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- From: markus@techfak.uni-bielefeld.de (Markus Illenseer)
- Subject: Re: Psion 3 128 or 256?
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- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 16:33:56 GMT
- References: <1993Jan22.102441.2517@black.ox.ac.uk>
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- In article <1993Jan22.102441.2517@black.ox.ac.uk>, uv94002@black.ox.ac.uk (Matt Millar) writes:
- |> Yo!
- |>
- |> I am seriously considering buying a Psion 3 for diary & database
- |> use. I wanted to know the differences between the 128K and 256K
- |> versions, bearing in mind I doubt very much I will ever want to
- |> use the spreadsheet.
- |>
- |> Replies either through the net or to:
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- To the net, it's for common interest, i think.
-
- |>
- |> uv94002@black.ox.ac.uk
- |>
- |> /\/\att
- |> --
- |> /\/\att
- |>
- |> #include "silly.ascii.graphics"
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- The difference between the 128K version and 256K Version is a 'minor' one.
- As the basic CPU is a V30 (8086), even the Psion must work with memory
- segments. So, a programm can only be 'run' in a special area of the
- active RAM. If you would like to run several programms at the time
- (the Psion allows multitasking), each of them is running in the 128/256K
- RAM area. Altough the programm may be loaded from a FLASH-RAM or Solid-State
- Disk, it will be executed in the 128/256K space.
- So if you consider getting a Psion and an additional software-package,
- i.e. Spreadsheat, Translator or such, you really should consider the 256K
- Version.
- If you don't want to use much more than the buildt-in Software, you could get
- the 128K Version, but let me warn you :)
- As far as i know, the 128K version has not the latest ROM and OS-Version, but
- i may be wrong here.
-
- Even my 256K-Psion is nearly full now, anyone has a cheap source for SSD's ?
-
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