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part 5
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  See  part 1 for complete table of contents of this FAQ (including this
  part's).


B. COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE SOFTWARE
==================================
  This  is the official Psion commercial Software list.  Thanks to Psion
  for  providing  it.   All  telephone  numbers  are  UK  unless  stated
  otherwise.   Please  note  that  this  part has not been updated since
  December 1994!

B.1 BUSINESS & LEGAL

  Asset Tracking - Please inquire for price.
    from  Advanced  New Technology [phone]
    Equipment  Inspections,PAT  checks  plus  more  all within this well
    proven  system.  Control of all items, history, inspections, overdue
    status, locations and status.  Full PC management control interface.

  Pocket Publishing - GBP 49.95
    from Hockney Engineers Ltd.  [phone]
    The  easy way to print personalised letterheads and the quick way to
    write  every  day letters, with a choice of high profile distinctive
    styles.   For  use with Canon Bubble Jet Printers or Hewlett Packard
    and compatible laser printers.

  Job Search - Please inquire for price.
    from Maritek  [phone]
    Helps  the  job  seeker  keep track of job applications, interviews,
    etc.  It displays details of any application, lists applications and
    gives breakdown of the current state of applications.

  Banker - Please inquire for price.
    from Pelican Software  [phone]
    Personal  finance  software  for  the Series 3a.  Banker Imports and
    Exports  to Quicken.  Very easy to use and provides features such as
    easy  transfers,  split  transactions, password protection, unerase,
    reconciliation,  pop  up Calculator and Calendar, reports, printing,
    reminders and Tidy.

  DataDeLuxe - GBP 69.95
    from Pocket & Soul  [phone]
    Database  for  the  Series  3  and 3a.  Works with all existing data
    files.  Toggles between a record view and table view of all selected
    records.   Contains  multiple  search  and  select  options and fast
    alphabetical sort routine.

  Banking Assistant - GBP 89.95
    from Portable Software  [phone]
    Built   around  a  multi-currency,  multi-account  system  with  tax
    handling  and  cash  flow  forecasting.  Separate budget planner and
    petty  cash recorder plus an energy monitor.  Complete with over 100
    sophisticated financial calculators and converters.

  Text Assistant - GBP 89.95
    from Portable Software [phone]
    Assembles  letters,  memos, orders, invoices or notices without lots
    of  typing.   Lays  out the page automatically.  Financial documents
    totalled  allowing discount and tax calculations.  Links to the Data
    system to produce mail shots.

  Sales Assistant - GBP 89.95
    from Portable Software [phone]
    Integrated  order processing, stock control and customer care.  Full
    set  of  output  documents and management reports.  Special versions
    available for several industries.

  Training Assistant - GBP 89.95
    from Portable Software [phone]
    Contains  a register and results recording system.  Designed for use
    in  industrial  training  as  well  as  educational  establishments.
    Allows  for  self  assessment  by students.  Carries out much of the
    tedious analysis and report writing.

  Office Assistant - GBP 89.95
    from  Portable Software [phone]
    Designed  to  help  co-ordinate  a  busy  office.   Integrated  time
    facility includes project monitor.  Helps with filing and retrieving
    documents.   Petty  cash  account  plus inventory and loan equipment
    tracking.

  Contact EDGE - GBP 116.33
    from Total Computer Systems  [phone]
    Manages   prospects,  sales  and  business  contact  information  by
    integrating  a  relational  contact database and user defined report
    generator  with  the  Psion 3 Agenda, Word and Spreadsheet.  Contact
    TEAM  links 3a's with Lotus Notes sales and marketing database for 2
    way data exchange.

  Finance Pack - GBP 49.95 for Series 3, GBP 59.95 for Series 3a.
    from Widget Software Ltd.  [phone]
    Ideal  for  home  finance,  self-assessment  for  income  tax, small
    business accounts (without VAT).  Ask for the "Widget Software Guide
    to  Getting  Rich",  a  four page booklet containing full details on
    this package.

  Agenda Link - Please inquire for price.
    from Widget Software Ltd.  [phone]
    Share  information  in  your  Series 3 or 3a Agenda by linking it to
    either  Lotus Organizer or MS Schedule Plus.  Agenda Link translates
    the  data  from  Series  3/3a  to  these popular Windows information
    managers.

