{{More citations|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox information appliance |name = Osaris |logo = |image = OsarisOregonScientificEPOC.jpg |caption = |developer = [[Oregon Scientific]] |manufacturer = |family = |type = [[Personal digital assistant|PDA]] |generation = |release_date = {{Start date and age|1999}}<!-- If known, add |mm|dd|df=Yes --> |availability = |lifespan = 1999–2000 |price = {{Inflation|UK|219.99|1999|fmt=eq|orig=yes|cursign=£}} |discontinued = <!-- {{End date and age|200y}} If known, add |mm|dd|df=Yes --> |units_sold = |units_shipped = |media = [[CompactFlash]] |os = [[EPOC (operating system)|EPOC32]] |connectivity = [[Serial port|Serial]] 115,200 [[Bit rate|bit/s]] [[RS-232]]<br/>[[Infrared Data Association|IrDA]] (infrared) |dimensions = {{Convert|170|x|90|x|20|mm|in|abbr=on}} |weight = {{Convert|250|g|oz|abbr=on}} |camera = N/A |input = [[QWERTY]] [[Computer keyboard|keyboard]] |power = 2 × [[AA battery]] |cpu = [[ARM architecture|ARM]] 710 @ 18.432 MHz |display = 320 × 200 [[monochrome]] [[Liquid-crystal display|LCD]]<!--, {{convert|?|cm|in|abbr=on}} --> |touchpad = N/A |predecessor = |successor = |related = [[Psion Series 5]] |language = }} [[File:Oraris open 3n06.jpg|right|240px|thumb|Osaris with lid open - (on 5cm squares)]] [[File:Osaris closed 3n06.jpg|right|240px|thumb|Osaris with lid closed - (on 5cm squares)]]
'''Osaris''' is a [[personal digital assistant]] (PDA) featuring the [[EPOC (operating system)|EPOC]] [[operating system]] (OS) distributed by [[Oregon Scientific]].<ref name="Hansmann-2003" />
The Osaris was released in 1999, and at the time priced at {{Inflation|UK|219.99|1989|fmt=eq|orig=yes|cursign=£}} to {{Inflation|UK|279.99|1989|fmt=eq|orig=yes|cursign=£}}. The Osaris contains an 18.432 MHz CL-PS7111 (ARM 710) processor and is powered by two [[List of battery sizes|AA size batteries]] or an external power 6 [[volt]] [[AC adapter]], with a 3 volt CR2032 cell providing backup power. The [[liquid-crystal display]] (LCD) is a [[touchscreen]], backlit 320 × 200 pixels with 16 greyscale levels. There are also 10 membrane keys, 5 on each side of the LCD. The Osaris can be linked to a PC via an [[RS-232]] link cable and [[IrDA]] (Infrared). The Osaris contains 8 MB of [[read-only memory]] (ROM), and, depending on the model, 4 MB, 8 MB or 16 MB [[random-access memory]] (RAM). The memory can also be expanded using [[CompactFlash]]. * Dimensions: 170 × 90 × 20 mm * Weight: c. 250 g After the debut of EPOC Release 5, the Osaris was the only PDA to use the EPOC Release 4 operating system.<ref name="Hansmann-2003">{{cite book |last1=Hansmann |first1=Uwe |last2=Merk |first2=Lothar |last3=Nicklous |first3=Martin S. |last4=Stober |first4=Thomas |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Pervasive_Computing/rj6xT6BNakMC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA37 |title=Pervasive Computing: The Mobile World |publisher=[[Springer Science+Business Media|Springer]] |page=37 |date=2003 |access-date=17 June 2025 |isbn=978-3540002185}}</ref> It also has the distinction of being the first device to run EPOC (later renamed [[Symbian]] OS) that was not built by [[Psion (company)|Psion]]. It is very similar in ability to the [[Psion Series 5]]. The Osaris comes with these programs preinstalled:
* Agenda: For appointments, things to do, birthdays, anniversaries * Data: For names, addresses, or other [[database]] use * Jotter: For making quick notes * Time: For alarms * Calc: For simple or scientific calculations * World: Shows a map, world times, dialling codes * Word: For writing documents, letters * Sheet: For tables, [[spreadsheet]]s, graphs * Program: Editor for writing [[computer program]]s
== References == {{Reflist}}
[[Category:Personal digital assistants]] [[Category:Personal information managers]] [[Category:Computer-related introductions in 1999]]