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Psion organiser II LZ64

I am now in possession of my fourth Psion II organiser, in an attempt to complete my collection of these devices. This one is the LZ64 model from 1989. All my examples are of a good quality with only some slight markings on the device. They all work as they should do with no issues. This particular example comes with a British Telecom branded holder, as a number of different companies branded their own units like this back in the late 80s early 90’s. It has 64KB Ram and a 64KB Rom that is expandable.

BT branded pouch
LZ64
My units marked with an asterisk
The LZ range

Here is some information from Psion regarding this model.

The Psion Organiser II Models LZ and LZ64 come with a powerful set of utilities including:

  • A database which allows you to store items of information and retrieve them again instantly.
  • A diary to keep track of personal appointments.
  • Alarms to remind you of your diary entries, or to use as an alarm clock.
  • A sophisticated calculator, for simple or complex calculations involving mathematical functions.
  • A clock, with a stopwatch and timer.
  • Notepads with calculation, for information such as things- to-do or expenses lists.
  • International time and dialling codes.
  • A month-at-a-view calendar.
  • Password protection.
  • A multi-file database.
  • A choice of European languages.

The Organiser also has its own built-in programming language called OPL. The language is designed to exploit all the machine’s facilities to the full and to let you tailor the Organiser to your own specific needs.

The Organiser has an internal memory and two external devices which are the equivalent of disc drives on a desk-top computer. Each one can hold a Datapak for you to store information on, or a program pack containing a program such as the Pocket Spreadsheet.

The internal memory of the Model LZ64 holds around 64,000 characters. In addition, one or more Datapaks can boost the storage capacity considerably – by up to 128,000 characters per DatapaK.

Courtesy of Psion PLC1989

As I’ve stated before I will be using these units to learn the OPL programming language and to try and get these units connected to other retro units that I have if this age group. I am also looking at getting these units to connect via usb to a computer. It can be done and that is a project for me at a later date.

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