MICROSOFT MAIL AND CC: MAIL ACCESS SOFTWARE TURNS ZAURUS INTO POCKET
         E-MAIL TERMINAL



MAHWAH, N.J., January 1996 -- Sharp Electronics is targeting over 25 million
LAN 
E-mail users in the United States with two Windows® software programs that
transform the Zaurus Keyboard-enhanced PDA into a pocket E-mail terminal.
 Zaurus Access to Microsoft Mail® and Zaurus Access to cc:Mail® allow users
to remotely send and retrieve E-mail using Zaurus.

The new Zaurus Microsoft Mail or cc:Mail access software takes advantage of
an existing Microsoft Mail® or Lotus cc:Mail® application running on a single
or network PC, allowing individuals or workgroups of up to 20 users to send
and retrieve E-mail, PC files and Zaurus data.   

"Anyone taking a notebook PC on a trip just to access E-mail from the road
will realize Zaurus is the first practical, portable solution," said Mary
Repke, director of marketing, Sharp Consumer Business Products Group.
 "Zaurus offers the convenience of a keyboard, yet still fits in a pocket,
briefcase, or purse and weighs less than a pound," she added.

To access E-mail, users simply download the Microsoft Mail or Lotus cc:Mail
Address Book to their Zaurus and dial in to their modem-equipped PC or local
area network server using the Zaurus CE-FM4 modem or a recommended PC Card
modem.  When communicating to the host PC, they can send or retrieve E-mail,
reply to or forward messages, and even attach PC files and Zaurus data.  

In addition to communicating to the user's remote PC via modem, the new
software also allows users to access E-mail locally, by infrared beam or
cable.

Available in both single- and multi-user versions, Zaurus Access to Microsoft
Mail® and Zaurus Access to cc:Mail®  at a minimum require a 386-based PC,
Windows( 3.1, four megabytes of RAM and a Hayes®-compatible modem.  They will
be available from retailers and resellers in late April.

Sharp anticipates that retailers will sell Zaurus Access to Microsoft Mail,
single-user version (ZR-PG1), and multi-user version (ZR-PG1M) for about $49
and $199, respectively; and Zaurus Access to cc:Mail, single-user version
(ZR-PG2), and multi-user versions (ZR-PG2M), for $49 and $199, respectively.

For more information, call 1-800-BE-SHARP.  

For on-line product information, visit Sharp's Web Page at
http://www.sharp-usa.com.


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Sharp Electronics Corporation, the U.S. sales and marketing subsidiary of
Japan's Sharp Corporation, offers one of the broadest and most advanced lines
of consumer electronics, business products and electronic components.  With
U.S. sales of $3.4 billion, the company has achieved double-digit sales
growth in each of the past three years.  Sharp is the world leader in liquid
crystal displays (LCDs), and has developed innovative, consumer-focused
products such as VIEWCAM( LCD camcorders, Zaurus( keyboard-enhanced personal
digital assistant, fully featured notebook computers, SharpVision( LCD
projection systems, Wizard® electronic organizers, audio and video systems,
appliances and office automation products.  To support its more than 50
product lines, Sharp Electronics employs approximately 2,300 people
nationwide.