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Re: [CM] Bugger the jetpack, I want a 21st century Psion

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On Mon, 10 Mar 2014 00:22:00 +0000 (UTC)
Oregonian Haruspex <bob_davis_retired@yahoo.com> wrote:

> RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> wrote:
> > From the «yeah, me too» department:
> > Title: Bugger the jetpack, where's my 21st-century Psion?
> > Author: Liam Proven
> > Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2014 06:04:09 -0500
> > Link:
> > http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2014/03/07/bugger_my_jetpack_wheres_my_21stcentury_psion/
> > 
> > Forgotten form factors #2: The handheld PC
> > 
> > Way back in 2011 we covered[1] a handy category of portable computer that has
> > completely disappeared. The early A4 portables were a specialist item, much
> > beloved of journalists but not a big hit with the wider world. It took a
> > different design to win those hearts.…
> > 
> > Links:
> > [1]: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/11/10/portable_writing_tool/ (link)
> 
> Today we have tablets and smartphones and netbooks and Ultrabooks...


Sure, they're different devices and are good/useful for different
reasons.  (I happen to hate the word "ultrabook" though.  It speaks
more of marketing than of actual device distinction.

If you've ever had your hands on a Psion though you'd see they really
were great devices in a way the others aren't.  I wouldn't trade in my
smart phone now because of its superior email, contact lists, and
calendar.  But I find that when I want to write while on a bus or
something, the Psion was awesome in ways my modern devices aren't.
Real keyboard, runs on two AA batteries for months, and no Internet! (a
benefit when you're trying to concentrate on your writing).

I wrote about mine here:
"http://therandymon.com/index.php?/171-The-Psion-5-For-Writers-on-the-Move.html"

Oh well, time passes and devices become obsolete.  But I will remember
my Psion fondly, and if a modern device came out that replicated that
form factor I'd be certainly tempted by it.  In the meantime I've got
my Note 3 and a Bluetooth keyboard, which isn't bad at all.

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[CM] Bugger the jetpack, I want a 21st century Psion RS Wood  <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-03-09 19:02 +0000
  Re: [CM] Bugger the jetpack, I want a 21st century Psion Oregonian Haruspex <bob_davis_retired@yahoo.com> - 2014-03-10 00:22 +0000
    Re: [CM] Bugger the jetpack, I want a 21st century Psion RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-03-10 10:00 +0000
      Re: [CM] Bugger the jetpack, I want a 21st century Psion Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2014-03-10 10:44 +0000
      Re: [CM] Bugger the jetpack, I want a 21st century Psion Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-03-10 11:10 +0000
        Re: [CM] Bugger the jetpack, I want a 21st century Psion RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-03-10 11:37 +0000
        Re: [CM] Bugger the jetpack, I want a 21st century Psion Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-03-10 21:50 +0100
          Re: [CM] Bugger the jetpack, I want a 21st century Psion Tom Cole <tacoleNOSPAM@yahoo.co.nz.invalid> - 2014-03-11 10:36 +1300
            Re: [CM] Bugger the jetpack, I want a 21st century Psion Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-03-10 22:29 +0000
      Re: [CM] Bugger the jetpack, I want a 21st century Psion Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2014-03-10 10:38 -0500
  Re: CM  Bugger the jetpack  I want a 21st century Psion "tdk" <forum.tdk@squte.com> - 2014-03-10 08:12 -0600
    Re: CM  Bugger the jetpack  I want a 21st century Psion RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-03-11 10:37 +0000

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