page_title: Sharp Zaurus
section_title: Models
hierarchical_section_title: Sharp Zaurus / Models
caption_attribution_description: Sharp Zaurus SL-C1000, displaying Midnight Commander. To the left of the screen you can see the original warning sticker.
context_page_description: The Sharp Zaurus is the name of a series of personal digital assistants 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 Linux Documentation Project considers the Zaurus series to be "true Linux PDAs" because their manufacturers install Linux-based operating systems on them by default. The name derives from the common suffix applied to the names of dinosaurs.
context_section_description: Personal Information (PI) series
  Pi² T, proof of concept model presented in April 1992
  PI-3000, the first model, introduced to the Japanese market on October 1, 1993
  PI-4000/FX, second generation with ink and fax capabilities, on sale in Japan June 1994
  PI-5000/FX/DA, first model capable of syncing data to a personal computer, going on sale in November 1994.
  PI-4500, introduced in January 1995
  PI-6000/FX, featuring a new handwriting recognition software, on sale in Japan August 1995.
  PI-6000DA, adding a digital adapter for cellular phones, introduced on December 12, 1995
  PI-7000, dubbed AccessZaurus (アクセスザウルス) sports a built in modem, is introduced in February 1996.
  Note: Confusingly, Sharp made another unit called the "PI-7000 ExpertPad", which was a Newton based device, not a Zaurus.
  PI-6500, was introduced to the Japanese market with a list price of 55,000 Yen on November 22, 1996.  Measuring 147x87x17 mm and weighing 195 g including the batteries, it sports a 239x168 dot matrix display and 715 KB of user addressable memory.
  PI-8000, went on sale on January 24, 1997 with a list price of 80,000 Yen. It featured a 319x168 dot matrix display, 711KB user addressable memory, measuring 157 x 90 x 17 mm, and weighing 215 g including batteries.
  PI-6600, the last AccessZaurus with a 239 x 168 dot matrix display, measuring 147 x 87 x 17 mm and a weight of 195 g including batteries. It went on sale in Japan on September 25, 1997.
  K-PDA (ZR) series
  ZR-3000, 320x240 touch screen, 1 MB RAM.
  ZR-3500, similar to the ZR-3000, with new internal 14.4/9.6 kbit/s modem.
  ZR-5000/FX, a clam-shell model only sold outside Japan, going on sale in January 1995.
  ZR-5700
  ZR-5800 Having a touch screen and 2 MB of RAM.
  MI series
  MI-10DC/10, nicknamed ColorZaurus, was the first model to have a color display. The DC model featured a digital camera and was initially priced 155,000 Yen. The MI-10 was listed as 120,000 Yen. Both models went on sale on June 25, 1996.
  MI-506DC/506/504, PowerZaurus
  MI-110M/106M/106, ZaurusPocket
  MI-610/610DC, PowerZaurus
  MI-310, ZaurusColorPocket 
  MI-EX1, Zaurus iCRUISE - This was the first PDA with a 640x480 resolution display
  MI-C1-A/S, PowerZaurus
  MI-P1-W/A/LA, Zaurus iGeti
  MI-P2-B, Zaurus iGeti - More internal software, more Flash
  MI-P10-S, Zaurus iGeti - Larger RAM and Flash than P1/P2
  MI-J1, Internet Dictionary Zaurus
  MI-E1, First vertical display model - mini keyboard
  MI-L1, Stripped down E1 - lacks display backlight
  MI-E21, Enhanced version of E1 - double RAM and ROM size
  MI-E25DC, a MI-E21 with an internal 640 x 480 digital camera
  Other MI Series related devices
  BI-L10, Business Zaurus - Mono screen, 4 Mb IRDA, Network Adapter
  MT-200, Communications pal - Keyboard input, limited I/O
  MT-300, Communications pal - 4 MB flash, restyled
  MT-300C, Communications pal - CDMAone version
  Browser Board, MT-300 with NTT DoCoMo specific software
  Linux based SL series
  SL-5000D, a developer edition of the SL-5500, containing 32 MB of RAM. (2001)
  SL-5500 (Collie), the first new Zaurus to be sold outside Japan, is based on the Intel SA-1110 StrongARM processor running at 206 MHz, has 64 MB of RAM and 16MB Flash, a built-in keyboard, CompactFlash (CF) slot, Secure Digital (SD) slot, and Infrared port. (2002)
  SL-A300 (Discovery), an ultra-light PDA with no keyboard, sold only in Japan (2003)
  SL-5600 (Poodle), the successor to the SL-5500, with greater processing capability, increased RAM and an inbuilt speaker and microphone. Based on the Intel XScale 400 MHz processor. However some had a Cache bug on the PXA-250 processor (easily fixed!). Popular ROMs for the SL-5600 include Watapon, Synergy, and OpenZaurus. (2002)
  SL-B500, name of the SL-5600 in Japan
  SL-C700 (Corgi), a clam-shell model and the first PDA to use Sharp's "System LCD", sold only in Japan. (2003)
  SL-C750 (Shepherd), an improved version of the SL-C700 with longer battery life, a faster processor and updated software, sold only in Japan. (2003)
  SL-C760 (Husky), an improved version of the SL-C700 with double the internal flash storage of the SL-C750 and a larger battery, 
caption: A Sharp Zaurus SL-C1000, displaying Midnight Commander.
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