cgi?RecentComments)

It appears that /etc/cpuinfo contains \"Sharp Tosa.\" He says that this is witty, and displays a picture of what looks like a cross between a bull mastiff and a shar-pei. Or maybe I clicked on the wrong language in Babelfish.

Sharp has been using dog breed names for the SL series, poodle, husky, corgi etc. The Tosa is a Japanese fighting dog, more commonly a kind of canine sumo these days than blood and gore fights. It is sometimes refered to as a Japanese Mastiff. So no you didn\'t choose the wrong language in babelfish.

You might want to try www.excite.co.jp/world/url (http://www.excite.co.jp/world/url) to translate - it tends to do a better job with technical Japanese (but that\'s just my impression)

Stu
Title: japanese websites
Post by: Murahachibu on February 24, 2004, 01:45:58 am: I\'m a Japanese translator.
Title: japanese websites
Post by: Anonymous on February 24, 2004, 01:53:25 am: what are they saying?
Title: japanese websites
Post by: Murahachibu on February 24, 2004, 03:09:54 am: Quote
what are they saying?
I haven\'t been following the thread to be honest - I\'m personally more interested in the sl-cxxx series rather than the sl-6000. As for translation, I\'d be happy to look at specific passages from time to time to help out the group, but there\'s no way I\'m going to read/summerize entire threads. I just don\'t have the time.
Title: japanese websites
Post by: zbones on February 24, 2004, 04:36:34 am: I was more interested in the article explaining how to upgrade a c700 to 128mb ram and replace the cpu with a pxa255.

Peter
Title: japanese websites
Post by: Anonymous on February 24, 2004, 07:31:29 am: Thanks for the excite link. That one seems to work pretty well. I can follow large portions of the thread. But, they seem to be discussing one particular accessory which keeps getting translated as \"clay dollar\"? Any ideas what that is? I don\'t think it\'s the extended battery or sled, because those are mentioned elsewhere.
Title: japanese websites
Post by: Stubear on February 24, 2004, 08:32:20 am: lol

\"clay dollar\" = cradle
\"those with port RIPURIKETA\" = port replicator

Gotta love machine translation
Title: japanese websites
Post by: Anonymous on March 06, 2004, 02:44:17 pm: I\'m a Japanese translator to, but like the previous poster who is I\'m not going to translate anything. I just though you should be aware that I am one
Title: japanese websites
Post by: Anonymous on March 07, 2004, 12:56:56 pm: I, Mojo Jojo, have a brain powerful enough to translate anything, but like \"Murahachibu\" and \"Guest,\" I do not have the time read/summarize entire threads. No. I do not. I do have time to read your request. Also, I have time to write a brief answer, not a lengthy one. But I can not be bothered reading / translating entire threads. Perhaps if you specified one word, such as \"conquest,\" I could find time to translate it. Or perhaps an expression, like \"world domination,\" that would also be possible. But do not ask me to read / translate entire threads about the antics of SL-6000 users in Japan, or in other countries for that matter. I do not have time for that. No.