Welcome to 3-Lib! I'm Steve
Litchfield, the library maintainer, and this page is a good starting point for
those of you who don't know your files from your folders. We've handpicked a
selection of easy-to-install programs to get you off the ground...
By installing some of these apps you'll gain confidence that your systems are working properly and you'll learn how to launch third-party programs from the Extras bar.
If you are confident with files, folders, shareware etc, you might like to go straight to the main 3-Lib library index files.
Beginners,
on the other hand, are easy to please, courtesy of Psion's Special
Installation System. Any programs in the library with a .SIS
extension can be installed in a jiffy onto your EPOC palmtop with no more than
a few mouse clicks. To get you off to a flying start though, we've selected a
few of the most popular (and simple to install). Use the links below to get
some shareware and freeware up and running on your palmtop and then you'll at
least know that desktop, link, palmtop and this CD are all working
properly.
A quick note before we start: Most browsers will ask a question or two when you click on a SIS file link. Usually it's something like "Open this file from the current location or Save it to disk?" - you need to choose the "Open" option. This should then kick off EPOC install (or a similar 'rebadged' application) and the rest is plain sailing.
I've categorised the quick-start selection into Reference, Utilities, Games, Money-related and Miscellaneous/Internet. Almost all programs run well on the Revo, Revo Plus, Series 5, Series 5mx and Series 7. Have fun!
My very own Trivopaedia is perhaps the simplest type of EPOC application, being just a shell on top of a database. It's a mini-encyclopaedia, with all sorts of 'trivial' facts and figures, you might be surprised at its scope. Freeware. It also works fine on a Revo, once you've installed Revo Sketch (below), enabling you to view the graphical entries. Install it now?. Note: for more up to date versions, I used a different format, please see my web site for details!
A useful mapping program, for use with your own bitmapped scans and a handheld GPS. Install it now.
Engineering information and tools, a specialist suite for the professional. Install it now
A fabulous password and PIN storage reference tool, with configurable security options. Install it now
My original mapping system for the Psion, in its last freeware version, for Great Britain. Some of the telephone data in it is a bit out of date now, but there's still a mountain of good overlays and local information. Install it now
My more detailed map of the Greater London area, also with a load of useful overlays. Note that telephone numbers are in the old 0171/0181 format. Install it now
For the Revo, this adds back in the Sketch utility that Psion took out! Install it now
The only way to view PDF files on your EPOC palmtop. There are a few limitations, but you'll not get any closer to viewing PDFs unless you get a full PC. Install it now
The EPOC version of the world-famous Zipping/unzipping tool. Good for backups, archiving and installing shareware. Install it now
The fastest-selling shareware program of all time, this lets you synchronise contacts between your palmtop and your mobile phone. You can also read and compose SMS messages. Install it now? Plus support for extra phones. This is now freeware, use it with username 'freecode' and a reg code of '94934055'!
A graphical jot-pad, with clipboard facilities and much more besides. Shareware. Install it now?
World clocks, what else? Compare times around the globe, at a glance. Install it now?
Make sure your Agenda and Data files are fully compressed with this utility. Install it now?
The official Symbian text editor - invaluable for viewing plain text files and handling simple documentation. Install it now?
Customise the way your palmtop works with Merlin - hotkey changes and extra toolbars are easy to set up. Install it now?
Many people find the System screen adequate, but if you hanker for a better file manager then this is it. Install it now?
Units conversions, reference tables and handy calculators, all in this rebadged version of JWIN. Install it now?
The freeware replacement for MBMView, this will let you browse and open most EPOC picture formats, plus JPG. Install it now?
The original growing-snake arcade game. Install it now?
The highly-rated and original critical mass strategy game, where you strive to cause as many nuclear chain reactions as possible. Install it now?
Clone of the 1980's arcade classic. Install it now?
This is a clone of the 'Command and Conquer' strategy game from the PC. With armoured units and various resources you have to dominate a land. Shareware. Install it now?
Kind of a cross between Monopoly and Formula 1 GP. A strategy game based on numbers of miles ('bournes' in the original french) and various accidents. Strange but very impressive! Freeware. Install it now?
The definitive conversion of the old arcade classic. Protect your bases from incoming missiles and smart bombs. Shareware. Install it now?
The definitive golf simulation, although it only works on the Revo and Revo Plus. Install it now? A Series 5 version is also available direct from 3-Lib/Steve Litchfield.
The most popular money management application on the Internet. Double-entry book-keeping and a fabulous price! Freeware. Install it now?
The colossus of EPOC banking applications - every feature and function to manage your money at home, at work and in your car! Install it now?
Yet another bank account management program, also very professional. Install it now?
Manage your stocks and shares with this investments manager. Shareware. Install it now?
Plan5 is one of those legendary applications that show off the Psion platform to its best advantage. A complete project management solution for your business. Shareware. Install it now?
The perfect way to manage a plant, an office, a team or a centre. Items or people can be blocked off and managed as required on a time-line calendar. Install it now?
This is SKETCH on steroids, with patterns, shapes and features. A good way of working with bitmap graphics on a Psion Series 5. Shareware. Install it now?. There's also a Shapes addon.
A new sales and contact-orientated business suite, allowing you to track projects and opportunities. Install it now?
Going online these days with a Psion means having to field all the worms and nasties that are trying to infect PCs and Windows. Sink2 effectively acts as a firewall, stopping EPOC crashing when a worm tries to open a TCP/IP port which isn't valid for EPOC. Install Sink2 now?
The famous web browser, handling frames, javascript and more. There are several versions, the most popular being v5.14 for ER5 (Series 5mx, etc.) Install it now? (you might also need its STDLIB library file). You might also want to check their web site, www.opera.no.
There are thousands of other programs on the CD to try, many of which are not that much more difficult to install. Read the README.TXT files in each folder and follow the instructions. If you're not sure about a particular program, try another etc. and come back later to the problem one. Have fun!