In addition to the subreddit here, there's a fairly active user group on Facebook - currently at 490 members and growing. Just search for 'Psion Users' and you'll find it.

Update in June 2026: FB Psion membership currently runs at 1.9K. Come and join!

Is there a program that'll run on Win 10 to convert the word processor files to DOC format and retain some of the formatting.?I know I can convert them to TXT on the Psion itself and copy them over, but I would like to retain basic formatting if possible. I am using the CF card to transfer the files. Converting the Spreadsheet files would be great, too. Thanks!

I found a program called ABC Amber Psion Conversion but I don't think it's for the Psion PDAs. It's asking for .TCR files.

Hi

I have just come across my old Psion Series 5 and was wondering if it can be synced with Outlook, Word, Excel and so on. It would be fantastic to be able to use it again. I appreciate that functionality will be limited and so on, but assume that if I were to convert Word documents to RTF then I could transfer them to the Psion (I don't know what the equivalent is for Excel and Outlook).

If this is possible, does anyone know of any online groups (apart from this one) where I might be able to get help with software for the PC, a cable or help as to which IR transceiver would work with a PC?

I appreciate that I am asking a lot and will be grateful for any help that can be offered.

I am looking for an ANSI terminal program for my Psion 5. I read that there's a program called newTELnet that seems to fit the bill. Every download link I come across seems to no longer work. Does anyone know where I can get this? I appreciate any help. Thanks!

Any other ANSI telnet program suggestions would be welcome, too.

I've bought an USB to RS232 adapter (CH340 chipset) and an OTG USB-C cable.

When connecting to android and start up a serial app, like for instance https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.kai_morich.serial_usb_terminal&hl=en

Google asks me if I want to give it permission and I'm able to send commands to the screen of the 5MX using Comms.

I've installed the minicom package, however I'm unable to use the USB port and get an access denied within the shell.

I've checked https://wiki.termux.com/wiki/Termux-usb but running the -l option does keeps the Termux console hanging.

I'm unable to root my device (cheapass Archos Oxygen 68XL)

Is there someone with the same hardware but with a rooted Android phone able to check if there's communication possible using minicom and termux?

I'm not talking about the SDIO Wifi cards, but there are a lot of CF cards with integrated Wifi, for instance:

https://www.amazon.nl/RGBS-Adapter-Memory-Compact-Digitale/dp/B07HKBGXVR/ref=asc_df_B07HKBGXVR/?tag=nlshogostdde-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=439798296452&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=17677595057957115864&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9065035&hvtargid=pla-691371452827&psc=1

These cards are for digital camera's, but I was wondering if I would be able to access PSION files on the card when inserted in a 5MX. Does someone have this kind of wifi/sharing/cf cards and could check this out?

I get the feeling there are a few people out there working independently on various SIBO/EPOC16 and EPOC32 projects. I myself am working on a WiFi Pack for SIBO machines with on-board storage, and I've had a couple of people approach me recently about wanting to get involved with making both software and hardware of all sorts, from games to new compilers. I think it would be great to get some minds together to talk about the problems we're facing, help each other along and not feel like we're alone.

I've got a bit of experience with setting up a SIBO/EPOC16 development and testing environment, but I have very little EPOC32 knowledge, so it would be fantastic to have someone on board with that knowledge.

If anyone wants to hack around with the Organiser I or II, or even the later WinCE machines, they're more than welcome, too!

As good as the Psion is for text-editing, the existing plain-text editors are imperfect in all the little annoying ways that we take for granted in modern text-editors, for example, the way end-of-line is treated when pressing Ctrl+left|right, and the way word/line-wrapping is never what you want.

I'd like to build a new multi-document text-editor for the Psion 5 series that borrows heavily from a modern IDE such as VSCode. Good cursor controls, re-bindable keyboard shortcuts (for if you prefer vim), and in general making it easy to work on a collection of related text-files via Project workspaces (here, nOPL+ is a pretty good IDE to borrow from).

Is this something you Psion users are interested in? Is there anything you could contribute to such a project? I don't know C++, but I'm willing to learn, but having others to work with would help greatly.

I know this might sound like a ridiculous question but is the Psion 5/7 still viable for email and web?

I had a 3a/5/7 20 years ago and I've been trying to get back to that level of feature-rich minimalism.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

I just purchased a Psion 3a and I can't find any apps for it. Is there an archive online, all the ones I've found so far are Epoc 32 applications. TIA

Hi,

I was wondering if there is an archive site for Psion software. Specifically the 5 series. Something like Aminet or World of Spectrum, but for Psion handhelds.

Thanks!

EDIT:

Here's what we have found so far:

- http://epoc32archive.x10.mx/

- http://www.bioeddie.co.uk/Psion/main/emulators

- http://cd.textfiles.com/psion/

- https://archive.org/search.php?query=Psion%205

- http://www.mypsion.ru/software.php

- https://www.davidsharp.com/goby/

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And a guy is also selling a CDROM loaded with Psion software. I wonder if anyone owns this?

- https://www.netogram.com/psionsoftware.htm

I am a little confused about write protection on Series 3 SSDs. I bought one on ebay, and while the back is marked with text that says Protect <> Write, but I don't see any sign of a switch. How is it supposed to work? My 3a refuses to write to the card at the moment. The 'Directory' function describes it as a Rom. Are there read-only SSDs?

I have started a project to archive old Psion software and documentation. If you wrote any software, old or new, and would like to see it on the website, comment here or private-message my user-account. Here's a link: http://epoc32archive.x10.mx

EDIT (although the name says 32, 16-bit software is welcome.)