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{{short description|Personal digital assistant by 3Com}}
{{use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox information appliance
| name         = Palm V
| image        = Palm V by Andrew Fresh (cropped).jpg
| caption      = Palm V in its dock (Feb 2011)
| memory       = 2{{spaces}}MB
| dimensions   = {{unbulleted list|{{convert|4.5|in|abbr=on}} tall|<{{convert|0.5|in|abbr=on}} thick}}
| weight       = {{convert|4|oz}}
| power        = [[Lithium-ion battery]]
| release date = {{start date|1999}}
| developer    = [[3Com]]
| family       = [[Palm (PDA)|Palm]]
| type         = [[Personal digital assistant]]
| predecessor  = [[Palm III]] family
| os           = [[Palm OS]] [[Palm OS#Palm OS 3.0|3.0]]
| cpu          = [[Dragonball EZ]]
| display      = {{unbulleted list|[[Backlight|Backlit]]|16-shade [[grayscale]]}}
| connectivity = {{unbulleted list|[[Serial port]] ([[EIA-232-D]])|[[Consumer IR]]}}
}}

'''Palm V''' is a [[personal digital assistant]] (PDA) by [[3Com]].

<!-- hardware -->Released in 1999 by [[3Com]],<ref name="2001 Palm™ Enterprise Applications" /> the {{convert|4|oz|adj=on|spell=in}} PDA has an [[aluminum]] enclosure containing a [[Dragonball EZ]] [[central processing unit]]<ref name="1999 Ars Technica" /> (capable of [[overclocking]] to 39&nbsp;MHz) and two megabytes of [[computer memory|memory]].<ref name="2001-10 Maximum PC" />  Measuring {{convert|4.5|in}} tall and less than {{convert|0.5|in}} thick, the device's 16-shade [[grayscale]] display<ref name="2001 Palm™ Enterprise Applications" /> has a [[backlight]] and increased resolution from the previous-generation [[Palm III]].<ref name="1999 Ars Technica" />  Unlike that older device, which uses [[disposable batteries]] ([[AAA battery|AAAs]]), the Palm V has a built-in [[rechargeable battery|rechargeable]] [[lithium-ion battery]] with an expected charge lasting 1&ndash;2 weeks.  Palm Vs are equipped with a [[serial port]] that is electrically though not physically compatible with the [[EIA-232-D]] telecommunications standard<ref name="2001 Palm™ Enterprise Applications" /> (the redesigned enclosure design prevents Palm III-compatible accessories from connecting to the port)<ref name="1999 Ars Technica" /> and a [[Consumer IR]] transceiver.<ref name="2000-01-10 TechRepublic" />

<!-- other -->Upon launch, the Palm V cost about {{US dollar|500|1999|round=-1|about=yes}}, though it had reduced to {{US$|300|long=no}}&ndash;400 by January 2000 (equivalent to about ${{inflation|US|300|2000|r=-1}}&ndash;{{inflation|US|400|2000|r=-1}} in {{inflation/year|US}}).  Units sold in late 1999 came pre-loaded with [[Palm OS]] [[Palm OS#Palm OS 3.0|version 3.0]], though 3.3 was available to download and install.<ref name="2000-01-10 TechRepublic" />  The IBM [[WorkPad c3]] is the Palm V, relabeled.<ref name="2001 Palm™ Enterprise Applications" />

<!-- reception -->''[[Ars Technica]]''{{'s}} Will Smith raved about his Palm V in 1999, recommending it to all interested, excepting Palm III users for whom the technical-specifications upgrade wasn't substantial enough.<ref name="1999 Ars Technica" />  Writing for [[TechRepublic]] in January 2000, Jeff Thompson was enthusiastically full of praise for the Palm V, both for personal and enterprise uses.<ref name="2000-01-10 TechRepublic" />

==Vx==
[[File:Palm Vx Handheld.jpg|thumb|left|A Palm Vx (July 2007)]]
On October 4, 1999, [[3Com]] released the Palm Vx.<ref name="1999-10-04 Palm" />  Measuring {{convert|11.5|by|8|by|1|cm}} and weighing {{convert|114|g}},<ref name="Palm Vx handheld: Product Details" /> the new product featured an improved eight megabytes of memory storage and faster PC synchronization.  The list price was {{US dollar|449|1999}}.<ref name="1999-10-04 Palm" />

