Archive for April 2020
Psion Series 3 – New Arrival
My existing Psion 3 was suffering from a faulty screen so I’d been on the lookout for a replacement/repair and found this on eBay, boxed with manuals, and it arrived today.
Read MoreSharp PC 3000
The PC-3000 was a DOS-based computer, the predecessor to the PC-3100, launched in 1991 following the release of the Atari Portfolio, the world’s first palmtop computer.
Read MoreTexas Instruments TI Programmable 57
The TI-57 was a programmable calculator made by Texas Instruments from 1977 to 1982, which was followed by the more powerful TI-58 and TI-59. It had 50 program steps and 8 memory registers. I owned a Texas Instruments TI-57 while at university, used very occasionally for ‘real’ problems but mainly just played with the examples…
Read MorePsion Series 5mx – Boxed and Working
I’ve had my Psion Series 5mx for a few years – another eBay purchase. I wanted one that was boxed with accessories, which this has, but it has suffered battery leakage at some point in the past so isn’t perfect.
Read MoreFirst Steps in Programming the Psion Series 3
This book covers the basic principles including graphics, Windows menus and Dialog boxes, and the extensive file and database handling capabilities.
Read MoreTexas Instruments TI-57
The TI-57 was a programmable calculator made by Texas Instruments from 1977 to 1982, which was followed by the more powerful TI-58 and TI-59.
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