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While browsing the forums on Michael Jerz’s My-Symbian website I stumbled across this thread which happened to lead me to a document written by Richard Harrison about the beginnings of PSION. It really is an eye opener when you read things like:
The Organiser II followed in 1986, with a 2-line by 16-character display. Over the next few years it was developed into a 4-line by 20-character version, with up to 64K of both RAM and ROM. Such an abundance of hardware resources allowed us to develop a range of applications, including – in 1987 – a surprisingly sophisticated (for its time) spreadsheet that ran on all versions of the Organiser II.
To have been around during those days must have been amazing. I now miss my Revo terribly and can’t remember the number of the bloke who I sold it to. His name was George and was the manager at my local super market. I always compilied my shopping list ahead of time and as soon as I walked past his office near the dairy section he would poke his head out and ask me questions about what exactly I had in my hand. During those days a few people had Palm Organizers, but I hated Graffiti or worse yet typing on the on screen keyboard. It is because of the internet I found out about PSION and imported a Series 3mx and then later a Revo.
Memories really are beautiful.
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Stefan Constantinescu
Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.
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