The History of the Palm Pilot: What to Know

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Facts About the Palm Pilot

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The History of the Palm Pilot

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Original Versions 1996

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1998-2000 Versions

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The History of the Palm Pilot: What to Know

Facts About the Palm Pilot

The original Palm Pilot was manufactured by Palm Computing

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The prototype PDA was named the “Palm Taxi”.

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The original PDA models did not have flash memory, backlighting, or an infrared port.

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