  Child Support and Legal Aid - Please inquire for price.
    from   Dodona   Ltd.   [phone]  ChildSupport  calculates
    liabilities  and  entitlements to child support and includes welfare
    benefits   calculations.    LegalAid   calculates   entitlement  and
    contributions to a Green Form, ABWOR, Civil and Criminal Legal Aid.

  Helper 3 and Renovator - Please inquire for price.
    from Ferret Information Systems Ltd.  [phone]
    Helper  3  calculates Income Support, Family Credit, DWA and Housing
    Benefits.   Renovator  calculates  entitlement to Renovation, Grants
    for Owners and Tenants, Landlords and disabled Facilities Grants.

B.2 EDUCATION

  Note: The "Acorn Pocket Book" is a re-badged Series 3.

  Acorn Schedule - GBP 19.95
    from Acorn Computers Ltd.  [phone]
    Supplied  on  an  SSD  ROM card with manual.  This combines a diary,
    personal organiser and timetable.  Also includes the spell checker.

  Acorn Plotter - GBP 35.19
    from  Acorn  Computers  Ltd. [phone]
    A  graphical  plotting  application  meeting all curriculum needs in
    Math  and  Science for key stages 3,4 and onwards as well as most of
    the requirements for A-Level.  Supplied on SSD with manual.

  Explorer - GBP 92.82
    from ExpLAN UK Ltd.  [phone]
    Designed  to  allow the introduction of an IT content to field trips
    and  surveys  by  replacing  the traditional pen and paper worksheet
    with a structured set of questions on an Acorn Pocket Book or Series
    3/3a.

  Event - GBP 24.95
    from ExpLAN UK Ltd.  [phone]
    A  desktop  diary  for  Acorn  RISC  computers designed to work with
    Schedule on the Acorn Pocket Book and Agenda on the Series 3/3a.

  Occasion - User version GBP 69.95.  Network version available.
    from ExpLAN UK Ltd.  [phone]
    A   personal   organiser   application  for  Acorn  RISC  computers.
    Comprising  a  diary,  address  book,  phone  book  and  note  book.
    Information  may be exchanged with applications running on the Acorn
    Pocket Book and Series 3/3a.

B.3 LEISURE & GUIDES

  Miscellany - GBP 34.95
    from BroadOak Computing  [phone]
    Includes  Biorhythms, the Series 3 character set, the date of Easter
    1901-2199,  Football  Pools  manager  and  draw  selector, RPI price
    comparisons  1947-1994  (9  indices)  Games for Thinkers & Gamblers.
    Includes Roulette, Nim, Poker Dice and Quintet.

  Papillons - GBP 34.95
    from BroadOak Computing  [phone]
    A  crossword-like  linked-word  game.  Links may be anagrams, common
    associations  of  words,  homophones, puns, synonyms.  Cryptic clues
    help you to flit from word to word.

  GolfCard - GBP 69.95 and Analyst - GBP 25.00
    from M-P (Golf) Systems [phone]
    GolfCard  is  a  Database  and Scoring System for use on and off the
    golf  course.   Use it to score all popular match formats for 1 to 4
    players,  Then  save  course  details  and  match  for reference and
    analysis.   Analyst  allows  you  to  monitor you and your partners'
    progress.   It  can  show all or a selection of a player's scores on
    one course at once, and then calculate averages, eclectic scores and
    other statistics.

  Games 3 - GBP 34.95
    from Widget Software Ltd.  [phone]
    Seven   exciting   and  innovative  games  for  your  entertainment.
    Includes  Castle,  a  full  text  adventure  game;  Bandit,  a fruit
    machine;  Poker  and  Solo,  classic  card  games; Reversi, Quad and
    Minesweeper.

  Paint and Compose - GBP 69.95
    from Widget Software Ltd.  [phone]
    Paint can display or print downloaded PCX, GIF, or BMP files, create
    new  pictures  or  capture  and  print  spreadsheet graphs or screen
    shots.   Compose  can  create  and  print melodies on bass or treble
    clef.

