It occurred to me that for some of these older gadget to properly work with Windows it might be a good idea to get a computer that runs an earlier version of Windows.
For example, I am considering getting a Psion 5MX Organiser, but the Sync software (Psywin, I think it's called) will not run on my Windows 8 PC nor will it run under Win7.
I had always wanted one of the early Librettos. This was in the days before netbooks, and these were touted as small, super portable but powerful little machines.
Well, it is a lovely piece of vintage tech, and I'll be writing more about it here over the coming weeks.
So far I have boosted it's RAM to 96MB which I will detail on these pages. I will also be attempting to make it into a solid state device with a mod I have read about, but before I can proceed with that I need the PCMCIA floppy disk drive, which I don't have yet.
Anyhow, please stay tuned for more soon.
Im Glad I found your blog! Im also a Big fan of old gadgets (especially handheld pc's and subnotebooks) I own a libretto 100ct running win 98(only 32 mb ram. with a pcmcia wireless card Im able to surf the web and check Email running opera browser. librettos are an amazing piece of hardware! I also own a NEC mobile pro 770 wich is working but sadly the display flex is broken. I'll be cheking your blog. Cheers.
ReplyDeleteJohnny from Chile, South America.
Hi Johnny,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment.
I'd love an NEC Mobilepro too but they aren't as easy to come by as the HP Jornadas.
I'm curious, which version of Opera are you using? The version I tried is quite slow even with the memory upgrade.
Nick