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Old 01-15-2008, 02:25 AM   #10
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Originally Posted by RWood View Post
Most computer hardware companies today are sheep, blind mice -- following each other in rote. Once upon a time I had an UMPC called a Psion. Its clam shell form fit my jacket pocket and the screen was easy to read. There was even a program for loading ebooks to it. That was over 10 years ago.
The Psion "Organiser II", circa 1985, was my first "eBook Reader". The clamshell Psion 3a, which I think is what you're talking about, Wood, was a brilliant device - a clamshell machine with a keyboard that "popped out" when you opened the case, and a decent multitasking operating system. The design was so "iconic" and so good that I've often wondered why nobody's copied it since - I'd love to have a Windows Mobile device with that form factor.

Psion at one time, especially in the UK, were a household name and completely dominated the British PDA industry. Sadly they are no longer involved with PDAs, although the "Symbian" operating system is used by many mobile phones.
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