  The Greater London Restaurant Guide - 49.95
    from Mobile Software  [phone]
    Find  the  restaurants you want but didn't know existed, quickly and
    easily.   A  wide  variety  of  search keys ensures that you ask the
    questions,  and  Mobile  Pages  gives the answers.  For example, all
    Chinese  restaurants  serving both Cantonese and Peking food, with a
    non-smoking area and highchair availability.

B.4 NAVIGATION

  Air Navigator - GBP 116.33
    from Dolphin Digital  [phone]
    Flight  Planning software for PPL through to commercial use.  Flight
    plan,  fuel  consumption  and  cost  displayed  or  printed.  Stores
    aircraft  and  route  information,  full weight and balance schedule
    plus dB Hold, crosswind, conversions, sunrise, and sunset etc.  Full
    European or American database available.

  GNAV3 & GNAV3a - GBP 149.00 (GBP 249.00 for Pooleys)
    from Haggis Computers  [phone]
    Professional  flight planning using waypoints created from latitudes
    and  longitudes,  national  grid references or bearing and distances
    from  known  waypoints or a track and distance.  Pooleys, Europe, US
    databases available.

  LGBK3 & LGBK3a - GBP 149.00
    from Haggis Computers  [phone]
    An  electronic  logbook  for  the  Professional  or  Private  pilot.
    Handles  both  Fixed  Wing  and  Rotary Wing.  Includes a CAA CAP371
    calculator  for  flying  limitations  and  duty  hours.  Produces A4
    certified print outs.

  astroNAVCOMP - From GBP 149.00
    from Intecma Associates  [phone]
    Multi-leg  rhumb  line and Great Circle passage planning.  Celestial
    navigation  with  integral almanac for sun, moon, planets and stars.
    Easy  to  use  -  fixes  computed  without plotting.  Running fixes.
    Graphic display of D.R., fix, and position lines.

  Astro-Navigation - Please inquire for price.
    from Maritek  [phone]
    Sextant  sight  reduction  calculations done quickly.  Automatically
    compensates for refraction, parallax and sun diameter.  Equally easy
    for moon, planets and stars.  Running fixes, use for predictions and
    gives  time  of  sunrise/sunset,  twilight  and  transits.   May  be
    combined with Navigator.

  Flight Analyser  - Please inquire for price.
    from Top of the Stack  [phone]
    For  glider  pilots  and  balloonists.   Allows you to upload, view,
    analyse  and archive electronic barograph traces on the Series 3/3a.
    Features  include  auto  scaling,  multiple  zooming,  GPS  support,
    automatic   selection   of  climbs  and  descents  and  many  useful
    utilities.

  Sightmaster 3 - Please inquire for price.
    from Dolphin Maritime Software Ltd.  [phone]
    An  Ocean  Navigation  program which includes memory of all data for
    navigation,  Sight  reduction  with  all  corrections  automatically
    applied,  Almanac  for 59 stars, the sun, the moon and all 4 planets
    until 2100 AD.

  Coastmaster 3 - Please inquire for price.
    from Dolphin Maritime Software Ltd.  [phone]
    For  the Yachtsman or professional Navigator who needs to store very
    large numbers of waypoints and routes.  Computes intermediate points
    along  a  rhumb  line,  automatic route, ETA, true/apparent wind and
    many others.

  Stability Draft and Trim 3 - Please inquire for price.
    from Dolphin Maritime Software Ltd.  [phone]
    For ship loading calculations.  Storage for up to 10 ships, up to 99
    voyages per ship, up to 99 cargo spaces, stores etc.  per ship.  All
    results printable via optional cable.

  Oil Survey 3 - Please inquire for price.
    from Dolphin Maritime Software Ltd.  [phone]
    For  oil and chemical cargoes.  Up to 99 surveys may be stored.  All
    the  usual  ASTM-IP  tables  plus many extras.  Ability to print out
    survey with surveyor's name etc.  via optional cable.

  NAVCOMP - From GBP 149.00
    from Intecma Associates  [phone]
    Passage  and  race  planning.   Multi-function multi-leg system with
    built-in  tidal  streams for N.  Europe.  Estimated hourly positions
    with  graphic  display  of  groundtrack.   Up  to 99 legs, 234 named
    waypoints  with  index.   Wind  oriented tacking.  Optional NMEA +44
    1183 interface.

