Psions were amazing. I had a Psion 3 in the 90s. That thing fell out of my pocket when I was cycling and a van drove over it - still worked fine. I’d like to see an iPhone manage that
Retro tech: Using the PSION Series 5 in 2023
Submitted 4 months ago by nutellawaescher@feddit.org to technology@lemmy.world
https://andrewmelder.com/2023/10/05/retro-tech-using.html
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br3d@lemmy.world 4 months ago
AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 4 months ago
There was a modern handheld with this form factor maybe 8 years ago named the Gemini. It shipped with a version of Android, though could be flashed to run a Linux, if you didn’t mind not knowing if will wake up from sleep. I still have one sitting in the back of a drawer.
callcc@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Learnt programming as a kid on my dads PSION. I owe my career to that device. It came with a BASIC manual on paper. That must have been the most important part of the package.
wjrii@lemmy.world 4 months ago
I had a “Diamond Mako,” aka a Psion Revo. Neat device, but I just wasn’t “on the go” enough to really need it. It was slightly smaller than the 5, IIRC, and it definitely wasn’t as good for typing as even a Netbook (another good candidate for a “writerDeck” btw), but it was very slick. IIRC it had NiCAD or NiMH AAA batteries hard-wired into it.
Obelix@feddit.org 4 months ago
I would like to have a PSION as a portable writerdeck, but they are surprisingly expensive. Used ones can fetch 100€+
Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
Still use my 5MX a couple of times a year… one of the most amazing pieces of technology I’ve ever owned.
vext01@lemmy.sdf.org 4 months ago
I have a friend who collects PDAs and he has lots of different psion machines.
I’ll never forget when he brought a 5 MX in to college and showed me it running window windowmaker in our physics class. I was blown away.
RandomUser@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Has a psion5, brilliant tech. Loved it. The calendar was way ahead of its time, 2AA batteries gave weeks of life and you could just about touch type on the keyboard. If I could get it to synch with office I’d be tempted to dig it out again, it really was the future.