astieber@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Anthony J Stieber) (12/12/89)
I just recently bought a Psion Organizer II CM. It's a handheld
computer with an alphabetic keyboard and a 16x2 display, 8K RAM and
two EPROM/PROM sockets. It was introduced back in 1986 and seems to
have been targeted for the pocket calculator/black book market
although it also has a procedural language. Mine came with a 25,000
word dictionary EPROM. Right now I'm trying to find accessories for
it, or if possible the 32K version (Model XP). If anyone has one of
these machines or knows of anyplace selling them or the accesories, I
would like to hear from you.
When I opened up the machine I found that the EPROM module has a
whole bunch of chips in it besides the EPROM, it's not something that
could just be thrown together. The RAM is surface mounted, and like
everything else not socketed. There do seem to be some empty areas
for perhaps more RAM. The expansion connector for RS-232 (and
probably AC power, the bar code reader and card reader) is a mystery.
If I have too I'll open it up and get out a multimeter.
Psion is a British company and seems to not have any US
distributors still selling their product. I would be grateful if
someone could at least tell me if the campany is still in business and
if there is anyway I could contact them here in the US.
If someone in London could try their phone number I would appreciate it.
Psion PLC
Psion House
Harcourt Street
London W1H 1DT
Phone number 01-723 9408
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<-:(= Tony Stieber astieber@csd4.csd.uwm.edu att!uwm!uwmcsd4!astieber
home: 414-529-2663 8858 Garden Lane
work: 414-229-5623 Greendale WI 53129crd@otter.hpl.hp.com (Chris Dalton) (12/15/89)
Psion is alive, well, and doing some interesting things. There are
lots of goodies available for the Organiser -- EPROM and RAM packs,
software modules, RS-232 adaptors, printer, s/w development kits --
and more are in the pipeline.
A very recent brochure gives this US address:
Psion Inc,
118 Echo Lake Road,
Watertown
CT 06795
Tel 203-274-7521
Fax 203-274-7976
Telex 4942755 PSION (ITT Network)
Chris