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Sharp Shows Off New PDAs
Arik Hesseldahl, 05.19.03, 10:00 AM ET

http://www.forbes.com/2003/05/19/cx_ah_0519tentech.html?partner=yahoo&referrer=
Japan's Sharp has been offering a line of PDAs that doesn't run on one of the dominant operating systems typical of handheld devices. There's no Palm (nasdaq: PALM - news - people ) OS nor Microsoft Pocket PC nor Symbian OS. Instead, the Zaurus devices run Linux--which has made them popular among devotees of that platform.

The company has released two new models in Japan that look like tiny laptops. They are the SL-C760 and the SL-C750. And if the typical pattern holds--if they're successful in Japan--they may be released elsewhere.

Both have 3.7-inch LCD screens and small QWERTY keyboards suitable for typing with thumbs. Both have Intel (nasdaq: INTC - news - people )-made XScale processors running at 400 MHz.