27 years later and the Psion 3a is still wonderful

Re:27 years later and the Psion 3a is still wonderful by Jun8 on Friday June 02, 2023 @11:08AM (#36166173)

So, motivated by this article, I checked eBay, expecting to burn $20-30 to get one and found that these sell for around $100 (thank god, didn’t buy another device to add to my pile).

My question is: who buys these at that price and for what purpose? Collecting old devices? Using them? I don’t think buying these have the allure of retro computing, eg buying a Sinclair Spectrum.

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Re:27 years later and the Psion 3a is still wonderful by akaitea on Friday June 02, 2023 @11:20AM (#36166353)

I have a few PDAs of this type, bought ultra cheap at flea markets and such, Casio Cassiopeia 4MB A-11, Psion Series 5, Ericsson MC12... bought for under $5 each so those eBay prices are nuts... they all work and they all serve absolutely no purpose, but when you're a ~hoarder~ collector you can't help yourself.

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Re:27 years later and the Psion 3a is still wonderful by LeoPanthera on Friday June 02, 2023 @03:34PM (#36169762)

I bet some people still use them. I used my Psion 5mx as my primary organizer until only a few years ago, and I still kind of miss it. It still works, but lacking any kind of connectivity except for infrared, it's increasingly difficult to justify in today's world.

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Re:27 years later and the Psion 3a is still wonderful by lproven on Monday June 05, 2023 @10:39AM (#36196792)

For amusement value only -- a modern user:

https://srslyriskybiz.substack.com/p/putins-chef-cooks-up-in...

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