  Navigator - Please inquire for price.
    from Maritek  [phone]
    A chart table companion for navigation, passage planning and keeping
    a  log.   Unlimited  waypoints/routes.   Computes a detailed passage
    plan.  Computes present positions, bearings, ground track and speed,
    and  keeps  performance  data.   Full  GPS  capability with optional
    receiver.

  Nautical Assistant - Please inquire for price.
    from Portable Software  [phone]
    Check  the  European  tide  tables  from  the  built-in data tables.
    Numerous navigational, waypoint and racing calculators included.

B.5 COMMUNICATIONS

  InterData - Please inquire for price.
    from Lacegem Ltd.  [phone]
    Gives  you  the  power  to  manipulate your data effectively on your
    Series  3/3a  and  to work with, share and convert your data for use
    with your favourite Windows database.  InterData S3 and InterData PC
    are  supplied  as  a  suite  of  two  programs  on  a 3.5 inch disk.
    Interdata S3 available alone on flashpack.

  ESP/3 (Electronic Sales and Purchases for Series 3) - GBP 75.00
    from Oak Software  [phone]
    A  communications  base  using  the  ESP/Net  service  which  brings
    customers   and   producers   together  electronically.   Additional
    applications can easily be written as required.

  Waspbox - Please inquire for price.
    from Wasp Software Ltd.  [phone]
    Provides  office  machine costs recovery for professionals.  Copier,
    fax  control and direct chargeback to client account irrespective of
    computer  software  supplier.   Any  office  machine  can be made to
    function  only  when valid client codes are entered.  Stand-alone or
    networked.  Local reports or mainframe.

  Wasp Time Recorder - Please inquire for price.
    from Wasp Software Ltd.  [phone]
    Portable  Time Recorder for professionals.  A host of features which
    you  would  have  been  pleased  to  think  of yourself to make your
    business  more  fluent  and  profitable.  Download and upload client
    details  from  network  or  mainframe.   Report  locally  or  on any
    supplier's system.

  Winlink - GBP 29.99 from Widget Software Ltd.  [phone]
    Winlink  makes  communicating  between  a Series 3 or 3a and Windows
    easy.  You need a Serial Link (RS232) Cable in order to use Winlink.

  VT100 Emulator - GBP 58.75
    from  Widget Software Ltd.  [phone] Keep in touch with your
    office  system  or test equipment on site direct from the Series 3a.
    Use  with  remote  system  via  modem  or connect direct to any host
    requiring  VT100 capability.  Supports most VT100 features including
    underline, bold, reverse video, scrolling and keypad emulation.

  S3WP - Please inquire for price.
    from Point.X  [phone]
    Converts text between Series 3/3a Word processor and WordPerfect 5.1
    files  without  losing  any formatting information (styles, emphasis
    etc.).   Database  files (application DATA) can also be converted to
    WP  5.1 files.  Utility is running from MS-DOS commands with various
    parameter settings.

  dBase Convert - Please inquire for price.
    from Point.X  [phone]
    Converts  Series  3/3a  database files from and to DBase file format
    (dBase  III  compatible).   Also  the ODB files (OPL data files) are
    handled.    Program  is  MS-DOS  command  line  driven  and  several
    parameters  are  provided.  Agenda files can be transferred to dBase
    as well.

  S3 Backup - Please inquire for price.
    from Point.X  [phone]
    Provides  simple  and  easy to use file backup from specified Series
    3/3a  disks  (internal, A, B or any combination).  Program runs from
    MS-DOS command line and can be included to the batch files.  Program
    compares  the  files on Series 3 with contents of "archive" on PC to
    copy a new file.

  3BASE - Please inquire for price.
    from The Turing Machine Company [phone]
    A   user-friendly  Windows  application  offering  data  integration
    between  your  Series 3/3a database and many of the world's PC-based
    database  applications.  3BASE will convert between Series 3, Series
    3a,  dBase  IV, Windows Card, IIP95LX and FoxPro files and a variety
    of other database formats.

