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>Devices that use the Palm OS</TITLE
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TITLE="Palm OS Desktop HOWTO"
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REL="UP"
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TITLE="Appendix"
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TITLE="Resources"
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TITLE="A History of Palm OS devices."
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>Palm OS Desktop HOWTO</TH
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>A. Appendix</TD
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NAME="DEVICES">A.2. Devices that use the Palm OS</H1
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>This is an overview of the range of devices that work with the software
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detailed in this HOWTO.</P
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NAME="DEVICES-PALM">A.2.1. Palm</H2
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>Pilot 1000, 5000, PalmPilot Personal, PalmPilot Pro.</STRONG
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> The original Palm PDAs, no longer in production. These should
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work over a serial port connection.</P
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>Palm IIIe, IIIx, IIIxe, IIIc.</STRONG
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> The III series, again no longer in production. These should
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work over a serial port connection. The first colour Palm, the IIIc, had an
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optional USB connection, but the serial interface is required for Linux.</P
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>Palm V, Vx.</STRONG
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> The V series, again no longer in production. These introduced the
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IR interface, and it should be possible to synch them via an IR port on a
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suitably equipped PC. They also work over the serial port connection.</P
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>Palm VII, VIIx.</STRONG
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> The VII series, again no longer in production. These introduced the
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built in wireless connection. They feature an optional USB connection, but the
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serial interface is required for Linux.</P
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>Palm VII, VIIx.</STRONG
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> The VII series, again no longer in production. These introduced the
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built in wireless connection. They feature an optional USB connection, but the
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serial interface is required for Linux.</P
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>Palm m100, m105.</STRONG
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> The current entry level Palm PDAs. These should
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work over a serial port connection. </P
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>Palm m500, m505.</STRONG
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> The latest version of the IR connection enabled Palm. They come with
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USB cradles as standard, and should synch over USB. An optional serial cable is
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available if USB synchronisation is not possible,</P
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>Palm i705.</STRONG
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> The latest Palm with wireless network connection capability. It
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synchronises via USB. No reports yet on whether it works with Linux over USB.</P
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NAME="DEVICES-HANDSPRING">A.2.2. Handspring</H2
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>Visor.</STRONG
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> The Handspring Visor series of PDAs come with USB cradles. Serial
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cables are also available. USB is better supported under Linux for the Visor
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than for Palm PDAs, so USB should work with few problems.</P
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NAME="DEVICES-SONY">A.2.3. Sony</H2
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>Clie.</STRONG
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> Sony's higher resolution version of the Palm PDA.</P
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