PSION<->UNIX
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I have a bunch of PSION devices: their laptops (MC200-MC600), several Series 3a
devices (including a few Workabouts MX) and also some EPOC32 ones. In the past
I used my Linux machines to install stuff of them. It was a bit complicated and
also a bit unreliable. So I often transferred the data to my PSION MC600 via
the Kermit (on both sides) and then moved the data on SSD disks from PSION to
PSION. Obviously, it wasn't a practical approach.
So I decided to finally try the p3nfs tool [1]. It's author declares that it
has to work even on the IRIX 5.3 so I have decided to compile and test it on my
SGI IRIS Indigo. And he didn't lied. The compilation was without issues and the
compiled program runs. And the documentation of the program is short but
perfect so I easily set it up (as it works with the hardware it's also
necessary to set proper access rights).
This tool has one disadvantage: it does not use native communication protocols
of the PSION. Instead, it requires an application on the PSION side. The
advantage is that it supports almost everything from Series 3 palmtops to (at
least some) SYMBIAN phones.
Thus I have copied the nfsd.opl file to my PSION Series 3A in the way mentioned
above. It was much easier than finding of the communication cable (to be
honest, I haven't used such cable for years).
Then I compiled and started the OPL file and on my Indigo I just executed this command:
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p3nfsd -series3a -oldnfsc -tty /dev/ttyf2 -dir /mnt/psion -timeout 10000
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Nov I can see the A:, B: and M: drives of the PSION in the /mnt/psion directory
and I am able to copy files in and out. Fantastic!
The log-out command is a bit unusual:
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ls /mnt/psion/exit
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It might not be the fastest way to copy files but the data and program files on
the PSION are usually small so it seems to be fast enough.
Well, one long-standing line in my "todo.txt" [2] file can be moved to the
"done.txt"...
By the way, that is correct: "PSION" or "PSION"?
Reference:
[1]
http://www.koeniglich.de/p3nfs.html
[2]
http://todotxt.com
