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BeBo<p><a href="https://ruhr.social/tags/psion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>psion</span></a> Gerade gesehen dass es Psionwelt.de nicht mehr gibt. Danke für die schöne Nerd Zeit :)</p>
in ♥️ with PDA (and 🐧)<p>So a little update: my <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/psion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>psion</span></a> series7 has the netBook Personality ROM installed. Such a great device. The Battery is also still holding a charge.<br><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/pda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pda</span></a></p>
in ♥️ with PDA (and 🐧)<p>Searching for a os.img file for the <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/psion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>psion</span></a> series 7. it has malyianos on the compact flash card, but I want the original. Any chance that someone has it?</p>
in ♥️ with PDA (and 🐧)<p>Today I got my personal holy <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/pda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pda</span></a> collection grail: </p><p>the <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/psion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>psion</span></a> series 7</p><p>not one, but two! One working with key missing and one not working, but in good condition.. So happy!!!</p>
Vintage Apparatus<p>Here's a quick short about the Psion organizer 2. </p><p><a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/viG3RTCRdko?feature=share" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/shorts/viG3RTCRdko</span><span class="invisible">?feature=share</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vintagecomputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/psion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>psion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/handheld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>handheld</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pda</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oldcomputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oldcomputers</span></a></p>
Kroc Camen<p>Just 👏 bring 👏 back 👏 the 👏 <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Psion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Psion</span></a> 5 👏 you 👏 bloody 👏 hipsters<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hV8xfhdk7c" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=5hV8xfhdk7</span><span class="invisible">c</span></a></p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/handheldpc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>handheldpc</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/palmtop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>palmtop</span></a></p>
Gemma ⭐️🔰🇺🇸 🇵🇭 🎐<p>After watching the Pointy Hat YouTube video on the new <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/DnD5E" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DnD5E</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/Psion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Psion</span></a> class, I took a second look at it, and refreshed my memory of the previous <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/UnearthedArcana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnearthedArcana</span></a> publication of the <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/Mystic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mystic</span></a> class.</p><p>I fully understand that the <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/Mystic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mystic</span></a> class was kinda OP and overly-complicated, but there were parts about it that I really loved.</p><p>A few years ago, I created an NPC named YUÈLIÀNG Jìngzi 月亮鏡子 an Order of the Immortal Mystic/Pact of the Blade Celestial Warlock dual-class, with Hermit background. <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/ttrpg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ttrpg</span></a></p>
Michael Horne<p>First post from the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Psion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Psion</span></a> Pi!</p>
The Last Psion | Alex<p><strong><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/plptools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plptools</span></a> update!</strong></p><p><strong>Ports</strong></p><p>The <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/HaikuOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HaikuOS</span></a> port works with on-board serial ports. However, USB RS232 adapters do not work. This is because of an issue with the <code>usb_serial</code> driver in Haiku. DTR and RTS can't be set reliably, and RTS and CTS can't be detected.</p><p>There is still one small issue with the Haiku port. A GNU regex test in <code>./configure</code> is segfaulting. This can be bypassed, but we want it fixed. That involves delving into autotools, so we'll see how I get on!</p><p>Both the <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/FreeBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeBSD</span></a> and <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/NetBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NetBSD</span></a> ports are working! With a combination of brute force and the help of a few FediFolk, these now compile. (I did think that the NetBSD port was severely broken, but I was just using the wrong serial device. Sigh.)</p><p>MacOS is still stable and happy.</p><p>We're not planning on adding any more ports unless people really beg!</p><p><strong>Bugs</strong></p><p>Just a handful of small fixes, like <code>plpftp</code> not segfaulting any more when you press CTRL-C. I might have introduced a new bug into plpftp regarding Daylight Savings... I'll try to fix that soon. In my defence, Psion's implementation of DST is, to put it politely, rudimentary.</p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Psion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Psion</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrodev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrodev</span></a></p>
Noah Chinn<p>Revisiting my trip across Canada got me pining for my old Psion 5mx. Remember PDAs, back in the days before smartphones? Well, as a writer, this one stood above the rest. But can I find a modern equivalent? </p><p><a href="https://www.noahchinnbooks.com/2025/06/11/return-of-the-psion-5-sorta/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">noahchinnbooks.com/2025/06/11/</span><span class="invisible">return-of-the-psion-5-sorta/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrotech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrotech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retro</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/psion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>psion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oldisnew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oldisnew</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/handheld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>handheld</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/portable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>portable</span></a></p>
The Last Psion | Alex<p>We have a working <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/plptools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plptools</span></a> port for <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/FreeBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeBSD</span></a>!</p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrodev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrodev</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/psion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>psion</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/runbsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>runbsd</span></a></p>
The Last Psion | Alex<p><strong><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/plptools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plptools</span></a> update!</strong></p><p><strong>Haiku</strong></p><p>The <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/HaikuOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HaikuOS</span></a> port is now <em>mostly</em> working, with caveats. Everything compiles except <code>plpfuse</code>, which might require migrating <code>plpfuse</code> to FUSE3. I've been able to send and receive files using <code>plpftp</code>, but RS232 DSR checking has to be disabled in the code. I don't want to speak too soon as it could very well be my mistake, but there might be a bug in Haiku's implementation of <code>ioctl()</code> for serial ports. Stay tuned...</p><p><strong>FreeBSD</strong></p><p>The <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/FreeBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeBSD</span></a> port currently has issues with linking to readline, but I'm sure that's fixable. However, a different issue has come up involving FreeBSD's implementation of the <code>timezone</code> global variable. This, in turn, might have uncovered some very old, slightly iffy code when working out timezone offsets.</p><p><strong>Other platforms</strong></p><p>The <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/macOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>macOS</span></a> port is running fine at the moment, thanks to <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.fr/@captfab" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>captfab</span></a></span> and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/@jbmorley" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>jbmorley</span></a></span>'s sterling work. If you're on macOS, check out Reconnect.