Author Archives: cosi

The phenomenon of Atari Portfolio

Posted on 27.01.2013 by cosi

When asked about Atari Portfolio, a “retrocomputing regular Joe” would say about “the world’s first palmtop” (not true, obviously) or John Connor breaking into an ATM. It seems, however, that Portfolio’s popularity goes beyond these clichés; I can’t rely on … Continue reading →

Posted in Atari Portfolio | 2 Comments

Psion, Linux PC and a cable

Posted on 28.12.2012 by cosi

I remember that I promised to write something about connecting Psion palmtop (either Series 3 or Series 5) to a Linux-based PC without using CF card. Just a PC-Link cable. The great news is that many Linux distributions… already have … Continue reading →

Posted in Psion (EPOC), Psion (SIBO) | 5 Comments

What is your favourite vintage palmtop?

Posted on 27.10.2012 by cosi

Just for fun, statistics and my curiosity 🙂 You may select up to three options. If your favourite is not on the list, please select “other” and write its name in a comment.  

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Games: A for Adventure

Posted on 28.09.2012 by cosi

One of the fields where vintage palmtops can easily compete with modern gadgets, is adventure gaming. I mean those games where you type “examine box” and the computer tells you that there is a small piece of paper inside. Or … Continue reading →

Posted in Amstrad NC, Atari Portfolio, emulation, HP LX, Palm OS, Psion (EPOC), Psion (SIBO), Psion Organiser | 6 Comments

How to send comms software to Portfolio over the serial port

Posted on 27.08.2012 by cosi

Hey, I just found something. It seems that someone solved the “chicken or egg” problem with Portfolio’s serial interface: the computer has no serial communications software built in, so it’s impossible to send any from the PC and, unless you … Continue reading →

Posted in Atari Portfolio | 4 Comments

Setting up the Palm

Posted on 4.07.2012 by cosi

You guessed. I’ve bought a Palm IIIe and, from now on, you’ll find here informations about Palm OS powered devices. This time a few “beginner-to-beginner” tips: You can easily synchronize the Palm with a Linux PC. There are a few … Continue reading →

Posted in emulation, Palm OS | 1 Comment

Finally. A new game for Portfolio

Posted on 6.05.2012 by cosi

This year’s Grzybsoniada party witnessed the glorious comeback of Atari Portfolio. “Diabelska Pomyłka” – a text game with Innuendo’s script and graphics and my code (Portfolio Basic yeah!) took the first place (of 1 competitors for this platform) in Wild … Continue reading →

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Vintage palmtop and a Linux PC

Posted on 20.03.2012 by cosi

I announced a text about games, but meanwhile another idea came to my mind. Surfing the Web I encountered many questions about uploading files to a vintage palmtop, asked by the fresh owners of Portfolios, HP’s etc. While it’s fairly … Continue reading →

Posted in Amstrad NC, hardware, HP LX | 2 Comments

Back on air

Posted on 9.03.2012 by cosi

The blog was silent for a while, just like my “vintage palmtoping” was. I had some real-life issues to face and, well, blogging isn’t my main activity, so I decided to take a break. Now I think it’s time get … Continue reading →

Posted in general | 5 Comments

RAM expansion for Atari Portfolio

Posted on 20.11.2011 by cosi

UPDATE [2020/04/12]: By popular demand, I decided to take more detailed photos of the expansion board and post them here. The author is (apparently) unreachable, and I don’t have any schematics or technical knowledge of the circuit, so please, don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Atari Portfolio, hardware | 30 Comments