Sharp Zaurus SL-C1000

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The Sharp Zaurus is the name of a series of personal digital assistants (PDAs) made by Sharp Corporation. The Zaurus was the most popular PDA during the 1990s in Japan and was based on a proprietary operating system. The first Sharp PDA to use the Linux operating system was the SL-5000D, running the Qtopia-based Embedix Plus.

The Zaurus SL-C1000 (Akita) is the fifth generation of the SL-C line of Linux-based portable devices. It is the lightest and cheapest SL-C and still manages to pack a tactile keyboard, screen and multiple expansion slots into its case. It features an Intel Xscale PXA270 416 MHz CPU and 128 MB Flash ROM. With practically the same dimensions as a DS Lite, the Zaurus features a full colour 640x480 touchscreen, full QWERTY keyboard, Compact Flash and SD slots, IRDA, built in rechargeable battery, and a combined USB host/client port. This means you can either connect it to a PC as a client, or connect it to standard USB devices such as keyboards or mice as a host. The wealth of USB drivers available for Linux allow you to connect it to pretty much anything.

Serial number 3028653

Our machine is in excellent condition and is complete with power supply unit. It was very kindly donated by Mike Griffiths.

 

Sharp Zaurus SL-C1000

 

 

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