</p><p>I'd like to resurrect the <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/NetBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NetBSD</span></a> port for a few reasons, not least because you can still run the current release of NetBSD on a Series 5. I have no experience with NetBSD, so that's my challenge for this afternoon.</p><p>There are indications that plptools has at some point worked on <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/HPUX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HPUX</span></a>, <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/IRIX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IRIX</span></a> and <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/AIX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIX</span></a>. I personally feel that these ports probably don't need to be resurrected.</p><p>The code also mentions <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Solaris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solaris</span></a> - I'd certainly consider working on an <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/IllumOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IllumOS</span></a> port, if people were interested.</p><p>Interestingly, there's no mention of <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/OpenBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenBSD</span></a>, but again I would consider working on that if people are interested.</p><p>This is very much a *NIX/POSIX suite of tools. A Windows port isn't going to happen any time soon, unless someone wants to try building it using cygwin. I'm not saying it will never happen, but it's not a priority.</p><p><strong>Misc</strong></p><p>A couple of small bugs have been squashed by Reuben, including an issue where logging didn't go to <code>stdout</code> when using the <code>--autoexit</code> switch.</p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/psion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>psion</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrodev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrodev</span></a></p>
The Last Psion | Alex<p>Some <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Psion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Psion</span></a> news! <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/plptools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plptools</span></a>, the open source suite of programs for transferring files to and from <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/EPOC16" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EPOC16</span></a> and <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/EPOC32" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EPOC32</span></a> devices, has some additional maintainers: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.fr/@captfab" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>captfab</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/@jbmorley" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>jbmorley</span></a></span> ... and me!</p><p>We're looking into how we can take the project into the future. We do have some ideas, but we're taking a considered approach to future development.</p><p>plptools currently runs on Linux and macOS (and possibly FreeBSD, NetBSD, Solaris, AIX and HP-UX, although these haven't been tested in a while). I've started work on porting it to <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/HaikuOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HaikuOS</span></a>.</p><p>The repo has been moved to a new GitHub organisation, which you can find here. <a href="https://github.com/plptools/plptools" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">github.com/plptools/plptools</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a></p>
keithpound<p>Day 4: nostalgia</p><p>My collection of Psion PDAs from the 19080s and 1990s. I also had a Revo, but that died years ago….</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mbjune" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mbjune</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/psion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>psion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> 📷</p>
Michael Horne<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@rpimag" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>rpimag</span></a></span> Printed my "all in one" <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Psion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Psion</span></a> Pi project case, and just need to get everything (Pi 3A+ included) transferred over. In the meantime, been 3D printing a model of our community theatre and toying with attaching Pico-controlled lamps to light it 🙂</p>
The Last Psion | Alex<p>Just wrote a quick update to my blog post about using <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Psion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Psion</span></a> kit with <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RS232" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RS232</span></a> USB adapters.</p><p>I've added information about the FTDI FT232R adapter. Interestingly, it works fine with PsiWin 2.3 (usually very picky) but MCLINK in <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://corteximplant.com/@DOSBox_Staging" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>DOSBox_Staging</span></a></span> really doesn't like it.</p><p>The PL2303TA-based UGREEN serial adapter is still my RS232 adapter of choice. Be warned, though, as Promise have officially discontinued the chip.</p><p><a href="https://hackaday.io/project/161291-the-last-psion/log/222358-usb-rs232-shenanigans-updated-2025-05-28" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.io/project/161291-the</span><span class="invisible">-last-psion/log/222358-usb-rs232-shenanigans-updated-2025-05-28</span></a></p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a></p>
DnDFanatics<p>Prepare to have your mind blown as we dig into the new D&amp;D Psion class that's just been released in the latest Unearthed Arcana Playtest. <a href="https://dungeonsanddragonsfan.com/new-dnd-psion-class/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">dungeonsanddragonsfan.com/new-</span><span class="invisible">dnd-psion-class/</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/dnd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dnd</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/dnd5e" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dnd5e</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/dnd2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dnd2024</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/dungeonsanddragons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dungeonsanddragons</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/dungeonsanddragons5e" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dungeonsanddragons5e</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/dungeonmaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dungeonmaster</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/psionics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>psionics</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/psion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>psion</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/wizardsofthecoast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wizardsofthecoast</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/wotc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wotc</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/dndbeyond" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dndbeyond</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/UnearthedArcana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnearthedArcana</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/ttrpg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ttrpg</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/TTRPGCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TTRPGCommunity</span></a></p>
Michael Horne<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Psion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Psion</span></a> Pi project is now in ONE part as this Bambu A1 is so fast it prints out in 4.5 hours rather than 21 hours which is what Cura and Ender 3 was coming out at. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/3dprinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3dprinting</span></a></p>
smallsolar<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://post.lurk.org/@computersandblues" class="u-url mention">@<span>computersandblues</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@danielquinn" class="u-url mention">@<span>danielquinn</span></a></span> </p><p>The solarcene system now hosts a mastodon server, gitea server, torrent client, a storage server for the <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/psion" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>psion</span></a> community, sensor network and also during the summer my <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/hydroponics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>hydroponics</span></a> setup! (I obviously have a lot more power during the summer (often 800-1000Wh) then in the winter (some days 50Wh)</p>
Michael Horne<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@rpimag" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>rpimag</span></a></span> Finished the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/3dprinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3dprinting</span></a> of my <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Psion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Psion</span></a> Pi case. Just need to fix the two halves together! Raspberry Pi 3A+ under the hood. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/makermonday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>makermonday</span></a></p>
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