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| Brand: Palm
Category: CE
List Price: $199.99
Buy Used: $18.75
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New (1) Used (9) Refurbished (1) from $18.75
Rating:  49 reviews
Sales Rank: 10755
Platform: Palm Os
Media: Electronics
Batteries: 2
Batteries Included: Yes
Operating System: Palm OS 3.0
CPU Speed: 16
Modem: None
Compatibility: PC Serial
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.9
Dimensions (in): 13.1 x 7.7 x 3.7
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: 80300U
Model: 80300U
UPC: 782494440790
EAN: 0782494440790
ASIN: B00000DM9R
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Sleek case with protective flip cover | | • | Infrared transceiver | | • | 3 fonts for easy viewing | | • | 2 MB storage capacity | | • | What's in the box: Palm III, Protective flip cover, Stylus, Palm Desktop software, 2 AAA batteries, HotSync cradle with serial cable, DB-25 adapter, Manual, Getting started guide |
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Product Description
You've seen them all around you. The Palm III from 3Com is the organizer that's the size of a deck of cards and small enough to fit into your shirt pocket. Stop struggling to find your datebook each time you need to note an important meeting. With a Palm III you'll have already entered that meeting information and be ready for more. And its 'datebook' has a built-in alarm to remind you of that meeting, so you can focus your attention on the more important matters at hand. The Palm III stores thousands of addresses, to do's, schedules, and personal notes. It stores thousands more items than the Pilot Professional. And the Palm III supports email with its optional Pilot modem, as well as infrared wireless data communication. Imagine keeping up with your e-mail by carrying something the size of a deck of cards! You can keep up with your life without having to carrying a fifty-pound day planner. Unlike most personal organizers, the Palm III comes with a cradle that allows you to seamlessly synchronize your data between the Palm III and your PC. So you can update your PIM software on your PC -push a button- and you and your Palm III are ready to go. Entering information on the road is simple. Write in the information with the stylus on Palm III's award winning Graffiti software or use the on-screen keyboard. One of the disadvantages of earlier PDA's was that you spend weeks entering data, then the batteries fail and you lose everything. By synchronizing the Palm III with your desktop you create a permanent backup. So, no matter what happens to the PDA, your information is always safe. The Palm III has a backlit screen, so you can read and enter information anywhere- in a dark car, a conference room or a restaurant. When you discover how incredibly useful the Palm III is, you consult it frequently.
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The tapered design, expanded memory, infrared transceiver for communicating with other PDAs, and flip-top cover make 3Com's Palm III even more of a dream electronic organizer for closet Star Fleet officers and harried professionals. With 2 MB of storage, the wallet-sized Palm III holds 6,000 addresses, 3,000 appointments, 1,500 to-do items, 1,500 memos, and 200 e-mail messages. The installed Graffiti Power Writing software allows you to write on the Palm III using Graffiti's shorthand alphabet. Users can also tap out letters on an on-screen keyboard using a heavy-duty stylus, which is included. Navigation through the core information management applications--memo pad, to-do list, address book, and calendar--is accomplished with six push buttons or by tapping the stylus on the backlit display. Palm OS 3.0 includes more fonts than earlier versions and facilitates drag-and-drop linking to Microsoft Word or Excel. The CD-ROM that comes with the Palm III provides all the necessary software to manage tasks on your desktop, too. The Palm III is PC and Mac compatible (an inexpensive MacPac connection kit is required for Mac users), and, as with the PalmPilot Professional, the Palm III uses the critically acclaimed HotSync technology to exchange data with your desktop PC. The Palm III is packaged with batteries, several useful manuals, an adapter, connection cables, and the HotSync docking cradle. The Palm III has garnered a number of awards, including an MVP and 5-star rating from PC Computing, a four-star rating from Macworld, a Best of 1997 mention from PC Magazine, a Best of Byte from Byte magazine, and a stellar rating from Windows Sources. --Patrick O'Kelley
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| Customer Reviews: Read 44 more reviews...
 Even my BOYFRIEND got organized! November 19, 1999
29 out of 32 found this review helpful
My boyfriend is the king of disorganization and I thought Palm III would be just another toy. I'm very pleased to say that the novelty of the Palm keeps him interested, but it's still very functional.I have an old school Palm Pilot and I can say that this one has lots of improvements -- the stylus is much nicer and the screen is more sensitive. Also, the hard cover was a great development. This is definitely somthing to consider that can be found at a reasonable price.
good product August 4, 2001
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I have had the palm 3 for about 3 years. Its great and keeps me where I want to be. I am not interested in the email and other features of more sophisticated palms.... just the basics.
Goodbye Paper! May 13, 1999
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Wow! I really debated whether to make the leap to a PDA. My Franklin planner has practically been attached to me for years. I took it everywhere. I determined that I was only going to replace it with a PDA if I could put everything into it that I was carrying in the Franklin. Even when I bought the Palm IIIx, I wasn't sure. I have had it for just one week and wow! It's fantastic. Everyday I discover something new it can do or some new piece of software available for download--and unlike my Franklin, no matter how much I add, it doesn't get fatter! Being able to access so much information without flipping pages is a dream.I use Outlook 98 and it synchs with it seamlessly. One push of a button and less than a minute later it's ready to go with both my PC and Palm updated. It does one more thing that my Franklin never did: it plays! There are tons of games out there that come in handy when waiting in line, traffic, etc. Of course entering data is almost a game in and of itself. I don't understand the reviewer who mentioned having trouble with the Graffiti software--in a very short time I was able to master all the letters--now I'm learning the symbols. It's easy and it's fun. The "Giraffe" game makes it fun to learn the letters too! My wife thinks I'm crazy and I have to wrestle it away from my teenagers who love the games. Put your planner on the shelf and get one of these!
Cordless internet connection on a Palm III July 9, 1999
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Cost efficient, extremely stable, handy and sexy. That's the most fitting description of my Palm III. It has it's weaknesses; a not too good LCD screen (Check out the Psion Series for exactly HOW good an LCD sceen is supposed to be in 1999). And the bundeled sofware isn't too impressive.But what does that matter? I have a sleek, light, durable portable with batteries that last forever, and I've replaced the email client with Palm Mail and connect cordlessly to the internet through infra red with my Ericsson 888 mobile phone. I installed the IRDA OS patch from the Palm web site in order to make the Palm communicate with other IR devices. I can allso dock it cordlessly with my notebook. Email works like a charm on the road. I've even been on IRC a few times with my Palm III -- on the road =) This product is the ONLY PDA I've ever found remotely usable. It's LIGHTYEARS ahead of the Windown CE platform when it comes to usability. Let's face it; If you are going to write pages and pages of text, you need a notebook, not a PDA. On a PDA, you don't NEED a keyboard, and the Graffiti is easy enough to learn and VERY acurate. If you are able to cut through the bull, see beyond the bells & whistles, you don't really WANT a PDA with CE -- or even worse; CE + color display. If you REALLY want a keyboard, and a superb screen, get a Psion. If you want the most sleek and sexy solution, buy a Palm III. And did I mention the TONS of software available on the internet?
The Palm III rocks! May 16, 2001
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I bought mine years ago and it's still going strong. You'll have a great PDA even if you buy a used one today.
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