ChangePSI

Hi

I have been looking for ChangePSI on the internet without much luck. Today I found it on my RiscPC. It works as it should using Aemulor.

Does the author read this? Can I put this online somewhere? My Psion netBook works just fine with 32bit PsiFS , including printing! ChangePSI is a nice addition since it can convert psion vord files to rtf.

How far did everyone get reading that post, before they realised it wasn’t a typo? :)

About halfway when Psion was mentioned and I was like “what she’s that have to do with ChangeFSI?”.
Then the penny rolled a little and fell over.

I initially wondered if it might be about tyre pressures. Had the capitalisation been “Psi” I might have twigged earlier.

It must be 20+ years since I was using the then-outdated Acorn PocketBook badged-derivatives with classes of children before they were scrapped.

PS, I meant the Pocket Books – I don’t know what happened to the children!

I don’t know what happened to the children!

probably got scraped.

probably got scraped.

Missing a ‘p’ there?

@Michael
Glad to have a user.

I did the PSIFS version 32b conversion, but the author of this program is Alexander Thoukidides.It was Thomas Milius who made the conversion programs.
The program needs !ChangeFSi to convert Psion “images”, it starts by looking for a version on your computer usually in $Utilities.

I did my tests a long time ago, I should get my PsionSerie3a out again.
With the program as it is, if you use the wrd2html -h conversion which gives an HTML file that you can import into !Techwriter and you get a file with the correct formatting, Techwrite allows you to make it a Rich Text file.

I just did the test with a file from Rick with a script:
dir <obey$dir>
!wrd2html -h biorhyth/wrd > bio/html

I believe that with the program there must be a choice in the menu for this conversion to be done directly. When I do tests with my Psion I will confirm.

The wrd conversion only works with SIBO documents. Epoc needs ChangePSI or psiconv that also has disappeared from internet.

I would have suggested archive.org…

I don’t know whether its helpful in this case but my two PSION file converter tools SIBOConv and Psionconv are still available from my webpage:

http://www.thomas-milius-stade.de:8080/indexE.htm

Section Psion converters

Thanks Thomas,
I found your second program Psionconv, I think I didn’t include it with !PsiFs32, because I couldn’t test it, I have a PsionSerie3a.

The SIBOconv version integrates very well into PsiFS, it’s good if the non-SIBO version works.

don’t know whether its helpful in this case but my two PSION file converter tools SIBOConv and Psionconv are still available from my webpage:

Thanks a lot! I searched for psiconv and not Psionconv, so google didn’t find it :)

@Michael
I am interested to know if !PsiFS32 works and on what machine and version of RiscOS.And of course by the possibilities of conversion with PsiCons and your Psion. Normally PsiFS should install PsiConv on the iconbar.

I took out my Serie3a, it works but PsiFS_32 (2017) no longer communicates…. I will try to recompile it.

Thanks.

I am running with Titanium , proper serialport. The psion is netBook. I use the iyonix build..

Michael… you are making me want to dig out my Psions!!! I’ve got a few S5’s 5MX’s and some NetBooks. Havent’t used them in ages. Tried on RISC OS but could never get the serial port to work on my BBxM or Pi’s but my Titanium has a serial port.. forgot about that!

Michael… you are making me want to dig out my Psions!!!

They are very nice computers. I like EPOC a lot. I also have the last Symbian phone with keyboard. But Symbian wasn’t as good as EPOC. Personal opinion..

Thanks, Michael.

It’s good to know that this works on other hardware. The ARMX6 also has its own serial port.
For the Pi you need to add a small interface connected to the GPI pins. (not yet tested with my recent Pi4)
Although the Serie3a has a limit of 19200 Bds, I hope yours works at 115 kBds.

I hope yours works at 115 kBds.

Yes it does.