Run, don't walk to your nearest retailer, and hand over the cash! You won't regret
it... If you've been contemplating a Windows CE toy, don't bother - More expensive;
Topples over when you use the pen; Less memory...
If you've currently got a Series 3 or 3a, drop it off at a Charity Shop on the way to get
your Series 5... If you already have a Series 3c, it's probably down to personal choice...
Do not even think about buying a new 3c - Would you buy a new 486...???
After you've seen the light, you'll undoubtedly be wanting some additional applications. As a rough guide, here's what I have installed on my own Series5. Note that I actively avoid any shareware which insists on being registered to the serial number of the Psion - I flat refuse to even install these applications - As ever, it's your choice...
| Chess | Chess. Nuff said... | |
| English-German Dictionary | Look, I work for a German Bank - OK... | |
| EnRoute | Route Planning | |
| Monopoly | A superb implementation of the great board game |  |
| Encrypt-It! | Protect your private information from prying eyes | |
| FreeCell | The classic game of FreeCell | |
| Golf5 | A superb version of Homerun from the Series3 | |
| HTMLedit98 | Create web pages on your psion | |
| Mapper-GB | Maps the whole of Great Britain - Many useful features, overlays, etc | |
| Mapper-London | Maps London - Many useful features, overlays, etc | |
| Montana5 | A highly addictive card game | |
| PenPad | A really useful pen-based jotter | |
| Photo5 | Like having CorelDraw on your Psion (well, almost...) | |
| Plan5 | Project Management software - MS Project compatible | |
| Pscrawl | Handwriting recognition - Very similar to PalmPilot | |
| Psuucode | UUencode & UUdecode email attachments & files | |
| S5bank | Manage all your finances - Quicken compatible | |
| S5notes | A very versatile jotter | |
| S5task | A more sophisticated To-Do list than the one found in Agenda | |
| S5zip | Zip & Unzip files directly on the Series 5 | |
| SeaStrike | Battleships | |
| Solitaire5 | The classic game of patience | |
| VacTrac5 | Track vacations for all members of a team | |
Please register these (and other) shareware applications if you use them - The authors
have put a huge amount of work into them, and should be encouraged to develop them for the
benefit of the rest of us... Authors, feel free to verify that I have registered my use of
the fruits of your labours - My conscience is clear...
| Converti | Very intuitive unit conversion utility | |
| FrotzS5 | Infocom adventure game interpreter | |
| Messaging Suite | Psion's Web Browser & Email client | |
| pSameGame | The most addictive puzzle I've ever played | |
| PsiBio | Biorythm generator | |
| Vreader5 | Reads text & compressed text files |
With all these installed, you'll almost certainly be requiring a Compact Flash card.
I've tried a 16mb SanDisk and a 32Mb Viking, and the Viking is much
faster... I got mine from Shore Systems Ltd
in California (excellent service & great prices - highly recommended). Tell them
I sent you.
Psion have just made PsiWin 2.1 available for download. This is a must have, with many improvements over previous versions.
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Copyright © 1997-1998 Adam Jackson
Last revision 4 Apr 1998