Psion Series 3

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The Psion 3 range of personal digital assistants were made by Psion PLC. The four main variants are the Psion 3 (1991), the Psion 3a (1993), the Psion 3c (1996), and the Psion 3mx (1998), all sized 165 x 85 x 22 mm. In addition, a Psion 3a variant with factory installed software for the Russian language was called a Psion 3aR, and Acorn Computers sold a rebadged version of the Psion 3 and 3a marketed as the Acorn Pocket Book and Acorn Pocket Book II.

The Psion 3 models were a major advance on the Psion Organiser. They had an original way of managing files: the available program icons are shown in a horizontal line and the associated files drop down beneath them. Manufacture of Psion 3s was discontinued in 1998 shortly after the launch of the Psion Series 5 (a Psion 4 does not exist, due to Psion's concern of tetraphobia in their Asian markets) and the Psion Siena. Psion's industrial hardware division continue to produce handhelds running the same 16-bit operating system, some 17 years after its introduction on the Psion MC range of laptops and 5 years after Psion Computer's final 32-bit EPOC PDA was released.

Release Date 1991
Price £179.00 (128kb) and £249.00 (256kb)
Processor Nec V30 4.7MHz
Ram 128 and 256 models were
Power Two AA, mains adapter, lithium cell back up battery
Expansion 2 ssd slots
Size 165mm x 85mm x 22mm
Weight 265gms
Screen 240 X 80 (8 lines of 40 characters)

Software:
Agenda For appointments & things to do, as well as birthdays and anniversaries
Data For names & addresses (or any other database use)
Time For alarms
Calc For simple & scientific calculations
World Shows a map, world times & dialling codes,
Word For writing letters & other documents, Spellchecker
Sheet For tables, spreadsheets & graphs (SSD)
Sketch For drawing simple sketches
Program Editor for writing your own programs

Our unit comes with a soft case.

Manufacturer: Psion
Date: 1991

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Psion Series 3 Manuals:

Item	Manufacturer	Date
Psion 3 Fax User Guide	Psion	May 1994

Psion Series 3 Articles:

Item	Manufacturer	Date
Memories - Using the Psion Organizer 1992 to 2004		Unknown

Magazines RELATED to Psion Series 3 in our Library

Item	Manufacturer	Date
Personal Computer World - October 1993		1 Oct 1993
Personal Computer World - February 1996		Feb 1996
Personal Computer World - November 1996		1 Nov 1996
Acorn User - January 1994		17 Jun 2009
Acorn User - January 1997		15 Jul 2009
Acorn User - January 1999		22 Jul 2009