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ffuturesThe other reason I went on line earlier, which I nearly forgot, was to make this post.
My Psion Revo seems to have snuffed it - I've had to reset it several times recently, now it seems to be dead apart from the lights that show it's getting power. I've tried the usual resetting things without success. I suspect that the batteries have died, or some other component has bitten the dust. Having looked at some of the web sites that show how you are supposed to get inside it to make repairs or replace the batteries, I think that I would prefer not to try it.
99.9% of the time I use this as an alarm clock / timer, so it's probably time to admit defeat - I'm certainly not going to waste money fixing it when it's this unreliable. I should probably look at a more serious PDA of some description, which might actually be useful for something else - I'd prefer a keyboard but it isn't essential.
So, two questions:
1: Does anyone want a dead Revo with serial docking cradle and a little gizmo that gives it power from your computer's USB port? It might be worth a few quid on eBay but I really can't be arsed to go to the trouble of selling it for peanuts. Preferably someone I can give this to at the Tun or similar, since postage will be at least a couple of quid.
2: Any recommendations for a basic PDA, with or without keyboard, that's a bit more reliable than a Revo? Needs to have a good countdown / count up timer, since that does tend to be my main use, but something I can use to make notes would be good. Anyone got anything they don't use any more?
My Psion Revo seems to have snuffed it - I've had to reset it several times recently, now it seems to be dead apart from the lights that show it's getting power. I've tried the usual resetting things without success. I suspect that the batteries have died, or some other component has bitten the dust. Having looked at some of the web sites that show how you are supposed to get inside it to make repairs or replace the batteries, I think that I would prefer not to try it.
99.9% of the time I use this as an alarm clock / timer, so it's probably time to admit defeat - I'm certainly not going to waste money fixing it when it's this unreliable. I should probably look at a more serious PDA of some description, which might actually be useful for something else - I'd prefer a keyboard but it isn't essential.
So, two questions:
1: Does anyone want a dead Revo with serial docking cradle and a little gizmo that gives it power from your computer's USB port? It might be worth a few quid on eBay but I really can't be arsed to go to the trouble of selling it for peanuts. Preferably someone I can give this to at the Tun or similar, since postage will be at least a couple of quid.
2: Any recommendations for a basic PDA, with or without keyboard, that's a bit more reliable than a Revo? Needs to have a good countdown / count up timer, since that does tend to be my main use, but something I can use to make notes would be good. Anyone got anything they don't use any more?
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Date: 2006-12-29 09:32 pm (UTC)A new Palm Z22 with a colour screen will set you back about sixty-five quid new, although if you've got a pal visiting the USA they sell there for $99 list. Actually, there's a whole bunch of them on eBay for 55 quid "buy it now", so there's your benchmark. See Palm's website for specs, and remember it's not expandable (no SD card slot or similar). It's the nearest thing to a modern drop-in for the Revo that's out there in terms of functionality. The timer would be an extra download but there are tons of free clock/alarm programs out there for PalmOS.
The next step up would be a Tungsten E2, which is a whole lot more functional but retails for US $199 over there and about GBP 120 over here -- maybe outside your budget. (Better screen resolution, SD card slot, bluetooth, read/write access to Word and Excel documents ...)
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Date: 2006-12-29 10:00 pm (UTC)I looked before I made the post, and that's definitely high end - spares and repairs stuff goes for next to nothing, certainly not worth the hassle of selling and posting it.