<s>
The	O
Palm	O
Top	O
PC	O
110	O
is	O
a	O
handheld	B-Operating_System
personal	I-Operating_System
computer	I-Operating_System
that	O
was	O
developed	O
jointly	O
by	O
IBM	O
's	O
Japanese	O
subsidiary	O
and	O
Ricoh	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
used	O
the	O
Intel	B-Device
80486SX	I-Device
microprocessor	O
and	O
was	O
available	O
in	O
three	O
different	O
configurations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
used	O
a	O
Japanese	O
keyboard	O
,	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
a	O
docking	O
station	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
a	O
modem	B-Application
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
other	O
handheld	B-Operating_System
PCs	I-Operating_System
in	O
its	O
range	O
,	O
the	O
battery	O
of	O
the	O
PC	O
110	O
was	O
a	O
standard	O
7.2	O
V	O
lithium-ion	O
pack	O
(	O
NP500	O
series	O
)	O
commonly	O
used	O
by	O
Video8	O
camcorders	O
manufactured	O
by	O
companies	O
such	O
as	O
Sony	O
and	O
Panasonic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Above	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
small	O
digitizer	B-Device
that	O
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
make	O
handwritten	O
notes	O
on	O
the	O
computer	O
with	O
a	O
stylus	O
or	O
ballpoint	O
pen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
both	O
sides	O
of	O
the	O
digitizer	B-Device
are	O
mouse	O
buttons	O
for	O
left	O
-	O
and	O
right-clicking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IBM	O
provided	O
only	O
one	O
TrackPoint	B-Device
pointing	B-Device
stick	I-Device
,	O
however	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
left	O
side	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
PC	B-Architecture
Card	I-Architecture
slots	O
,	O
both	O
Type	O
I	O
and	O
II	O
—	O
the	O
two	O
could	O
be	O
combined	O
into	O
one	O
Type	O
III	O
slot	O
for	O
cards	O
occupying	O
both	O
slots	O
—	O
were	O
put	O
on	O
the	O
main	O
unit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IBM	O
offered	O
an	O
expansion	O
dock	O
that	O
added	O
the	O
standard	O
suite	O
of	O
ports	O
for	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
including	O
those	O
for	O
keyboard	O
,	O
mouse	O
,	O
parallel	B-Device
and	O
serial	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
PC	O
110	O
lacks	O
an	O
internal	O
3.5-in	O
floppy	B-Device
disk	I-Device
drive	I-Device
,	O
IBM	O
offered	O
an	O
external	O
drive	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
this	O
drive	O
could	O
only	O
be	O
inserted	O
into	O
the	O
optional	O
expansion	O
dock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
110	O
ran	O
on	O
the	O
Intel	B-Device
486SX	I-Device
which	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
i486	B-General_Concept
that	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1989	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
clock	O
speed	O
of	O
33MHz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dual-scan	B-Application
passive-matrix	O
LCD	O
measured	O
4.7	O
inch	O
(	O
11.9cm	O
)	O
diagonally	O
with	O
a	O
resolution	O
of	O
640	B-Protocol
×	I-Protocol
480	I-Protocol
and	O
was	O
capable	O
of	O
displaying	O
256	O
colors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Chips	O
and	O
Technologies	O
65535	O
display	B-General_Concept
controller	I-General_Concept
supported	O
a	O
resolution	O
of	O
800	O
×	O
600	O
with	O
16	O
colors	O
when	O
supplied	O
an	O
external	O
monitor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
lieu	O
of	O
a	O
traditional	O
hard	B-Device
disk	I-Device
drive	I-Device
,	O
the	O
PC	O
110	O
contained	O
4	O
MB	O
of	O
flash	O
memory	O
,	O
preinstalled	O
with	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
PC	B-Operating_System
DOS	I-Operating_System
7.0	O
and	O
Personaware	O
,	O
a	O
basic	O
graphical	B-Application
operating	O
system	O
developed	O
by	O
IBM	O
Japan	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
