Palm III

Palm III
The Palm III Connected Organizer
ManufacturerPalm Computing, a division of 3Com
TypeBar PDA
Release dateMarch 1998
Operating systemPalm OS 3.0, upgradable to 3.5.3 and 4.1
CPUMotorola DragonBall MC68328 16 MHz
Memory2 MB RAM
Storage2 MB Flash ROM
Display160x160 px backlit monochrome STN, 4-grayscale LCD touchscreen
SoundMono loudspeaker
InputTouchscreen
CameraNone
ConnectivityIrDA, RS-232
Power2x AAA Batteries
Dimensions81mm x 119mm x 18mm
Mass160 g (5.6 oz)
RelatedPalm IIIx, Palm IIIe, Palm IIIxe, Palm IIIc

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.

A Palm III sitting in its HotSync cradle.