{"id":550,"date":"2016-10-17T12:41:48","date_gmt":"2016-10-17T16:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=550"},"modified":"2016-10-17T12:48:33","modified_gmt":"2016-10-17T16:48:33","slug":"episode-49-psion-and-att-eo-personal-communicator","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"http:\/\/historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wordpress\/podcast\/episode-49-psion-and-att-eo-personal-communicator\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 49 &#8211; Psion and AT&#038;T EO Personal Communicator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/eo-440.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-544\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-554 size-medium alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/eo-440-300x153.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"153\" srcset=\"http:\/\/historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/eo-440-300x153.jpg 300w, http:\/\/historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/eo-440-768x392.jpg 768w, http:\/\/historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/eo-440.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This is the podcast where we take an informal look at personal computing history through the lens of eBay auctions. It\u2019s sort of like <i>Antiques Roadshow<\/i>, but all about antique personal computers. On today\u2019s show, we continue our coverage of the first phase of handhelds. Specifically, we\u2019ll be covering two more of the early handheld computers, the <strong>Psion<\/strong> and <strong>AT&amp;T EO Personal Communicator<\/strong> (which is also technically a Personal Digital Assistant or PDA).<\/p>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-550-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/HofPC-49.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/HofPC-49.mp3\">http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/HofPC-49.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><strong>Links mentioned in this episode:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hackaday.com\/2016\/10\/12\/raspberry-pi-boots-cpm\/\" target=\"_blank\">Raspberry PI boots CP\/M<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/09\/16\/movies\/silicon-cowboys-review.html?_r=0\" target=\"_blank\">Review: \u2018Silicon Cowboys\u2019 Tracks the Rise of Compaq Computer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/unbound.co.uk\/books\/macgaming\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/unbound.co.uk\/books\/macgaming<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Psion_Organiser\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Psion_Organiser<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/EO_Personal_Communicator\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/EO_Personal_Communicator<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/AttEoPersonalCommunicatorOwnersVideo1993\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/AttEoPersonalCommunicatorOwnersVideo1993<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Auctions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jeff\u2019s auction:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/PSION-SERIES-3a-COMPUTER-1MB-1-MB-FLASH-SSD-PC-APPLE-SERIAL-LINK-CABLES-\/162146993070?hash=item25c0b6c3ae%3Ag%3ALZQAAOSwtnpXlPpZ&amp;nma=true&amp;si=modcmMRQEdiEAXQm3aQSEPruofA%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2047675.l2557\" target=\"_blank\">PSION SERIES 3a COMPUTER 1MB + 1 MB FLASH SSD + PC \/ APPLE SERIAL LINK CABLES<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>David\u2019s auction:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/EO-Personal-Communicator-440-\/302034585913\" target=\"_blank\">EO Personal Communicator 440<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jeff\u2019s auction:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/PSION-COMPUTERS-PLC-SERIES-5-SERIES-5mx-16MB-DIGITAL-ORGANIZER-WITH-E-MAIL-\/122141374187?hash=item1c703176eb%3Ag%3AvFMAAOSwTA9X3-yj&amp;nma=true&amp;si=modcmMRQEdiEAXQm3aQSEPruofA%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2047675.l2557\" target=\"_blank\">PSION COMPUTERS PLC SERIES 5 SERIES 5mx 16MB DIGITAL ORGANIZER<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>David\u2019s auction:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/Psion-Series-5-Handheld-Computer-8MB-UNTESTED-\/222278809626\" target=\"_blank\">Psion Series 5 Handheld Computer (8MB) -UNTESTED-<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jeff\u2019s auction:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/AT-T-EO-440-Personal-Communicator-Rare-Vintage-Tablet-\/331943524288?hash=item4d496037c0%3Ag%3AS4kAAOSwHoFXtH-F&amp;nma=true&amp;si=modcmMRQEdiEAXQm3aQSEPruofA%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2047675.l2557\" target=\"_blank\">AT&amp;T EO 440 Personal Communicator Rare Vintage Tablet<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>David\u2019s auction:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/Psion-Organiser-II-Model-LZ-64-with-Printer-Manual-AC-Comms-and-Extras-\/162234612470\" target=\"_blank\">Psion Organiser II Model LZ 64 with Printer, Manual, AC, Comms and Extras<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jeff\u2019s random auction:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/Vintage-HP-OmniGo-100-Palmtop-PC-Handheld-Computer-GEOS-with-Stylus-\/112101982830?hash=item1a19cc826e:g:mnIAAOSwbYZXaSx0\" target=\"_blank\">Vintage HP OmniGo 100 Palmtop PC Handheld Computer GEOS with Stylus<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>David\u2019s random auction:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/sch\/?_nkw=ibm%20simon\" target=\"_blank\">eBay search for \u201cIBM Simon\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Send feedback to <a href=\"mailto:feedback@HistoryOfPersonalComputing.com\" target=\"_blank\">feedback@HistoryOfPersonalComputing.com<\/a> because we really would love to receive your email or audio comment.<\/p>\n<p>Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HistoryofPersonalComputing\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HistoryofPersonalComputing\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Twitter: <a 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