Good Psion Software

psiMind - MindMapping software for Psion machines, great for taking notes. Will export to text files.
Locker - Allows you to switch your Psion on and off without re-entering the password, as long as you switch it back on within a specified time
Phoneman - Synchronise phone books with your mobile, also send and store SMS messages from the Psion.

Using the Psion 5mx with a T68 mobile phone:

One of the problems I was having was the psion modem settings. For anyone who finds this, the modem init string for a T68 phone is just "ATZ", leave the data and fax init strings empty.

The instructions below assume you installed the emulator on your PC's J: drive.

You can also find instructions and lots more info on Gareth J M Saunders page .

From the Psion tek logix website , chose the file marked "Symbian OS V5 SDK for Java" or click here to download emulator

Unpack the zip file, and run the "setup.exe" program. Choose a drive to install onto. I chose "J:". Apparently "C:" isn't reccommended.

The emulator can be started by running the program
J:\epoc32\release\wins\rel\EPOC.EXE

You should have a fully functioning Psion 5mx running in a window. It's in colour, isn't that strange!

Exit the emulator before doing this.

The emulator sees the directory J:\epoc32\Wins\C as the Psion's main C drive.

Move the original J:\epoc32\Wins\C directory somewhere out of the way
Create a new, empty J:\epoc32\Wins\C directory
COPY (i.e. don't move) your backup of the Psion C drive into this directory. The files will include "System"
Restart the emulator. You should be able to access your files.

The PsionWiki is a good place to start.