The Palm III is a personal digital assistant that was made by the Palm Computing division of 3Com . It went on sale in 1998 as a replacement for the PalmPilot handheld. It was the first Palm handheld to support infrared file transfer and a Flash ROM -capable operating system . At release, the Palm III was priced at US$ 400.
6-543: At first glance, the most notable difference between the Palm III and its predecessor, the PalmPilot , is the more rugged and streamlined case. Other differences include a removable hard cover to protect the screen, removal of the memory door, a more recessed contrast adjustment knob, an infrared port, and a battery door less prone to accidentally falling off. The Palm III ran the new Palm OS version 3.0 which featured
12-607: A new application launcher, an extra font size, bug fixes, and other improvements. It featured two megabytes of EDO SDRAM for storage of user data and software and two megabytes of Flash ROM for storage of the operating system and built-in applications. The LCD screen on the Palm III is essentially the same as that of the Palm Pilot Professional and Palm Pilot Personal which can display 2-bit greyscale . The LCD screen also has an electroluminescent backlight that can be turned on or off by holding
18-670: A price of $ 129 (this modem is also compatible with the Palm III and Palm IIIx devices). An upgrade kit was also available, which allowed users of the earlier Pilot 1000/5000 devices to upgrade the OS, ROM, and RAM to match the PalmPilot Professional . Initially suggested retail prices upon launch were $ 399 for the PalmPilot Professional (1 MB), $ 299 for the PalmPilot Personal (512 KB), and $ 199 for
24-438: The Palm III continued Palm's popularity and it sold well just as its predecessor. It was succeeded by Palm V . PalmPilot The PalmPilot Personal and PalmPilot Professional are the second generation of Palm PDA devices produced by Palm Inc (then a subsidiary of U.S. Robotics , later 3Com ). These devices were launched on March 10, 1996. Palm also sold the 10201U modem at 14.4 kbit/s, introduced at
30-516: The Upgrade Kit. Upgrade kits were also available to existing registered Pilot users for $ 99 for a limited time after the launch. These kits included IR capability, a new plastic memory door to accommodate the IR diodes, a memory card with 1 MB, the new ROM for Palm OS 2.0, and a CD-ROM with updated desktop software. The PalmPilot became a large success and helped Palm further establish itself as
36-628: The power button down for three seconds to allow for easier viewing in dark areas. The Palm III had the OS ROM and RAM mounted on a memory card separate from the motherboard . This card could be replaced by a third party upgrade card to increase the Palm III's storage or functionality. In year 2000, Kodak released The PalmPix, a digital camera with an image display on the screen for the Palm Handheld. The Palm III's main competition were Palm-size PCs running Microsoft's Windows CE . However
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