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Psion's continuing product development and improvement programs mean that specifications and features
are subject to change at any time and without notice.
Psion Series 3a Technical Specification
Physical characteristics
Part numbers: 1600-0029-10 (256KB)
1600-0025-10 (512KB)
1600-0080-10 (1MB)
1600-0082-10 (2MB)
Size 165mm x 85mm x 22mm (6.5"x 3.0"x 0.9").
Weight 275g (including batteries).
Screen 480 x 160 pixel high contrast retardation film LCD.
Size 131.6mm x 45.2mm, (4.915" x 1.637").
Pixel pitch 0.26mm x 0.26mm
Pixel size 0.23mm x 0.23mm.
Keyboard 58 key, QWERTY layout, computer style keyboard (UK models).
8 touch sensitive icon buttons for application selection.
Sound and recording Loudspeaker with DTMF dialling and digital sound playback.
Microphone for digital sound recording.
Power supply
Internal 2 x AA batteries.
Backup 3V Lithium CR1620 battery.
External A Psion Series 3 mains adaptor, (9-11V 250mA), (Note: earlier models 175mA).
Vehicle power adaptor (24v & 12v cigarette lighter sockets), from Jan/Feb 1997.
Memory
Built in 2MB or 1MB Masked ROM and 2MB, 1MB, 512KB or 256KB RAM.
Two SSD drives allow extra storage space on Flash/RAM SSDs, up to 8MB.
System information
Processor NEC V30H running at 7.68MHz.
Operating system EPOC.
Microsoft MS-DOS compatible Flash Filing System.