Also Moving On

[garyjenkinson]

Hi All,

I have decided to bow out from the Psion scene finally and leave behind all things Psion.

I've decided this because after reading that bit of Itmar Engelsman’s post in EPOC Digest 336, which said “I would like a light, small, easy PDA to carry with me in a pocket (shirt or jacket) when going out, visiting friends, theatre, etc. to carry my diary and contacts with me” it made me look very hard and objectively at my own IT needs, i.e. what was I really looking for from a handheld computer/PDA?

For some time now I've been fretting about making the final break away from using a Psion. I started this process off by buying and using a JVC MP-XP 7230 Mini Notebook in those situations that I used my netBook previously, i.e. mainly for taking University lecture notes. This machine has the same form factor as my netBook, so it's ideal as regards size, and I have the advantage that I've done away with any compatibility problems as it runs M/$ Win XP Pro, and M/$ Office XP Pro. Battery life, storage space and speed aren't any problems because it has a P3 mobile 933Mhz processor, a 30GB HDD and two extended batteries that gives me at least 10 hours use when combined with the in-built one. It has an on-board WiFi, so I can synchronise my files effortlessly with my networked 8lb! Dell Inspiron 8200 laptop that also has on-board WiFi.

However, because I was carrying the JVC about with me meant I stopped taking the netBook with me when I left home and, believe it or not, I reverted to pen and paper for my To Do list and time specific events during the day. I did continue though to use my netBook indoors for agenda and contacts.

This was becoming a farce, but what to do? Not only did I think that I wouldn't be able to do without the features of my netBook, but also for sentimental reasons after years of using Psions I didn't want to make the break from the comforting familiarity of my netBook and the Psion UI.

Then after reading various posts here and on the EPOC Digest, it made me realise for at least the last couple of years I'd really only been using my netBook for its agenda and contacts applications When I coupled this with not using my netBook outside of the home any more, I realised I only needed a PDA which was light and small to carry about in addition to my JVC which provided my other IT needs.

Also, I surmised I didn't need to concern myself with compatibility issues as it was unlikely I'd need this facility if I used a PDA replacement as a standalone machine just like I'd been using my netBook.

So, as a long time user of Dell computers, I recently bought myself a Dell Axim Wireless handheld. FOR LESS THAN HALF THE PRICE OF A NEW NETBOOK (£427 inc shipping) I bought the handheld, which comes with a cradle and WiFi card (just in case I did need to synchronise), plus the following extras, a folding keyboard, second rechargeable battery, additional synch and charging cable, 3 extra stylus', additional 2nd year warranty, and all with a free 64MB flash card thrown in for good measure. It runs the latest version of (dare I say it on an EPOC news group!) Pocket PC 2003, which includes cut-down versions of M/$ Office. For the money I thought this was pretty good value.

Therefore as a consequence of sorting out my IT needs I have a now redundant netBook for sale which I thought I'd offer to Psion Place Messages Board subscribers.

Please contact me using any of the methods below, or by PM, with any offers for the following, either for an individual item, or for the whole lot:

netBook complete and boxed - Excellent condition
32MB RAM expansion card
Psion Docking Station
JaGA Leather Zipped Case
Rechargeable Battery
Psion Gold Card WAN Global PC card - 56K + Fax + Cable
Spare cable for above
Psion Travel Modem
2 x Spare AC Mains adaptors
Car AC adaptor
3 Spare PsiWin cables
Siemens Pocket Reader Hand Scanner
2 chrome Proporta styli
Pack of 3 (unused) Psion styli
Virtually every Palmtop/TomTom programme
Plus many more commercial & registered shareware programmes (Just ask, I'm fairly sure I'll have it, e.g. Powerbase, Sim City, all the Collins Foreign Language Dictionaries, Dream Connect, nConvert, Backup, Pdf+, Terra Force, TomeRaider, Plan (Project Management), 20 Pocket Manager titles, Calligrapher, Pocket Bible (Got NIV & KJV), Golf Pro, PhoneMan, Presentation Maker, Con5Pro, etc, etc!
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All the above items are in as new condition and complete, i.e. I have all parts, instruction/installation guides and boxes, where appropriate.
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Cheers,
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Gary Jenkinson
email: garyjenkinson AT email DOT com
Tel/Fax/Ansaphone: +44 (0) 2476 361242
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