Board:   [fsxNet] Retro Computing
Subject: Re: Sharp Zaurus
From:    poindexter FORTRAN (21:4/122)
Date:    Tue Oct 27, 2026 05:54

-=> Outatime wrote to All <=-

 Ou> I am remembering the Sharp Zaurus I used to own.

 I never had one, but always wanted either an HP 200LX or a Psion.

 Ou> I miss the "palm top" form factor that was popular for
 Ou> a short time in the mid/late 1990s.

 Ou> I appreciated the non-Windows operarting systems available.
 Ou> Windows CE was kind of worthless, but the Zaurus system
 Ou> seemed just right for the form factor.

 I never tried CE on a handheld, but I had an IBM Workpad Z50 for a
 while. It looked like a 10" IBM thinkpad laptop and ran a version of
 Windows CE. Weighed 2 1/2 pounds. Instant on, and it synchronized with
 your desktop PC via a cable. I used it for a while when I commuted by
 ferry into San Francisco. Great way to commute, BTW - going home with
 the sun setting behind the skyline, sitting with a beer on the upper
 deck...

 Since it was instant on, I could sit down and start my day early -
 it had basic versions out Outlook, Word and Excel built-in. This was
 before wifi, so I'd have to sync what I wanted to work on.

Trying to cram the Windows UI onto a handheld seemed wrong.



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