Comments on: History of the netbook on Ars Technica http://gigaom.com/mobile/history-of-the-netbook-on-ars-technica/ Sun, 27 May 2012 02:10:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Tom http://gigaom.com/mobile/history-of-the-netbook-on-ars-technica/#comment-412435 Thu, 05 Feb 2009 08:32:21 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/2009/02/03/history-of-the-netbook-on-ars-technica/#comment-412435 The Psion community is still alive – especially in Europe: http://www.psionwelt.net, http://www.pdatotaal.info!

]]> By: Tom http://gigaom.com/mobile/history-of-the-netbook-on-ars-technica/#comment-412434 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:16:13 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/2009/02/03/history-of-the-netbook-on-ars-technica/#comment-412434 The Psion scene is still alive – in the middle of Europe: http://www.psionwelt.net !

]]> By: Paul Schofield, England, UK http://gigaom.com/mobile/history-of-the-netbook-on-ars-technica/#comment-412433 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 19:00:14 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/2009/02/03/history-of-the-netbook-on-ars-technica/#comment-412433 I still have my Psion Series 7, which was the commercial version of the NetBook – half the memory & a slower processor. The hinge mechanism is as good now as it was new, it was built to last! Alas my 5mx didn’t survive that long.The 7 runs dozens of apps from a 32 mb CF card, a massive amount of storage back then. The Psions were way ahead of their time. Shame they never adopted colour screens.

]]> By: Baz http://gigaom.com/mobile/history-of-the-netbook-on-ars-technica/#comment-412432 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:08:46 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/2009/02/03/history-of-the-netbook-on-ars-technica/#comment-412432 Ah, the Psion 5mx – current ‘palmtops’ and ‘netbooks’ should only be so lucky to have such a great keyboard….

]]> By: Scoobie http://gigaom.com/mobile/history-of-the-netbook-on-ars-technica/#comment-412431 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 02:50:56 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/2009/02/03/history-of-the-netbook-on-ars-technica/#comment-412431 Is it me or were the older form factors better?

And why has no one copied the psion form factor?

]]> By: AndyM http://gigaom.com/mobile/history-of-the-netbook-on-ars-technica/#comment-412430 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 02:42:22 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/2009/02/03/history-of-the-netbook-on-ars-technica/#comment-412430 I had a Psion 3c (and briefly the Psion Siena). Good OS, lots of apps, great keyboard, strong user community online. A classic, like the original Palm Pilot. Now I’m thinking about getting the Palm Pre, by the way.

]]> By: Luscious http://gigaom.com/mobile/history-of-the-netbook-on-ars-technica/#comment-412429 Tue, 03 Feb 2009 22:56:45 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/2009/02/03/history-of-the-netbook-on-ars-technica/#comment-412429 Shame on Ars for not mentioning the Fujitsu P series. DO YOUR HOMEWORK!!!

]]> By: Boca http://gigaom.com/mobile/history-of-the-netbook-on-ars-technica/#comment-412428 Tue, 03 Feb 2009 22:29:05 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/2009/02/03/history-of-the-netbook-on-ars-technica/#comment-412428 I too had a Psion 5 and a 3C as well.
Loved them… but then I went to the dark-side with Windows Mobile devices where I invested so much time getting it to function properly that I suffered a bout of Stockholm syndrome and kept to that OS them until RIM rescued me.

I see Amazon still sell the 5MX for around $230

]]> By: Mitch http://gigaom.com/mobile/history-of-the-netbook-on-ars-technica/#comment-412427 Tue, 03 Feb 2009 22:04:33 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/2009/02/03/history-of-the-netbook-on-ars-technica/#comment-412427 I miss my Psion 5mx terribly. It was an amazing machine that was way ahead of its time. Everything I’ve used since then – sometimes including the iPhone – pales in comparison.

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