Your vintage hardware

Muttley Black · 2015-12-17 09:08:55

One more entry.

The "Psion Series 5" - Year 1997

Detailed item info

Product Information

A palmtop computer, the Psion Series 5 PDA allows users greater mobility with the same conveniences of an office laptop. The Psion Series 5 features a compact keyboard, 8 MB of built-in memory, and a memory card slot, along with a 640x240-pixel VGA touch-sensitive screen and a stylus for data input. With a powerful backlight, built-in speaker and audio jack, and software programs that interface easily with a PC, the Psion Series 5 PDA is a multifunctional choice. This Psion PDA weighs 354.37 g and measures 8.89 centimetres wide by 17 centimetres long, with a 2.54-centimetres thickness when closed. The device uses two AA batteries for up to 35 hours of battery life. The software programs featured on the Psion Series 5 include Word, Sheet, Database, Sketch, Calculator, Time, and Voice Notes, which allows users to record their own reminders. Additionally, the Psion Series 5 comes with the PsiWin2 program so that a user can integrate his or her Psion PDA with a PC. The Psion Series 5 PDA effectively balances functionality with size to meet the needs of anyone with an on-the-go lifestyle.

Product Identifiers

Brand Psion
Model Series 5

Key Features

Installed Memory RAM 8 MB
Processor 18.43 MHz Arm

Tech Details

PC Interface Infrared, Serial
Color Depth 4-bit (16 gray levels)
Wireless Capabilities Infrared irDA
Battery Type 2 x AA Batteries
Input Method Keyboard, Microphone, Touch Screen
Included Accessories Stylus
Audio Output Built in Speaker, Headphone Jack
Processor Speed 18.43 MHz
Voice-Recorder With Voice Recorder
Processor Type Arm
Battery Life 35 Hours

Dimensions

Screen Resolution 640 x 240
Depth 2.31 cm
Height 8.99 cm
Width 16.99 cm
Weight 354.09 Gram

Thank you.

Temetka · 2015-12-17 09:33:23

Nice.

I'm picking up a Thinkpad X301 very soon and I am very excited. I've wanted that particular laptop for a looong time.

deleted0 · 2015-12-17 10:26:00

^ That's a nice lappy:
http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Category:X301

8bit

Muttley Black · 2015-12-17 10:35:04

Indeed!

ThinkPads are really great laptops! I love them!

Head_on_a_Stick · 2015-12-17 19:23:21

Muttley Black wrote:

The "Psion Series 5" - Year 1997

Awesome stuff -- I remember those!

You can run NetBSD on that:
http://wiki.netbsd.org/ports/epoc32/

Temetka · 2015-12-18 09:08:34

RE: Thinkpads

They are by far the best laptops I have ever had the pleasure of using. I've used hundreds of laptops from various companies throughout my IT career. Thinkpads always live up to my high expectations, followed by Dell Latitudes. Specifically the D630 series and E6500/M4400 series.

Everything else, well, yeah. The less said the better.

EDIT: Spelling.

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Irulan · 2015-12-18 14:34:00

Flashback: Remembering the 386SX

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ohnonot · 2015-12-19 06:49:54

hinto wrote:

Flashback: Remembering the 386SX

i used that machine in the nineties. (*)
i think what is refered to as "normal" 386 machines, we used to call a 386DX. I remember that specifically because i soon realised that i would have been much better off with one of those...

(*) fyi, it was almost possible to do some light sound production on it (almost: one loop in cd quality looped fine, after adding more it started stuttering) under windows 3.1.

pvsage · 2015-12-19 07:02:59

hinto wrote:

Flashback: Remembering the 386SX

Oh, you kids. I remember this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compaq_Portable

EDIT: I also remember reading about the Osborne 1 when my family had a ZX-81, although I've never seen one in real life.

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ohnonot · 2015-12-19 08:27:08

pvsage wrote:

Oh, you kids.

i was an adult then. i needed the 386 for my vocational training.
fwiw, as a kid, my cousin had a C64, my brother had a ZX Spectrum. that's as far as my first hand experience goes.

deleted0 · 2015-12-19 12:21:37

In the 60's I submitted batch files on punch cards for the great computer behind the glass wall, and came back for my error messages.
In the 70's I build kit computers and ran a high end remodeling company; kitchens and baths.
In the 80's I was night manager for Computer Warehouse, Miami Florida; Adam to Zenith
In the 90's I was the PC part of IT for a company with 6 offices and 250 seats.
In the 00's I owned a small computer repair shop in a little country town.
What a Long Strange Trip It's Been

8bit

Irulan · 2015-12-19 21:05:20

I started with the Sinclair,
then this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_64
-H

pvsage · 2015-12-19 22:31:05

This was my second computer. It did color. Oooh. Also didn't require a second mortgage to afford it, like that fruity computer found in some of schools back then.
Trash80 CoCo

Irulan · 2015-12-19 23:00:26

http://www.comicvine.com/the-trs-80-com … 050-64610/
^ I still have these comics.
-H

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deleted0 · 2015-12-19 23:39:42

^ I fondly remember the Trash 80. My college computer lab had them.

Muttley Black · 2016-01-05 11:08:48

New arrival!

siemens nixdorf pcd-4nd. Great Laptop!

Head_on_a_Stick · 2016-01-05 11:54:02

^ That's lovely!

What are the specs?

SliTaz would probably run on that

Muttley Black · 2016-01-05 12:33:52

Head_on_a_Stick wrote:

^ That's lovely!
What are the specs?
SliTaz would probably run on that

Hello!

Here are the specs!

Muttley Black · 2016-01-21 09:52:47

New arrival!

Philips VG-8020 MSX

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