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Remember Palmaris? Yes, while Psion palmtops were in their glorious ascendancy, we produced the best medical software around, as well as some other corkers. The software is still available here! In particular, I'd like to draw your attention to Client_L, HebRead and PdbRead.

Get yourself over to ebay now, and pick up a Psion Series 5mx for a rock-bottom price. You will not regret it. These machines truly are laptop replacements, and there is a mass of available software, much of it FREE (like the stuff here).

I have now returned to my trusty Psion 5mx after using a PocketPC (Fujitsu Siemens Loox 600 - great wee machine). The PPC is fine, but you can't really use it for serious work. That's the core problem. The Series 5mx, however, is a true productivity tool. Maybe someone will pick it up again - a colour 5mx with stereo MP3 playback, SD card support, WiFi & bluetooth - wouldn't it be great?

Enough reminiscing: here's the software:

CLIENT_L - the world's favourite Psion patient / client manager

If you're a doctor, you'll wonder how you ever coped without Client_L. It helps you organise your patients the way your brain likes to. Wonderful for keeping track of who needs what done.

PDBREAD - Palm databases at your disposal

You always knew your Psion was better than a Palm... but the Palm has lots and lots of databases available for it. Fret no more - PdbRead allows you to open many different Palm-format databases on your Psion machine! And it's FREE!

STEREOVU - 3D pictures on your wee Psion

Amaze your friends, infuriate your enemies, and ostracise your family by goggling at this amazing 3D picture generator. It's based on the same principle as those "Magic Eye" things which were so popular a few years ago, but now you can create your own! On your Palmtop! How cool is that?

Click here for more Palmaris Medical Ltd Software: still available!

History Lesson

For about 13 years now, I have been using Psion palmtop computers to organise my daily life, and as a convenient excuse for forgetting my wife's birthday. My current model is a Psion Series 5mx, but let's step back through the ages to see how it all began...

Before the Flood

Noah was very careful to prevent water leaking into his battery compartment, but no matter how hard you try, there are still some problems which can't be sorted out with bitumen caulking...

EPOC Exodus

The Children of Israel were very keen on Moses's Psion when he got it in part-exchange for his staff of wood, but the battery problem just wouldn't go away...

Thou shalt not...

However, the benefits of handheld mobility, "always-on" functionality, efficient memory storage devices, and ability to fit comfortably into a robe pocket, meant that certain devotees became rather dependent on their palmtops.

Coming back up to date

Incurring divine wrath notwithstanding, a Psion handheld computer is now a vital part of medical treatment, and I'm sure many patients have benefitted from their use in clinical practice.

Now, sadly, the Psion palmtop is out of production. Even so, there is still no doubt that a 256MB Revo with colour screen, CF & SD card support, USB, WiFi, BlueTooth, inbuilt MP3 & media player and camera would kick the ass of any PDA currently on the market. Please dear god let someone listen...