Re: [NTLK] Zaurus Anyone?

From: Rimmer (rimmer_at_nyc.rr.com)
Date: Fri Apr 05 2002 - 22:06:21 EST


>
> Walt Mossberg doesn't think much of the new Z at all:
>
> http://ptech.wsj.com/archive/print_ptech-20020404.html

Walt Mossberg sounds like a complete moron
He says Zaurus is too big and too heavy !
He says that it's keyboard is "in a pit"?...What does that suppose to mean ?
And he says that there is not enough software . Well of course there is not
much it's just out ! But did he look at Japanese site ? And with build in
java does anyone doubt that software is going to flood soon?

  
>
> As it stands I'll probably stick to my Newtons and my PalmOS devices.
>
> On 4 Apr 2002 at 20:19, Oliver Brose wrote:
>
>>
>>> From: "David Orriss Jr" <dave_at_davenet.net>
>>> Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2002 17:28:36 -0800
>>> Subject: Re: [NTLK] Zaurus Anyone?
>>>
>>>
>>> A four hour battery life?!?!? Eeesh. That's lame... oh well.
>>
>> At least it is an exchangable Li, and there is some backup power.
>>
>>> On 2 Apr 2002 at 14:48, Jake wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> My friend bought one and was pretty impressed with the features.
>>>> Only complaints so far are
>>>>
>>>> 1) no newton-like hand-recognition
>>>> 2) short battery life, 2 hour with WaveLan, 4 hours without.
>>
>> 3) Mac compatibility?
>> 4) in theory, it relies on buttons to enter text, how long will they
>> take to wear out?
>>
>> Nevertheless I sold my name & number to a local TV station to win one.
>>
>> Oliver ;)
>>
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