PsiFS: Compatibility

Host Computer

PsiFS should work on any computer running RISC OS 3.1 or higher.

It has been successfully used on:

  • Acorn A410/1 fitted with RISC OS 3.1.
  • Acorn A4 fitted with RISC OS 3.1.
  • Acorn A5000 fitted with RISC OS 3.11.
  • Acorn RiscPC 600/700/J233 fitted with an ARM610/710/StrongARM and RISC OS 3.5/3.6/3.7/4.0.

Early Acorn Archimedes computers had faulty serial ports that required cables wired differently to operate correctly. The Psion 3-Link and simple RS-232 serial cable will not work unmodified with these machine, but the Acorn A-Link should work without problems.

Remote Computer

PsiFS should work with any computer running either SIBO (Psion Series 3/3a/3c/3mx, Psion Workabout, Psion Siena, Acorn PocketBook I/II or Xemplar PocketBook III) or EPOC (Psion Series 5/5mx/7, Psion Netbook, Psion Revo, Geofox-One, Ericsson MC218, Ericsson R380, Oregon Scientific Osaris, Philips Ilium Accent or Philips Synergy) connected via a serial link.

It has been successfully used with:

  • Psion Series 3a fitted with ROM version 3.40(F), 2MB RAM.
  • Psion Series 3c fitted with 2MB RAM.
  • Psion Series 3mx.
  • Acorn PocketBook II fitted with ROM version 1.20(F).
  • Psion Series 5 release 1 fitted with ROM version 1.00(113)/1.01(114)/1.01(145) and 8MB RAM.
  • Psion Series 5mx fitted with ROM version 1.05(250).
  • Psion Revo.
  • Psion Workabout.
  • Geofox-One fitted with 16MB RAM.
  • Ericsson MC218.
  • Oregon Scientific Osaris.

Serial Link

PsiFS should work over any serial link that can be used with PsiWin (Psion 3-Link, Acorn A-Link or a simple RS-232 serial cable for more recent machines).

It has been successfully used with the following cables:

  • Psion 3-Link cable (does not work unmodified on early Acorn Archimedes machines).
  • Acorn A-Link cable.
  • Psion Series 5 serial cable (does not work unmodified on early Acorn Archimedes machines).

It has been successfully used with the following serial ports:

  • Internal serial port.
  • The Serial Port dual serial port card.
  • Atomwide triple serial port card.

Although it has not been tested, PsiFS should also work via an IrDA infrared link, if both machines are fitted with suitable interfaces.

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