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- From: ijp@doc.ic.ac.uk (Ian Palmer)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn
- Subject: Re: PSION SYSTEM 3 VS. ACORN POCKET BOOK
- Date: 8 Jan 1993 13:44:21 -0000
- Organization: Department of Computing, Imperial College, University of London, UK.
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- In article <2b4d5b18.8deb46.0@BEIZ.mediatex.ch> Ikki@BEIZ.mediatex.ch (064230062: Fernmeldedirektion Olten) writes:
- >I'm considering to buy a handheld (Palmt
- >op, whatever) and I read in several mags
- > that the Psion Series 3 is a good machi
- >ne. I have an Archimedes at home of cour
- >se, and file-transfering would be great.
- > In that case the Acorn pocket Book woul
- >d surely be better, but has it got a pro
- >gramm-language too? Like on the Psion
- >the OPL.
- >Which handheld is better for what purpos
- >e? What are the positive and negative as
- >pects of these two machines?
- >Thanks for all answers in advance.
- >Greetings
- >
-
- According to Acorn Customer Services the A-Link (the thingy that
- connects the Arc to the Pocketbook) also works with the Psion-3. This
- is also stated in a recent Risc User magazine. Bearing this in mind
- the Psion-3 looks a far better choise for the average user for the
- following reasons :
-
- 1) The word processor in the series 3 has (according to Risc User)
- more features then the Pocketbook version. Although quite what
- advantage this gives is debatable as most people would export as plain
- text, if this is possible.
-
- 2) It's got a diary application, the Pocketbook hasn't.
-
- 3) It's got the OPL editor and compiler, the Pocketbook hasn't.
-
- The Pocketbook does have a spell checker and spreadsheet which are not
- in the Series 3 as standard, but I guess both are available seperatly
- if needed. The other advantage of the Pocketbook is that it has a
- little green acorn on it :-)
-
- The problem with the Pocketbook, as I see it, is that the bit missing
- from it that are in the Psion-3 as standard may not become available
- (as Acorn themselves would have to release them, Psion won't 'cos it's
- not worth it if most Psion users have them already).
-
- Bear in mind that all this is based on what I have heard, read, etc. I
- haven't actually used either of them.
-
- Ian
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