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From: anthony@convex.csd.uwm.edu (Anthony J Stieber)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
Subject: Re: Psion Organiser Sale
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Date: 25 Apr 91 05:21:01 GMT
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In article <1991Apr24.011045.6724@marlin.jcu.edu.au> zlraa@marlin.jcu.edu.au (Ross Alford) writes:

>Three questions for you psion enthusiasts out there:
>
>   Is the above outfit capable of exchanging data with a PC as it is, or
>      is some other accessory needed, at (probably) high extra cost?  If
>      some other bit *is* needed, is Damark also selling it and for how
>      much?

I've called up Damark, and all they're selling is that package.  You
can get the Comms Link (rs-232 interface) from Psion and various
dealers for about US$100.  This has the proprietary Psion protocol,
xmodem, and plain ASCII transfer.  If you buy the Comms Link you
have to specify MS-DOS or Macintosh host software.

>   Does anyone have a non-800 phone number for Damark?  I cannot ring

Their catalog only lists a fax order number, 612-531-9281, and their
customer service fax number 612-531-0380.  The others are 800 numbers.

>   Does Damark or anyone else have a bar code reader for the thing, 
>      and if so, how much would it cost?

What kind do you want?  There are a couple different bar code readers
you can get, including $3000 laser scanners.

You can buy Psion's own bar code reader for US$249.  It looks just like
the Comms Link, but has a Hewlett-Packard bar code wand rather than a
DB25 cable coming out of it.  They both plug in the same port on top,
so you can't have both at the same time.

Would you like to be on the Psion mailing list?  There are some people
on it that have done bar code applications.  Do you know of any Psion
BBS, user groups, or other Psion related things?
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