Acorn Pocket Book

The Acorn Pocket Book was an education-oriented version of the Psion Series 3 palmtop. It combined a compact clamshell keyboard, monochrome screen and resident word-processing, database, spreadsheet, diary and calculator applications.

Acorn connectivity and education bundles made the Pocket Book a portable companion to RISC OS classroom computers.

Notable Features

• The main processing arrangement was NEC V30H at 3.84 MHz.
• Its standard memory provision was 256KB RAM.
• The model’s storage arrangement was Two solid-state-disc slots supporting RAM or flash SSDs.

Historical Significance

• Acorn connectivity and education bundles made the Pocket Book a portable companion to RISC OS classroom computers.
• This entry represents a distinct processor, storage or enclosure design rather than a software bundle.

Collector’s Notes

• Surviving examples are scarce, and fitted boards, firmware and storage may differ from announced specifications.
• Original documentation, peripherals and prototype provenance are particularly important for specialist Acorn systems.

Specifications

Technical Information
Name	Acorn Pocket Book
Manufacturer	Acorn Computers
Launched	Wednesday, January 1, 1992
Discontinued	1995
Launch Price	£249
Country	United Kingdom
CPU	NEC V30H at 3.84 MHz
Units Sold
Operating System	Pocket Book graphical multitasking environment
I/O	Fast serial expansion for Acorn, PC, Macintosh and printer links
Keyboard	Integrated compact QWERTY keyboard
Storage	Two solid-state-disc slots supporting RAM or flash SSDs
Sound	Piezoelectric sound
Graphics	240 x 80 monochrome graphics
Display	Built-in 240 x 80 monochrome LCD
ROM	384KB ROM containing operating system and applications
RAM	256KB RAM
CPU Speed	3.84 MHz