Author Archives: cosi
Vi vs. Emacs – now on your Psion’s screen
Vi and Emacs are two great text editors, famous for neverending fan wars between their users. Just type “vi vs emacs” in Google and you will find thousands of web pages full of pure hatred 🙂 If you’ve been in … Continue reading
Besser vorbeugen als heilen
I remember this German saying from school. It means “better to prevent than cure” and when it comes to vintage computers, this is painfully true. I’m really thrilled by the possibility, that one of my palmtops may get broken and … Continue reading
Psion as an ebook reader
Although nothing compares to a real book, smelling of ink and paper, ebooks have some advantages, including extreme portability. However, dedicated e-ink readers like Kindle are still expensive and limited only to reading books and other static content. Using modern … Continue reading
Atari Portfolio and no file transfer device
Sounds familiar? Unfortunately, I won’t tell you how to copy files using psychokinetic abilities. Instead I’ll write about a brilliant idea by Viktor T. Toth, who found out how to write programs on Portfolio without any external compiler. If you’re … Continue reading
PC/XT in your Psion
Psion Series 5/5mx is powered by a 32-bit ARM710T processor. That’s enough to emulate an 8086 (actually 80186) PC/XT. According to the producer’s website Psion 5 runs Eratosthenes Sieve benchmark with 0.64 and integer calculations with 1.28 XT’s speed (Psion … Continue reading
print “Hello world!”
It’s been almost twenty years since I first read about a palmtop. I was truly amazed by the idea of a “VHS-cassette-sized”, fully functional PC. Atari Portfolio became my long unfulfilled dream. As the technology was moving forward, palmtops were … Continue reading