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David Potter, founder of Psion, dead at 82
- lproven 4mo agoI have also written my own obituary for him, but I did not want to be accused of spamming HN. https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/07/03/david-potter-the-man-who-put-psion-in-the-palm-of-your-hand-logs-off-at-82/5266624 https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/07/03/david-p... Colly Myers, former Psion MD and Symbian CEO, who died in February, was his half-brother.
- nikolay 4mo agoMemory eternal! Psion had amazing tech in the '90s!
- spankibalt 4mo agoRIP. > When I posted a notice of his death on Bluesky, Shane McKee, a consultant in genetic medicine in Northern Ireland, responded: “I'm still using my Psion Series 5mx daily.” Psion's little marvels were (and in some instances still are) the backbone of many outfits in my industry, especially smaller ones.