Osaris
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Osaris is a personal digital assistant (PDA) featuring the EPOC operating system distributed by Oregon Scientific.
The Osaris was released in 1999, and at the time priced at £219.99-£279.99. The Osaris contains a CL-PS7111, 18.432MHz processor and is powered by two AA size batteries or external power (6v), with a 3 volt CR2032 cell providing backup power. The display is a touchscreen, backlit 320x200 pixels with 16 greyscale levels. There are also 10 membrane keys - 5 on each side the LCD screen. The Osaris can be linked to a PC via an RS232 link cable,and also IrDA (Infrared). The Osaris contains 8MB ROM, and, depending on the model, contains either 4MB, 8MB or 16MB RAM. The memory can also be expanded using Compact Flash.
- Dimensions: 170 x 90 x 20 mm
- Weight: c. 250 grams
The Osaris is the only PDA to use the EPOC release 4 operating system. The Osaris comes with the following programs preinstalled:
- Agenda: For appointments & things to do, as well as birthdays and anniversaries
- Data: For names & addresses (or any other database use)
- Jotter: For making quick notes
- Time: For alarms
- Calc: For simple & scientific calculations
- World: Shows a map, world times & dialling codes
- Word: For writing letters & other documents
- Sheet: For tables, spreadsheets & graphs
- Program: Editor for writing your own programs