In 2000, 3Com partnered with supermodel [[Claudia Schiffer]] to release the Palm Vx Claudia Schiffer Edition on August 1: it features a "blue brushed-metal" exterior rather than the base silver color, and was sold exclusively through Schiffer's website.<ref name="2000-08-01 CNET" />

==See also==
* {{annotated link|Graffiti (Palm OS)}}

==References==
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<ref name="1999 Ars Technica">{{cite web |url=https://archive.arstechnica.com/reviews/2q99/palm-v-1.html |title=Palm V Thoughts |last=Smith |first=Will "Gonzo" |year=1999 |website=[[Ars Technica]] |language=en |access-date=2020-11-25 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116202517/https://archive.arstechnica.com/reviews/2q99/palm-v-1.html |archive-date=2017-01-16}}</ref><!-- exhausted -->

<ref name="1999-10-04 Palm">{{cite web |last1=Garrigus |first1=Kristen |date=1999-10-04 |location=[[Santa Clara, California]] |title=3Com Debuts Special Edition Palm Computing® Organizers for Holiday Season |url=http://www.palm.com/us/company/pr/1999/holidaydebut.html |language=en |publisher=[[3Com]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080421001504/http://www.palm.com/us/company/pr/1999/holidaydebut.html |archive-date=2008-04-21 |access-date=2025-04-26}}</ref><!-- exhausted -->

<ref name="2000-01-10 TechRepublic">{{cite web |url=https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-my-new-palm-v-is-helping-me-do-my-job/ |title=How my new Palm V is helping me do my job |last=Thompson |first=Jeff |date=2000-01-10 |publisher=[[TechRepublic]] |language=en |access-date=2020-11-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124234031/https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-my-new-palm-v-is-helping-me-do-my-job/ |archive-date=2020-11-24}}</ref><!-- exhausted -->

<ref name="2000-08-01 CNET">{{cite web |last1=Miles |first1=Stephanie |date=2000-08-01 |title=New Palm model: Simply Schiffer |url=http://news.cnet.com/2100-1040-243941.html |language=en |publisher=[[CNET]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024164139/http://news.cnet.com/2100-1040-243941.html |archive-date=2012-10-24 |access-date=2025-04-26 |quote=For all the hype the technology world generates, there are few truly revolutionary products anymore. But someone came very close today: Get ready for the first handheld computer named for a supermodel.}}</ref><!-- exhausted -->

<ref name="2001 Palm™ Enterprise Applications">{{cite book |last1=Rischpater |first1=Ray |year=2001 |chapter=Hardware |title=Palm™ Enterprise Applications |language=en |location=United States |publisher=[[Wiley (publisher)|John Wiley & Sons]] |pages=6&ndash;9 |isbn=0-471-39379-7}}</ref><!-- exhausted -->

<ref name="2001-10 Maximum PC">{{cite magazine |last1=Salvatore |first1=Kristen |date=October 2001 |editor1-last=Phillips |editor1-first=Jon |title=How to… Hack Your Palm PDA |magazine=[[Maximum PC]] |language=en |location=[[Brisbane, California]] |publisher=[[Imagine Media]] |pages=56&ndash;58 |issn=1522-4279 |quote=A step-by-step guide to tweaking your PC experience}}</ref><!-- exhausted -->

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<ref name="Palm Vx handheld: Product Details">{{cite web |title=Palm Vx handheld: Product Details |url=http://euro.palm.com/uk/en/products/palmvx/details.html |language=en |publisher=[[Palm, Inc.]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061207182939/http://euro.palm.com/uk/en/products/palmvx/details.html |archive-date=2006-12-07}}</ref><!-- exhausted -->

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==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline|Palm V}}
* {{Commons category-inline|Palm Vx}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081207073301/http://www.palm.com/us/company/pr/1999/palmvpalmiiix.html Press Release: 3Com Unveils the Palm V and Palm IIIx Connected Organizers]

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