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I had a dead #Psion netBook.

I say "had." It is no longer dead.

There's a fuse on the mainboard of these machines that has a habit of blowing. Researching in conjunction with @heliopolitan, we found a potential replacement. They arrived today, and with my incredibly amateurish soldering skills (and nearly losing half the screws and a nut across the carpet), I now have a working netBook!

#RetroComputing #EPOC32

Does the #psion5 have a rom version that included the installer program so you can install SIS files direct from CF?
Mine lacks the installer - I can add it via psiwin and serial but it's a pain!
I know the roms are on a daughterboard - are they flash or mask roms?
#psion #epoc32 #retrocomputing

Does the #psion5 have a rom version that included the installer program so you can install SIS files direct from CF?
Mine lacks the installer - I can add it via psiwin and serial but it's a pain!
I know the roms are on a daughterboard - are they flash or mask roms?
#psion #epoc32 #retrocomputing

Does the #psion5 have a rom version that included the installer program so you can install SIS files direct from CF?
Mine lacks the installer - I can add it via psiwin and serial but it's a pain!
I know the roms are on a daughterboard - are they flash or mask roms?
#psion #epoc32 #retrocomputing

Does the #psion5 have a rom version that included the installer program so you can install SIS files direct from CF?
Mine lacks the installer - I can add it via psiwin and serial but it's a pain!
I know the roms are on a daughterboard - are they flash or mask roms?
#psion #epoc32 #retrocomputing

Does the #psion5 have a rom version that included the installer program so you can install SIS files direct from CF?
Mine lacks the installer - I can add it via psiwin and serial but it's a pain!
I know the roms are on a daughterboard - are they flash or mask roms?
#psion #epoc32 #retrocomputing

TIL why no-one ever talks about the Philips smartphone that was an #EPOC32 (pre-Symbian) PDA that slid onto one of their GSM phones - they never actually shipped it.

Given that I had one on my desk when tweaking the web browser for it, I'd just assumed it had been released 🤣 (I was adding support for the new-fangled <frame> tag that had just arrived in HTML, after the Series 5 browser had shipped)

https://www.mobilephonemuseum.com/phone-detail/ilium-synergy

Psion Series 5: the BEST portable computer? 1997 RETRO REVIEW!

-- Dino Bytes by Gordon Laing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIG3tfh5FfY

#psion #retrocomputing #epoc32

Time for another poll:

#psion #psion3 #psion5 #epoc16 #epoc32

Time for another poll:

#psion #psion3 #psion5 #epoc16 #epoc32

Time for another poll:

#psion #psion3 #psion5 #epoc16 #epoc32

Time for another poll:

#psion #psion3 #psion5 #epoc16 #epoc32

Time for another poll:

#psion #psion3 #psion5 #epoc16 #epoc32

Some #Psion news! #plptools, the open source suite of programs for transferring files to and from #EPOC16 and #EPOC32 devices, has some additional maintainers: @captfab, @jbmorley ... and me!

We're looking into how we can take the project into the future. We do have some ideas, but we're taking a considered approach to future development.

plptools currently runs on Linux and macOS (and possibly FreeBSD, NetBSD, Solaris, AIX and HP-UX, although these haven't been tested in a while). I've started work on porting it to #HaikuOS.

The repo has been moved to a new GitHub organisation, which you can find here. https://github.com/plptools/plptools

#retrocomputing

Some #Psion news! #plptools, the open source suite of programs for transferring files to and from #EPOC16 and #EPOC32 devices, has some additional maintainers: @captfab, @jbmorley ... and me!

We're looking into how we can take the project into the future. We do have some ideas, but we're taking a considered approach to future development.

plptools currently runs on Linux and macOS (and possibly FreeBSD, NetBSD, Solaris, AIX and HP-UX, although these haven't been tested in a while). I've started work on porting it to #HaikuOS.

The repo has been moved to a new GitHub organisation, which you can find here. https://github.com/plptools/plptools

#retrocomputing

Some #Psion news! #plptools, the open source suite of programs for transferring files to and from #EPOC16 and #EPOC32 devices, has some additional maintainers: @captfab, @jbmorley ... and me!

We're looking into how we can take the project into the future. We do have some ideas, but we're taking a considered approach to future development.

plptools currently runs on Linux and macOS (and possibly FreeBSD, NetBSD, Solaris, AIX and HP-UX, although these haven't been tested in a while). I've started work on porting it to #HaikuOS.

