The Psion Sidecar project was created by Kian Ryan to allow a Psion 5 series device connect to the internet. It should work for other older devices, which used serial RS-232 communications.
- Project Status: Completed
- Started (Year): 2023
- Last Updated (Year): 2023
Blog Posts
Psion Sidecar Part II
I’m going to dive in a bit on the Psion Sidecar that I covered last week and add some details to explain the RS232 connections and the switches on the Sidecar. Male DB9 Connector Pin Function I/O Direction 1 Data Carrier Detect (DCD) Input 2 Receive Data (RD) Input 3 Transmit Data (TD or SD)…
Getting Psion 5mx on the Internet
I found a project that Kian Ryan put together to get his Psion 5mx on the internet. It will not run YouTube or provide the content that we are used to today but it can provide a 1990’s internet experience. Kian wrote up his build in a few of his blog posts. Below is a…