29 Sep
2005
29 Sep
'05
12:25 a.m.
On Wed, 28 Sep 2005, John R. Hogerhuis wrote:
Looks pretty cool on the specs. Do you find the
keyboard usable? General
reliability? Proprietary connectors, probably... is the serial lead
easily available? These seems to be going for about 30-100 pounds on
ebay. Then add the shipping cost from GB.
One could just about touch type on the keyboard, which is somewhat
remarkable given the not quite 7 inch length of the keyboard. They tend
to be very reliable, but start to have problems once they are dropped too
often (as was the case with mine). The serial lead is standard, and easy
to get if missing from one you might purchase second-hand.
A complete setup can be had for under US$100 on eBay. They still have a
rather large following and so don't expect to get one for cheap unless
it's very broken or you get very lucky.
Genuine questions, not trying to make a comparison. My
ideal compromise
between a PDA and a notebook would be something like the TRS-80 Model
100 but with a faster CPU, flash port, modern connectivity. But the
Psion leans too much toward the PDA end for me.
Then perhaps you want the Series 7? At any rate, the EPOC32 OS that comes
with the Psion is a true 32-bit multitasking OS, and puts to absolute
shame anything that MS can come up with. And quite frankly it's better
than anything Palm has for that matter.
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