If you are interested I have a HP jornada 680 with the charger and the serial cable. I used it as a serial terminal until I replaced it with a netbook.
I have not used it in a while, when you need something compact with a real keyboard, it gets the job done. --Devin On Sat, Oct 28, 2017 at 4:01 PM, Evan Koblentz via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: >>> I am looking at buying a pocket PC / PDA, so I can write idea/notes when >>> I >>> am away from my computer > > > Hi Tom. > > Welcome to 1997. :-) > > >>> the [Psion 3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psion_Series_3) and [Psion >>> 5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psion_Series_5) look like good options, >>> but i read about the hinge/screen issues >>> >>> I am leaning more towards the Psion 5 because of the easy of getting >>> accessories, >>> but it has more things to break >>> >>> but I am wounding about other options? >> >> >> "Wondering"? :-) > > > > Tom - Here's the dilemma. The pocket-sized DOS computers (HP-200, Atari > Portfolio, etc.) are too small for their keyboards to be useful. The larger > ones (all the Windows CE stuff that Liam mentioned, along with the awesome > Psion Series 7/Psion Netbook) have good keyboards and screens, but they're > fragile and kind of exotic for modern purposes. > > For me, the solution is modern produts. I use a high-end Android smartphone > and a low-end Chromebook. Either one is excellent when I need a quick/simple > note-taking device. With the phone I use the "Google Keep" app for quite > notes/lists. With the Chromebook I use an offline app just called "Text" > because it's extremely fast and has good options.
