At JavaOne 2002, many hundreds of developers stood in line for hours to buy the Linux-based Zaurus. Do you have a Zaurus? Have you written apps for the Zaurus? Tell us why this platform is so popular among Java enthusiasts in the wireless.devices discussion group.
Sharpen Your Java Wireless Skills with the Zaurus SL-5500 PDA
Developing software for PDAs has often been restricted to C/C++ due to performance issues. Lately, advances in hardware and Java technology are making the PDA suitable for development and deployment with Java. Learn how to leverage your Java knowledge, and much of your existing Java object libraries, to deploy a wide range of functionality on one new PDA, Sharp's Zaurus SL-5500.
by David Boydston
June 28, 2002
he Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum in San Jose, CA displays clay tablets used by ancient Babylonians to record information. These tablets are nearly identical in size to the modern PDA. In light of this, it should not be a surprise that the convenient size of the PDA is one of the primary reasons the devices have been so rapidly accepted by today's workforce.
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