  Series 3 Tools - GBP 49.95
    from Widget Software Ltd.  [phone]
    Puts  you  in  control of your Series 3/3a, telling you how much RAM
    you  have  left,  how much space each file on your SSDs takes up and
    how  to  make the most of what you have left.  Also includes Convert
    utility and Task Manager.

  Commander 3a -Please inquire for price.
    from Yellow Computing [phone]
    A  toolbox  of  utilities  for  the  Psion  Series  3  and  3a.  The
    Commander-Shell allows all file functions such as copying, renaming,
    deleting   etc.    Also   includes   a  fast  Database-Viewer,  Data
    Compression,  Hex  Editor,  SSD-Manager,  Graphics  view  and  print
    utility etc.

B.7 DIET, HEALTH & SAFETY

  Compute-A-Diet - Please inquire for price.
    from Comcard Ltd.  [phone]
    A  complete  dietary  analysis  system incorporating the UK National
    Food  Database.  Calculates your ideal weight, dietary requirements,
    daily averages and much more.  US and Aus.  versions also available.

  Risk MATRIX Assessments - Please inquire for price.
    from Advanced New Technology  [phone]
    Full,  user driven, Risk assessment system.  Employs the Risk Matrix
    method  of determining the risk level.  Full risk action control and
    measures in place facilities.  Full PC management control interface.

  Risk HRN Assessments - Please inquire for price.
    from Advanced New Technology  [phone]
    Full,  user  driven,  Risk  assessment  system.   Employs the Hazard
    Rating Number formula technique to determining the risk level.  Full
    risk action control and measures in place facilities.

  COSHH Assessments - Please inquire for price.
    from  Advanced  New Technology  [phone]
    Allows  H & S mangers to view COSHH details directly from the Series
    3  and  also  enables  them to undertake COSHH Assessments using the
    base chemical details.  Full PC management control interface.

  Room Safety Checks - Please inquire for price.
    from Advanced New Technology  [phone]
    The H & S Manager can walk into a room and check all safety aspects.
    Complete  with  hazard  ratings, notepad and automatic action alarms
    directly  from  the  Series  3  Agenda.   Full PC management control
    interface.

  Visual P.A.T Inspections - Please inquire for price.
    from Advanced New Technology  [phone]
    All  electrical  equipment can be checked easily and quickly for any
    obvious visual defects.  Full recording of inspector, date, time and
    full   results.   Full  history  and  overdue  reporting.   Full  PC
    management control interface.

B.8 TIME MANAGEMENT

  G-Tabs - GBP 99.95
    from Gartside Neville Ltd.  [phone]
    A sophisticated, easy to use system for collecting time, expense and
    cost   data.   Comprehensive  facilities  include  activity  timing,
    reviewing,  cutting/pasting,  merging, backing-up, printing and data
    transfer to the Psion Spreadsheet and PC-based accounting, database,
    spreadsheet and bespoke products.

  Timing Assistant - GBP 89.95
    from Portable Software  [phone]
    Contains  a  set  of  business and domestic timing utilities.  These
    include  a  professional work timer, a scheduler plus fitness, phone
    and  chess  timers.   With Data Assistant which extends the built-in
    Data system.

  Timebase - GBP 116.33
    from Total Computer Systems  [phone]
    Allows  a  service  professional to record time, activity, expenses,
    costs and charges electronically.  Available in single user form and
    muti-user  department  form.   A  further  version  can be linked to
    existing  departmental  time  recording  or  accounts  systems using
    Timebase LINK.

B.9 MAPPING & SURVEYING

  Geographical Database - Please inquire for price.
    from Fawnbench Ltd.  [phone]
    Displays  a  map  of the UK from a digital database including roads,
    railways,  and  rivers  with  full  annotation showing town and road
    names.   Features  can  be searched for by name and location.  Users
    can add their own features represented by custom icons.

  Planned Building/Room Inspections - Please inquire for price.
    from Advanced New Technology  [phone]
    A  complete  Building/FM  managers  package.  Buildings/Rooms can be
    set-up  with  standard  blocks of questions, enabling all aspects of
    the  room  to  be checked.  Full hazard ratings and automatic agenda
    and alarms when actions are due.