110	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
this	O
internal	O
flash	O
chip	O
,	O
the	O
PC	O
110	O
included	O
one	O
Compact	B-Device
Flash	I-Device
card	O
slot	O
for	O
external	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
and	O
most	O
expensive	O
configuration	O
supplied	O
a	O
260	O
MB	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
with	O
a	O
Type	O
III	O
PC	B-Architecture
Card	I-Architecture
header	O
that	O
occupied	O
both	O
PC	B-Architecture
Card	I-Architecture
slots	O
in	O
the	O
unit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Manufactured	O
by	O
Integral	O
Peripherals	O
,	O
this	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
initially	O
came	O
preinstalled	O
with	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
3.1	I-Application
;	O
IBM	O
later	O
configured	O
it	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
had	O
a	O
built-in	O
voice	O
–	O
data	O
modem	B-Application
with	O
a	O
swing-out	O
modem	B-Application
jack	O
engineered	O
jointly	O
by	O
IBM	O
,	O
Ricoh	O
and	O
Hosiden	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
modem	B-Application
supported	O
voice	O
communication	O
with	O
the	O
PC	O
110	O
's	O
speaker	O
and	O
microphone	O
,	O
which	O
could	O
be	O
repurposed	O
as	O
a	O
receiver	O
and	O
transmitter	O
respectively	O
,	O
effectively	O
turning	O
the	O
PC	O
110	O
into	O
a	O
handset	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Voice	O
communication	O
could	O
also	O
be	O
achieved	O
via	O
headset	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
add	O
to	O
its	O
multimedia	O
capabilities	O
,	O
IBM	O
commissioned	O
Canon	O
to	O
manufacture	O
an	O
optional	O
webcam	B-Protocol
that	O
connects	O
to	O
the	O
PC	O
110	O
via	O
the	O
PC	B-Architecture
Card	I-Architecture
slot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
110	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
their	O
popular	O
ThinkPad	O
200	O
subnotebook	B-Device
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
process	O
of	O
miniaturizing	O
each	O
component	O
in	O
the	O
computer	O
meant	O
that	O
the	O
cost	O
of	O
production	O
was	O
relatively	O
high	O
for	O
handheld	B-Operating_System
PCs	I-Operating_System
in	O
its	O
class	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
PC	O
110	O
with	O
a	O
CT2-capable	O
cellular	O
modem	B-Application
was	O
planned	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Myers	O
praised	O
the	O
high	O
resolution	O
and	O
readability	O
of	O
the	O
LCD	O
,	O
especially	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
monochrome	O
displays	O
featured	O
in	O
contemporaneous	O
handheld	O
devices	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Sharp	B-Operating_System
Zaurus	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Manes	O
,	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
the	O
PC	O
110	O
was	O
fundamentally	O
compatible	O
with	O
IBM	O
PC	O
software	O
including	O
Windows	O
positioned	O
it	O
firmly	O
ahead	O
of	O
the	O
competition	O
from	O
Sharp	O
and	O
Psion	B-Application
,	O
though	O
the	O
486SX	B-Device
processor	O
ran	O
newer	O
software	O
slowly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Manes	O
recommended	O
IBM	O
incorporate	O
the	O
"	O
butterfly	O
keyboard	O
"	O
mechanism	O
of	O
the	O
ThinkPad	B-Device
701	I-Device
and	O
that	O
they	O
add	O
an	O
additional	O
PC	B-Architecture
Card	I-Architecture
slot	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
unit	O
to	O
allow	O
for	O
further	O
expansion	O
when	O
the	O
PC	B-Architecture
Card	I-Architecture
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
is	O
installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IBM	O
silently	O
discontinued	O
the	O
PC	O
110	O
in	O
1999	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
WorkPad	B-Operating_System
Z50	I-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
Windows	O
CE-powered	O
handheld	B-Operating_System
PC	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
