From koffice  Wed Nov 21 12:50:44 2001
From: "Taiji Hirose" <hirose.taiji () sharp ! co ! jp>
Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2001 12:50:44 +0000
To: koffice
Subject: Sharp Linux/Java PDA - Request for your participation
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Dear KOffice Team,

This is Taiji Hirose of Sharp's Linux/Java PDA  project team 
in Japan.
Please first accept my apology for sending this message for 
all of the sudden.

As you may have heard by media, Sharp released new PDA 
<SL-5000D> based on Linux/Java architecture, on which 
Qt/Embedded (API compatible with Qt) is implemented as 
GUI toolkit for Linux application and Jeode, a JVM that is fully 
compatible with PersonalJava1.2 specifications.
<Developers' Site: http://developer.sharpsec.com>

Sharp will be exhibiting this new PDA at W-CES 2002, highlighting 
variety of application software that runs on our device.

We have found you and your application software on , and found 
it very interesting and attractive for our new Linux/Java PDA. 
We very much like to highlight your application software in
SHARP booth at W-CES 2002, and we very much appreciate 
your participating this activity by porting your application to our 
new PDA or developing new similar application for our new PDA.

Though we will not be able to financially reward you for your activity, 
we are ready to lend you our new PDA unit not only to assist your 
activity, but also for your long-term try-outs. (as our product monitor, 
for a half year.)

If you are interested in being a part of this opportunity, please
fulfill the following form and send it back to us. Once we have 
your message, we will arrange a shipment of our new Linux/Java 
PDA for you and inform you of a detailed schedule and so on.

=== APPLICATION FORM ==============================
name:
address:
phone:
(These are needed in order for us to send you new Linux PDA)
email:
type of application:
license:
description:
comments:
=====================================================

Thank you very much for your cooperation, and look forward to 
your favorable reply.

Sincerely,

Taiji Hirose
B103 PROJECT TEAM
COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS GROUP
SHARP CORPORATION