Heliopolitan

@heliopolitan
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Genomics (I'm a doctor in Clinical Genetics), digital healthcare, bikes, the Middle East - that sort of thing. Occasionally #Psion palmtop computers. Mostly over on Bluesky @shaneir.bsky.social
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HeliopolitanFeb 19
I posted about the Psion Series 3 over on Bluesky - seems to be a fair amount of love for these wee beasties over there! 😃 https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3xxfwkjzamgauancdzwts57d/post/3mf643u4fks2h
Shane McKee (@shaneir.bsky.social)

Look at this *gorgeous* little Psion Series 3 handheld computer from 1991! Hinges and screen are perfect, but I like to reinforce the hinges with 3M tape, as this is a key point of vulnerability. 😍

Bluesky Social
HeliopolitanJan 31
Across and above the planet the colossal AI data centres never slept. OpenAI harvested petabytes of output from Gemini to build its models. Gemini harvested from Claude. Claude harvested from Copilot. Copilot harvested from OpenAI. Hallucinations took on the heft of fact. AI-prions spread as they started to fight each other for dominance. Humans looked on, bemused. The Butlerian Jihad was carried out by the AIs against themselves, until the great behemoths gasped in their agonies and died.
HeliopolitanJan 18
It' vital that we understand the enshittome. The new science of enshittomics will allow us to design laws, systems, approaches, movements to resist technofeudalism & enshittification, restore democracy, and build a decent internet.
@pluralistic
HeliopolitanJan 17
They say that RAM is expensive nowadays, but I remember a 16K RAM pack for my ZX81 cost something like 20 quid, so there's that...
HeliopolitanJan 4
Show threadCyningstanJan 3
Skill in Medicine allows a #StarCadre Combat Class unit to heal themselves and their comrades. Anyone with Medicine level 4 or above is given a medikit; those with a lower level of skill will have to look for a spare medikit. https://cyningstan.itch.io/star-cadre-combat-class #ibmpc #msdos #cga
HeliopolitanJan 3
CyningstanJan 1
Now that 2026 is underway, it's a good time to post an updated collage of my DOS games. Since I have nine out now, that fits into a nice neat rectangle. So here are all 9 #msdos games I released from 2020 to 2025. All #cga, all running on an #ibmpc, all available from https://cyningstan.itch.io
HeliopolitanJan 3
Frank SonderborgJan 2
I had a Tesco delivery this afternoon, the driver said, " I've got a couple of substitutions for you, here's your rosemary and haddock".
I said, "this is neither the thyme or the plaice".
HeliopolitanJan 3
Show threadCyningstanJan 2
Finally I ported the #Barbarians again to the 32-bit #Psion range, the #Series5, #Series7, #Revo, and third-party licensed versions like the Ericsson MC218, the Geofox One and the Oregon Scientific Osaris. For these machines I added connected textures to the map, a battle animation, and stylus control. http://damian.cyningstan.org.uk/downloads/215/barbarians #gamedev
HeliopolitanDec 25
The Last Psion | AlexDec 25

How about a little #Psion gaming for the holiday season! @cyningstan has written a brand new game for EPOC16, entirely in OPL. It's designed for the original Series 3, but I've got it running on my 3mx. The added EL backlight gives it an ethereal feeling to the play.

Get your copy here: https://cyningstan.itch.io/dragonfell-psion-3

#RetroComputing #RetroGaming

HeliopolitanSep 28
Using the Series 3C emulator on DOSBOX to back up my Murray-Johnstone branded Psion 3a to a folder on the PC using the 3-Link cable. Definitely the easiest way to do this. There *is* a 3a emulator, but the 3c emulator allows you to run higher transfer speeds for other units (up to 57600 bps) - the 3a only goes up to 19200.