Category Archives: Psion (EPOC)

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 →

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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

CompactFlash and the Lost Clusters

Posted on 17.09.2011 by cosi

I experienced it twice. The PC suddenly refuses to write to Psion’s CF and shows turd in filenames. First time I was scared to death – I was afraid that all my data are lost, but when I inserted the … Continue reading →

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Psion in the Shell

Posted on 13.08.2011 by cosi

Writing about programming tools for the Psion I mentioned about running the scripts from the shell. It sounds natural for someone who lives in the world of a prompt and a flashing cursor, but (un)fortunately Psion’s philosophy denies the existence … Continue reading →

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Psionic programming, part 2

Posted on 24.07.2011 by cosi

Go to part 1 First steps So you want to write programs. Ok, here are the first steps you should follow: 1. Sit down, take a deep breath and think, what kind of software you’d like to create. Should it … Continue reading →

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Psionic programming, part 1

Posted on 9.07.2011 by cosi

From Organiser to Series 5: Programming tools It’s not so far from the truth, that Psion Company has set the standards for many modern portable computers. Their sophisticated, sometimes revolutionary solutions pioneered the development of palmtops. Unfortunately, one of the … Continue reading →

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Vi vs. Emacs – now on your Psion’s screen

Posted on 28.06.2011 by cosi

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 →

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Psion as an ebook reader

Posted on 19.06.2011 by cosi

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 →

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PC/XT in your Psion

Posted on 15.06.2011 by cosi

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 →

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