Category Archives: Atari Portfolio

Atari Portfolio on Reddit

Posted on 7.10.2014 by cosi

I’ve created a new subreddit /r/AtariPortfolio, dedicated solely to the Pofo. Atari Portfolio (and old palmtops in general) is barely discussed on Reddit. Once a few months you can find a mention on /r/retrocomputing, and that’s all. I hope this … Continue reading →

Posted in Atari Portfolio, general | 10 Comments

DH’s hacks for the Portfolio

Posted on 15.03.2014 by cosi

I wanted to post this months ago, but it seems that long winter breaks have become a tradition on this blog. In October last year, a reader called DH wrote a comment with his own proposition of a .com-file generator … Continue reading →

Posted in Atari Portfolio, programming | 23 Comments

The incomplete Atari Portfolio disassembly guide

Posted on 28.09.2013 by cosi

I don’t want to be mean, but you better print this post and keep it by your Portfolio together with a small screwdriver – you know, just in case 😉 It covers only the keyboard part of the case – … Continue reading →

Posted in Atari Portfolio, hardware | 13 Comments

DOS palmtops

Posted on 5.04.2013 by cosi

Once upon a time, one of the readers, jerome, asked me to write a comparison of HP LX palmtops. While I consider it a little pointless (the 200 LX would take all the gold), a review of all then-popular palmtops with … Continue reading →

Posted in Atari Portfolio, general, HP LX | 7 Comments

Atari Portfolio as an e-book reader

Posted on 13.02.2013 by cosi

You may think that the Portfolio is no good for reading books, but well, people read on smartphones (3,5″ backlit screen with tiny letters on it) or laptops (3 kg or so), so why not give Pofo a try? After … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 PomyÅ‚ka” – 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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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