Psion Series 7

The Psion Series 7 is a

The machine runs the EPOC operating system (OS), a predecessor of Symbian OS, and as such, can be programmed in the Open Programming Language (OPL), using the provided development program, or in C++ or Java, using a separate personal computer (PC) hosted development system. It can be synchronized to a PC by means of an RS-232 serial port to serial connector, a method that is obsoleted by later standards.

The unit has an expansion port for a

The Series 7 is a variant of the Psion netBook, a machine aimed at the corporate market. Due to customer demand, the reduced capacity Series 7 was released, distinguished by replacing 16 MB of the 32 MB of RAM with a 16 MB ROM chip. Accessing the OS in ROM required slowing the processor down, leading to the false perception that the netBook and Series 7 used a different processor or printed circuit board (PCB). It is thus possible to convert a Series 7 to netBook configuration by replacing this memory card. However, at least two different (interchangeable) PCBs were used during the product's lifecycle, the later PCB distinguished by higher power output to the PC Card.

Included software

• Agenda – a personal information management program
• Bombs – a minesweeper game
• Calc – a calculator
• Comms – a terminal emulator
• Contacts – a contacts manager
• Data – a flat-file database program
• Email – an email, SMS, and fax client
• Jotter – a multipage scratchpad
• Program – an Open Programming Language (OPL) program editor
• Record – a voice recording program, for use with the in-built microphone
• Sheet – a spreadsheet and graphing package
• Sketch – a drawing program (for use with the touch-screen interface)
• Spell – a
  spellchecker, thesaurus and anagram
  program
• Time – a world
  alarm
  program
• Web – a web browser
• Word – a word processor

Linux on the Series 7

An open source project

• Psion (company)
• Psion Organiser
• Psion Series 3
• Psion Series 5

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