The repo has been moved to a new GitHub organisation, which you can find here. https://github.com/plptools/plptools

#retrocomputing

Some #Psion news! #plptools, the open source suite of programs for transferring files to and from #EPOC16 and #EPOC32 devices, has some additional maintainers: @captfab, @jbmorley ... and me!

We're looking into how we can take the project into the future. We do have some ideas, but we're taking a considered approach to future development.

plptools currently runs on Linux and macOS (and possibly FreeBSD, NetBSD, Solaris, AIX and HP-UX, although these haven't been tested in a while). I've started work on porting it to #HaikuOS.

The repo has been moved to a new GitHub organisation, which you can find here. https://github.com/plptools/plptools

#retrocomputing

Some #Psion news! #plptools, the open source suite of programs for transferring files to and from #EPOC16 and #EPOC32 devices, has some additional maintainers: @captfab, @jbmorley ... and me!

We're looking into how we can take the project into the future. We do have some ideas, but we're taking a considered approach to future development.

plptools currently runs on Linux and macOS (and possibly FreeBSD, NetBSD, Solaris, AIX and HP-UX, although these haven't been tested in a while). I've started work on porting it to #HaikuOS.

The repo has been moved to a new GitHub organisation, which you can find here. https://github.com/plptools/plptools

#retrocomputing

I originally thought that it was just a hardware thing - solder on another chip, job done. After all, the pads were on the board, so why wouldn't #Psion have made #EPOC16 work with 4MB RAM?

But maybe a 4MB 3mx just wasn't a priority for Psion any more. #EPOC32 and the Series 5 were in full swing by the time the 3mx was released. The two Psions were drifting apart, too - Psion's hardware business ended up refocusing on Windows CE machines.

Psion had the ramdrive working with 2MB machines since the 3a2. The code probably hadn't been touched in ages, and it might have been too much hassle to update for the returns they thought they might get.

This is all speculation, of course. But it would make sense.

#retrocomputing

I originally thought that it was just a hardware thing - solder on another chip, job done. After all, the pads were on the board, so why wouldn't #Psion have made #EPOC16 work with 4MB RAM?

But maybe a 4MB 3mx just wasn't a priority for Psion any more. #EPOC32 and the Series 5 were in full swing by the time the 3mx was released. The two Psions were drifting apart, too - Psion's hardware business ended up refocusing on Windows CE machines.

Psion had the ramdrive working with 2MB machines since the 3a2. The code probably hadn't been touched in ages, and it might have been too much hassle to update for the returns they thought they might get.

This is all speculation, of course. But it would make sense.

#retrocomputing

I originally thought that it was just a hardware thing - solder on another chip, job done. After all, the pads were on the board, so why wouldn't #Psion have made #EPOC16 work with 4MB RAM?

But maybe a 4MB 3mx just wasn't a priority for Psion any more. #EPOC32 and the Series 5 were in full swing by the time the 3mx was released. The two Psions were drifting apart, too - Psion's hardware business ended up refocusing on Windows CE machines.

Psion had the ramdrive working with 2MB machines since the 3a2. The code probably hadn't been touched in ages, and it might have been too much hassle to update for the returns they thought they might get.

This is all speculation, of course. But it would make sense.

#retrocomputing

I originally thought that it was just a hardware thing - solder on another chip, job done. After all, the pads were on the board, so why wouldn't #Psion have made #EPOC16 work with 4MB RAM?

But maybe a 4MB 3mx just wasn't a priority for Psion any more. #EPOC32 and the Series 5 were in full swing by the time the 3mx was released. The two Psions were drifting apart, too - Psion's hardware business ended up refocusing on Windows CE machines.

Psion had the ramdrive working with 2MB machines since the 3a2. The code probably hadn't been touched in ages, and it might have been too much hassle to update for the returns they thought they might get.

This is all speculation, of course. But it would make sense.

#retrocomputing

I originally thought that it was just a hardware thing - solder on another chip, job done. After all, the pads were on the board, so why wouldn't #Psion have made #EPOC16 work with 4MB RAM?

But maybe a 4MB 3mx just wasn't a priority for Psion any more. #EPOC32 and the Series 5 were in full swing by the time the 3mx was released. The two Psions were drifting apart, too - Psion's hardware business ended up refocusing on Windows CE machines.

Psion had the ramdrive working with 2MB machines since the 3a2. The code probably hadn't been touched in ages, and it might have been too much hassle to update for the returns they thought they might get.

This is all speculation, of course. But it would make sense.

#retrocomputing

@jbmorley FrotzS5 -- a z-machine interpreter for text-adventures / interactive fiction. The keyboard is excellent and there's many hundreds of games available and still being produced yearly

#interactivefiction #if #psion #epoc32

Waah, my #scheme program is too big to run in the small model on #EPOC16!

