The Last Psion | AlexMay 10

#Psion machines I'll probably never own:

  • Psion MC200: Same as the MC400, but with a half-height screen (640x200).
  • Psion MC600: One of two DOS machines that Psion made. Laptop form-factor. 15 years ago you couldn't give them away. Now people try to sell them for £700+.
  • Psion HC-DOS: The other DOS machine. I've only ever seen it mentioned in the SIBO HDK. Maybe US-only? For all I know, it never actually existed.
  • Xemplar Pocket Book III: A rebadged Series 3c. The Pocket Book I and II (rebadged versions of the Series 3 and 3a, respectively) were released under Acorn's own brand and aimed at the education market. The PB3 was released under the Xemplar brand, a collaboration between Acorn and Apple. I don't think many of them were made. I've never seen one for sale, but I do own a copy of the user guide!
Show threadpenguin42May 10
@thelastpsion Oh never heard of that Xemplar thing; hth did a colab between acorn and Apple happen for that?!
Show threadThe Last Psion | Alex

@penguin42 It was a very different time! Acorn was on the decline but they had the UK education market. Apple UK wanted a piece of that.

Needless to say, it didn't last long - founded April 1996, bought out by Apple in February 1999. I think Xemplar was finally wound up in 2014.

https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/apples-bigger-bitemarket-moves

Apple’s bigger bite;Market Moves

Tes Magazine
May 10 at 8:54pmWeb