Special version of the psion netbook produced for schools in malaysia and later available as. What we had back then were schools and businesses willing to pay a. The psion netbook is a small subnotebook type computer developed by psion. Psion series 5, psion netbook, psion revo, psion series 7, psion siena paperback editor.
Air my new favourite netbook by chris nuttall, financial times. The series 7 and netbook feature instant on, and a rechargeable battery good for about 8 hours. The netbook pro was an enhancement of the original netbook handheld computer featuring a higher resolution screen, usb port, more memory and a faster processor. A look back to the first consumer netbook the psion 7 and its epoc operating system and applications. Psion threatens netbook sites over trademarks technology. A laptop replacement pda organiser using epoc er5 os and applications, released in june 1999. The malaybook is a version of the psion netbook with slightly different hardware and software. Psion devices psion organiser, psion series 3, psion series 5. Iso 9001 certified quality management system netbook pro user manual may 27, 2004 pn 812 rev c. Im thinking of rebooting my nice small blackberry and putting a smallish minilaptop in my bag.
Psion netbook mit eigenem osrelease aus einem malayischen schulprojekt. Netbooks are awesome, perfect for writing books outside, for example. The netbook and 5mx systems have considerable similarity. Psion cat book 1 kindle edition by vinge, joan d download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Peter wants a minilaptop to go with his old blackberry phone. The 32mb memory expansion scrounged from another dead psion netbook. More recently, psions nowdiscontinued netbook line, the olpc xo1. Having launched its own netbook in 1999, psion is claiming trademark rights over the use of the name jack schofield wed 24 dec 2008 08. Netbook is a generic name given to a category of small, lightweight, legacyfree, and. I take my netbook to school instead of my laptop because it is smaller. Psion beta excerpt from 2010 amazon breakthrough novel award entry. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading psion cat book 1. The psion netbook in its day was an amazing subnotebook sized clamshell computer with vga touch sensitive screen and strongarm processor. If you add this item to your wish list we will let you know when it becomes available. Its battery life of between 10 and 12 hours gives even todays handheld computers, such as the asus eee pc, a run for their money.
Im oldschool now at 71, but im still designing and working as a. Released in 1999, it was aimed at the mobile enterprise market. The original netbook my psion netbook from 1999 reddit. It would appeal to those needing a decent keyboard, and instant access, and who find a conventional laptop too slow to. The original stylus which i placed on the table, theres a holder for it on the right side and a slider on top to push it out. As the worlds attention turns from netbooks to smartbooks, psion and. Like the standard psion netbook, the malaybook runs the epoc version 5 operating system.
An infrared modem is offered for free shipped anywhere in the world to anyone who posts a patch for the netbook kernel that enables infrared. Malaybook malaysian version of psion netbook edward hasbrouck. Similar in design to the later, consumeroriented psion series 7, the netbook has a clamshell design, a vgaresolution touchsensitive colour screen, 32 mb ram, 190 mhz strongarm sa1100 processor and a qwerty keyboard. Other useful hints may be found on the linux on psion 5mx howto. It really makes it far more useful especially because ram works also as storage. Eft zapper ozow masterpass rcs scode mobicred myschool momentum. No visitors, no workshops, no events, no school visits. The psion series 5 was a classic because it had such a good keyboard. The main downside was that psion dropped epoc in favour of windows ce a move many people argued was a retrograde step. Whats the best minilaptop for youtube and writing reports. Psion 7 and netbook portable computers eric lindsay. We know that things are tough for everyone right now, but if you can afford to help us through.