😭😭😭

So switching to (real mode) #MSDOS and the large memory model. Or #EPOC32?

/CC @thelastpsion @inlovewithpda

EPOC32, "electronic piece of cheese" https://infosec.exchange/@ModernDayNTK/110643859921996728 #EPOC32 #EPOC #Symbian

The last maintainer of the #OpenPsion project is looking for someone to take over the maintenance of this #Linux distro for #Psion Series 5mx.

If anyone is able to help Adrian out, please get in touch.

#Debian #ARM #ARM710 #EPOC32 #KludgedLinux #KernelHacking #LinuxKernel

https://community.arm.com/support-forums/f/architectures-and-processors-forum/53718/can-anyone-help-me-to-compile-a-modern-kernel-for-the-psion-5mx

The last maintainer of the #OpenPsion project is looking for someone to take over the maintenance of this #Linux distro for #Psion Series 5mx.

If anyone is able to help Adrian out, please get in touch.

#Debian #ARM #ARM710 #EPOC32 #KludgedLinux #KernelHacking #LinuxKernel

https://community.arm.com/support-forums/f/architectures-and-processors-forum/53718/can-anyone-help-me-to-compile-a-modern-kernel-for-the-psion-5mx

The last maintainer of the #OpenPsion project is looking for someone to take over the maintenance of this #Linux distro for #Psion Series 5mx.

If anyone is able to help Adrian out, please get in touch.

#Debian #ARM #ARM710 #EPOC32 #KludgedLinux #KernelHacking #LinuxKernel

https://community.arm.com/support-forums/f/architectures-and-processors-forum/53718/can-anyone-help-me-to-compile-a-modern-kernel-for-the-psion-5mx

The last maintainer of the #OpenPsion project is looking for someone to take over the maintenance of this #Linux distro for #Psion Series 5mx.

If anyone is able to help Adrian out, please get in touch.

#Debian #ARM #ARM710 #EPOC32 #KludgedLinux #KernelHacking #LinuxKernel

https://community.arm.com/support-forums/f/architectures-and-processors-forum/53718/can-anyone-help-me-to-compile-a-modern-kernel-for-the-psion-5mx

The last maintainer of the #OpenPsion project is looking for someone to take over the maintenance of this #Linux distro for #Psion Series 5mx.

If anyone is able to help Adrian out, please get in touch.

#Debian #ARM #ARM710 #EPOC32 #KludgedLinux #KernelHacking #LinuxKernel

https://community.arm.com/support-forums/f/architectures-and-processors-forum/53718/can-anyone-help-me-to-compile-a-modern-kernel-for-the-psion-5mx

Spent a lot of time this morning looking for old #EPOC32 software.

Most of my #Psion time is spent in the #EPOC16 world, so it's been good to look around at what was done on the newer machines.

Highlights so far include #SimCity, Frotz (#Infocom emulator), Jumpy, #NetHack, a WAP browser, Imperium (Command & Conquer clone), Z80 (#ZXSpectrum emulator) and #Doom!

I need to dig my 5mx out, but I'll be giving these a go.

#RetroComputing

@thelastpsion
@inlovewithpda

Hi, I have installed "Vim.SIS" on my Psion Series 5 and it works. I didn't do much, just created a small text file, saved it and quit.

#vi #vim #PsionS5 #epoc32

Found it! eEmacs for #EPOC32. #Psion #32bit #editor #emacs

https://sourceforge.net/projects/eemacs/

I knew that there was a version of #Vi (Elvis) for #EPOC16, but someone actually managed to port #Emacs to #EPOC32!

Unfortunately the download link is dead. Still, nice work!

(Page in Russian.)
https://web.archive.org/web/20060715220114/http://dbrechalov.narod.ru/library/Soft4Psion/index.htm

#Psion #RetroComputing

Is there a mailing list or even one of these newish Web Forums or another venue for Psion PDAs where I can ask silly questions?

/CC @inlovewithpda @thelastpsion

#psion #epoc32

I finally released my little goodie for all #Psion #Epoc32 fans out there:
i took the WindRm code and modded it a little bit to get a version for desktop linux without hardcoded touch UI and saving state on close.
It's really alpha code but works nicely for demonstation. get it here (you need a working psion rom; sys$rom.bin):
https://github.com/codeandcreate/WindEmu/releases

Some hacking on #WindEmu (#Epoc32 / #Psion 5 MX emulator, WindRm version) today to make it useable on normal linux tablets...