<s>
The	O
Palm	B-Application
IIIx	I-Application
is	O
a	O
PDA	B-Application
from	O
Palm	B-Application
Computing	O
released	O
in	O
1999	O
,	O
briefly	O
before	O
the	O
scaled	O
down	O
Palm	B-Application
IIIe	I-Application
was	O
introduced	O
into	O
the	O
marketplace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Palm	B-Application
IIIx	I-Application
improved	O
upon	O
the	O
Palm	B-Application
III	I-Application
by	O
featuring	O
a	O
new	O
enhanced	O
and	O
easier	O
to	O
read	O
LCD	B-Device
and	O
4	O
MB	O
RAM	B-Architecture
and	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
2	O
MB	O
in	O
the	O
Palm	B-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Palm	B-Application
IIIx	I-Application
also	O
had	O
a	O
16	O
MHz	O
Motorola	B-Device
DragonBall	I-Device
EZ	I-Device
CPU	B-Device
that	O
is	O
faster	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
claims	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
efficient	O
,	O
than	O
the	O
16	O
MHz	O
Motorola	B-Device
DragonBall	I-Device
CPU	B-Device
found	O
in	O
all	O
previous	O
Palm	B-Application
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Palm	B-Application
IIIx	I-Application
featured	O
a	O
new	O
inverse	O
electroluminescent	O
backlight	O
that	O
illuminated	O
the	O
screen	O
text	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
background	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Palm	B-Application
IIIx	I-Application
shipped	O
with	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
3.1	O
which	O
including	O
many	O
fixes	O
over	O
the	O
previous	O
version	O
of	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
,	O
3.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Palm	B-Application
IIIx	I-Application
also	O
featured	O
an	O
expansion	O
slot	O
inside	O
of	O
its	O
casing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
slot	O
could	O
accommodate	O
a	O
3rd	O
party	O
upgrade	O
card	O
and	O
expand	O
the	O
Palm	B-Application
IIIx	I-Application
's	O
functionality	O
or	O
storage	O
ability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
model	O
suffered	O
from	O
a	O
design	O
defect	O
in	O
its	O
CPU	B-Device
wherein	O
the	O
date	O
would	O
often	O
fail	O
to	O
change	O
at	O
midnight	O
,	O
especially	O
when	O
the	O
batteries	O
were	O
fresh	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OS	O
Upgrade	O
-	O
The	O
last	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
that	O
can	O
be	O
downloaded	O
off	O
the	O
www.palm.com	O
website	O
is	O
3.3	O
,	O
however	O
the	O
last	O
OS	O
for	O
the	O
IIIx	O
is	O
4.1	O
which	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
bought	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
it	O
came	O
out	O
on	O
CD	O
(	O
now	O
the	O
CDs	O
are	O
discontinued	O
and	O
a	O
bit	O
hard	O
to	O
find	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
