Psion Organiser II

The Psion Organiser was the brand name of a range of pocket computer developed by the British company Psion in the 1980s.

The Psion Forth Development System for the Organiser I was a powerful set of IBM PC-based cross-development tools for producing Forth application programs, including a Forth compiler.

Software developed by Psion as part of the Organiser I project and application software after its launch was written in 6301 assembler language, in POPL, and in other custom-designed languages.

Psion Organiser II with cover

Psion Organiser II ( open & closed )-Models XP & LZ are shown on 5cm squares

The name " Organiser " was not used for later Psion handhelds, such as the " SIBO " family Psion Series 3 and the 32-bit Psion Series 5 machines which were of a clamshell design with a QWERTY keyboard.

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Formed in 1980, Psion achieved its first successes as a consumer hardware company that developed the revolutionary Psion Organiser as well as a whole range of more advanced, clamshell-design Personal Digital Assistants.

Psion Organiser II

1984 also marked Psion ’ s first foray into hardware ; the Psion Organiser, the world ’ s first handheld computer, in appearance resembling early gaming machines.

In 1986, the vastly improved Psion Organiser II was released.

In 1987, Psion began development of its " SIBO " (" SIxteen Bit Organiser ") family of devices and its own new multitasking operating system called EPOC to run its PDA products.

The final blow for Psion's Organiser and PDA business came in January 2001 when Motorola pulled out of a joint project with Psion, Samsung, and Parthus, to create " Odin ", an ARM-based PDA-phone.

The first implementation ( without graphics ) was for the original Psion Organiser ( now referred to as the Psion Organiser I, 1984 ) and came bundled with the Science, Finance and Math datapaks.

Through its open innovation business model, Psion works with its customers and partners to design and build modular and customisable variants of its mobile hardware, software and services to address the needs of specific markets and industries.

It claims it did this to " demonstrate its new business model in action and to signal that it is no longer a consumer products company, which was symbolized by the old Psion logo ".

This added back some of the applications omitted from the original Pocket Book, so was closer in specification to the standard Psion model.

Psion were already working on a project in this area and the QL was launched in 1984, bundled with Quill, Archive, Abacus and Easel ; respectively a word processor, database, spreadsheet and business graphics application.

The Psion Revo, launched in 1997, is a PDA from Psion.

The first " PDA " was released in 1984 by Psion, the Organizer II.

In 1984, Psion invented ‘ The Organiser ’, the world ’ s first volume hand-held computers for personal use and information ..

The QL was also bundled with an office suite ( word processor, spreadsheet, database, and graphics ) written by Psion.

On an episode of The Gadget Show ( first aired on 30 March 2009 ), the Psion was pitted against the BlackBerry for a place on the show's Hall of Fame.

Whilst the Psion was highly praised as a device that pioneered portable computing, the accolade was ultimately given ( by host Jon Bentley ) to the BlackBerry.

As Psion had patented the use of EPROMS as storage device it was impossible for other device manufacturers to copy this innovative approach to mobile storage.

Assembler language development at Psion itself was carried out using cross-development tools, including a cross assembler and linker, all of which ran on a DEC VAX.

Psion's current operational business was formed in September 2000 from a merger of Psion and Canadian-based Teklogix Inc. and is a global provider of solutions for mobile computing and wireless data collection.

Psion was established in 1980 as a software house with a close relationship with Sinclair Research.

Psion was also challenged by the arrival of cheaper devices running Microsoft ’ s Windows CE and the lower functionality approach of the Palm Pilot.

The PDA, which was once a niche market, had become a global horizontal marketplace where it was difficult for Psion to compete.

Teklogix was re-branded Psion Teklogix.

Psion registered the trademark NETBOOK in various territories, including European Union and, which was applied for on 18 December 1996 and registered by USPTO on 21 November 2000.

TomeRaider is an ebook reader and cross-platform reference viewer for handheld devices devices ( Android, Windows Mobile, Pocket PC, Palm OS, Psion, Symbian ) and Microsoft Windows PC.

Ian Cullimore was involved in designing the early Organiser products at Psion before the DIP Pocket PC project.

In addition, a Psion Series 3a variant with factory installed software for the Russian language was called a Psion Series 3aR, and Acorn Computers sold a rebadged version of the Psion Series 3 and 3a marketed as the Acorn Pocket Book and Acorn Pocket Book II.

Its success led the company into a decade long period of " Psion " Computer and operating system development.

In response to the growing use of the term, on 23 December 2008 Psion Teklogix sent cease and desist letters to various parties including enthusiast website ( s ) demanding they no longer use the term " netbook ".

In early 2009 Intel sued Psion Teklogix ( US & Canada ) and Psion ( UK ) in the Federal Court, seeking a cancellation of the trademark and an order enjoining Psion from asserting any trademark rights in the term " netbook ", a declarative judgement regarding their use of the term, attorneys ' fees, costs and disbursements and " such other and further relief as the Court deems just and proper ".

Prior to the introduction of the term " PDA " by Apple in 1992, handheld personal organizers such as the Sharp Wizard and the Psion Organiser were also referred to as " PIMs ".

In addition to seeking cancellation of the trademark, Intel sought an order enjoining Psion from asserting any trademark rights in the term " netbook ", a declarative judgment regarding their use of the term, attorneys ' fees, costs and disbursements and " such other and further relief as the Court deems just and proper ".

In response to the growing use of this term, on 23 December 2008 Psion Teklogix sent cease and desist letters to various parties including enthusiast website ( s ) demanding they no longer use the term " netbook ".