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General Discussion / FCC pics of the SL-6000.

« on: January 12, 2004, 02:12:12 pm »

I haven\'t seen such modules on sale separately.

But if you desire adding parts later, you *could* use an USB / CF WLAN module.

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General Discussion / The FCC has the manual for the SL-6000

« on: January 11, 2004, 10:31:08 am »

I do hope this is a standard disclaimer -- otherwise it could prove a major liability

I am sure it is, none of my peripherals are \"guaranteed\" by Sharp, but they all work ok, gps, cf, sd and wifi card included.

It\'s usually just a case of somebody writing/porting a driver for it.

Hopefully yes. It should be possible to tell... theoretically by checking whether components have USB certification (or are used in other USB-certified devices) or practically by running some tests.

If things work with a few devices... they are usually possible with others. Like you said, it would probably depend on:

a) which chipset is used
 which set of drivers Sharp ports or writes
c) which drivers others will need to add

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General Discussion / The FCC has the manual for the SL-6000

« on: January 10, 2004, 07:15:58 pm »

1.  if sharp going to become a conformist like the palm, pocketpc and especially HP? as posted here in theregistry?

From my viewpoint, application developers can do what they want. There are plenty of applications for Zaurus, and I can choose. They are playing with their own chips. If they lose them... perhaps they learn.

Including any copy protection on OS/hardware level would be a relatively pointless exercise for Sharp, since Linux-based systems are open to modification by nature. Hardware is blind without an operating system, and Linux is open to modification.

On the contrary, an investment into an open system... can be a wise investment. An open system has inherently greater guarantees of future usability (no fear of the Apple scenario). It appears to me that Sharp has leveraged such an invenstment to their benefit, gaining credibility in the process.

Why people prefer Zaurus... has major relevance too. Linux is among the major reasons why I prefer it over competitors. I have switched over to Linux, and would not buy a device which includes a Microsoft operating system, especially one with centralized copy protection. In fact, I avoid buying any device with copy protection, unless I absolutely know I can override it.

I do not pirate. However... I do perceive \"fair use\" to include rights of unlimited personal use, limited extracts and quotations, archival and backup (not buying something again, after media fails). I also insist on watching/reading my favourite nonsense... regardless of which continent I acquired the license on.

I have this odd habit... of preferring that my computer listen to me (as opposed to some guy in Redmond). So far, Zaurus SL-6000 seems to meet my requirements. Eagerly awaiting its release.

The usb host connector is described as \"Enables connection to specified sharp products\"

I do hope this is a standard disclaimer -- otherwise it could prove a major liability, forcing me to reconsider my plans in favour of Tiqit. There are a thousand gadgets I need to connect... and the existence of a compatible USB host port is vital.