  Asset  Tracker  &  Portable Appliance Testing - Please inquire for price.
    from Surveying Technology [phone]
    A  Facilities  Management  tool  that  utilises  the  Series  3a and
    interfaces  with  Seaward  PAT  testers.  Simplifies using the Psion
    Series  3 in conjunction with a CCD barcode scanner to keep track of
    company assets.

  Survey Master Graphique - Please inquire for price.
    from Surveying Technology  [phone]
    For creating survey drawings.  A comprehensive list of commands that
    include  entering  symbols, editing data on site, calculating angles
    and  viewing  drawings  on  site.   Download the survey drawing into
    AutoCAD or use DXF translator.

  Condition Survey Master - Please inquire for price.
    from Surveying Technology  [phone]
    Designed  for  Building  Surveyors  and  Property Managers.  A fully
    customisable  Condition  Surveying  system  using  GUI  allows fully
    detailed  internal and external works to be monitored and downloaded
    into the Windows database.

B.10 SERVICES

  Advanced New Technology  [phone]
    With  a  wide  range of on-hand experience, work closely as partners
    with  companies  requiring  custom  systems  to provide an effective
    solution in almost all aspects of business and industry.  References
    for quality satisfaction available.

  Iceberg Software Ltd  [phone]
    A  consultancy  service  offering  a  professional team to meet your
    software   requirements.    Experience  includes  financial  trading
    software,  analytical,  datafeed and remote Psion based access to PC
    applications.   Can  develop  ideas  and  produce  software  for  MS
    Windows, MS Windows NT and the Psion Series 3a.

  PNJ Consultants-Software Engineering  [phone]
    A  software  engineering and consultancy service is provided for all
    types   of   Psion   machines.    Applications   can   be  developed
    professionally  to  your  requirements  for  use  on their own or in
    conjunction with larger systems.

  Right Hand Software Ltd.  [phone]
    Develop  general  and  business  applications for the Psion range of
    computers.  Services include business requirement analysis, software
    design and programming in C or OPL, integration with desktop systems
    and implementation, training and support.

  The User Group - [phone]
    User  group for Psion.  Receive unlimited technical support, advice,
    newsletters,  shareware,  new  software,  discount hardware, special
    offers,  own bulletin board, regional seminars and fun.  Cost is GBP
    28.00 per year.

B.11 BOOKS & ACCESSORIES

  First Steps in Programming the Psion Series 3.
    By Mike Shaw.  GBP 14.95
    from Kuma Books Ltd.   [phone]
    Step by step instruction of the programming process of OPL.

  Introduction to Using the Psion Series 3.
    By Rod Lawton and Issac Davis. GBP 14.95
    from Kuma Books Ltd.  [phone]
    Disregards  all the computer jargon and concentrates on the machines
    abilities and potential as your own Personal Assistant.

  Serious Programming on the Psion Series 3.
    By Bill Aitken.  GBP 14.95
    from Kuma Books Ltd.  [phone]
    Program planning and writing with many worked examples.

  Graphics programming on the Psion Series 3.
    By Bill Aitken.  GBP 14.95
    from Kuma Books Ltd.   [phone]
    Detailed  explanations  of graphics programming with numerous worked
    out examples.

  Serious Programming on the Psion Series 3a.
    By Bill Aitken.  GBP 16.95
    from Kuma Books Ltd.   [phone]
    Covers  all  the  commands of the Series 3a including sound, drawing
    and filling in black and grey plus a major section on graphics.

  Programmeren in OPL - Please inquire for price.
    from Portasoft [phone]
    Describes  how you design an application in OPL for the Psion Series
    3  and  3a.   It  starts  with simple programming and continues with
    subjects   like  using  structures,  procedures,  menus  and  window
    functions.  Available in Dutch.

  Desk Stand - GBP 16.99
    from Widget Software Ltd.  [phone]
    If  you  don't  have  enough  hands to talk on the phone and use the
    Series  3  at  the  same  time,  then  you need this black, anodised
    aluminium  desk stand.  The angle of display makes it easier to read
    the  screen  and  reduces  glare.  Designed to make your Series 3/3a
    stand out above even the largest mound of paperwork

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