<s>
The	O
Palm	B-Application
IIIxe	I-Application
is	O
a	O
discontinued	O
Palm	B-Application
personal	B-Application
digital	I-Application
assistant	I-Application
that	O
was	O
designed	O
and	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Palm	B-Application
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Note	O
:	O
these	O
requirements	O
are	O
for	O
the	O
Palm	B-Application
Desktop	I-Application
PIM	B-Application
software	O
that	O
originally	O
shipped	O
with	O
the	O
Palm	B-Application
III	O
xe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OS	O
Required	O
:	O
Apple	O
Mac	O
OS	O
7.5.3	O
or	O
later	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
95	I-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Windows	I-Device
98	I-Device
,	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Windows	I-Device
NT	I-Device
4.0	I-Device
or	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Palm	B-Application
IIIxe	I-Application
was	O
introduced	O
into	O
the	O
marketplace	O
in	O
February	O
2000	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
remaining	O
models	O
(	O
the	O
other	O
being	O
the	O
Palm	B-Application
IIIc	I-Application
)	O
in	O
the	O
III	O
series	O
line	O
of	O
Palm	B-Application
's	O
Personal	B-Application
Digital	I-Application
Assistants	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Palm	B-Application
IIIxe	I-Application
unit	O
came	O
in	O
a	O
black	O
flip	O
lid	O
with	O
an	O
infrared	O
port	O
at	O
top	O
which	O
lets	O
users	O
beam	O
memos	O
,	O
addresses	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
between	O
Palm	B-Application
handhelds	O
or	O
to	O
another	O
device	O
with	O
an	O
IrDA-compliant	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
unit	O
is	O
a	O
serial	B-Protocol
port	I-Protocol
for	O
hotsyncing	O
to	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
desktop	B-Device
computer	I-Device
by	O
way	O
of	O
a	O
cradle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
serial	B-Protocol
port	I-Protocol
can	O
also	O
support	O
various	O
peripherals	O
including	O
the	O
PalmPix	O
camera	O
,	O
and	O
The	O
Stowaway	O
foldable	O
and	O
Gotype	O
keyboards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
other	O
Palms	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
bottom	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
features	O
a	O
silkscreen	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
Graffiti	B-Application
input	I-Application
system	I-Application
,	O
and	O
to	O
provide	O
shortcuts	O
to	O
the	O
calculator	O
,	O
application	O
list	O
,	O
application	O
menu	O
and	O
search	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
unit	O
comes	O
with	O
seven	O
physical	O
buttons	O
:	O
power/backlight	O
,	O
Date	B-Application
Book	I-Application
,	O
Address	B-Operating_System
Book	I-Operating_System
,	O
up	O
and	O
down	O
scroll	O
buttons	O
,	O
To	O
Do	O
list	O
,	O
and	O
Memo	B-Device
Pad	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IIIxe	O
features	O
a	O
16	O
MHz	O
Motorola	O
68328	B-Device
EZ	O
Dragonball	B-Device
CPU	B-Device
,	O
and	O
is	O
powered	O
by	O
two	O
AAA	B-Algorithm
batteries	I-Algorithm
which	O
can	O
last	O
up	O
to	O
a	O
month	O
or	O
two	O
depending	O
on	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
features	O
the	O
same	O
enhanced	O
160x160	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
grayscale	O
super-twisted	B-General_Concept
nematic	I-General_Concept
display	I-General_Concept
area	O
as	O
the	O
Palm	B-Application
IIIe	I-Application
and	O
Palm	B-Application
IIIx	I-Application
,	O
but	O
with	O
a	O
4-bit	O
display	O
(	O
16	O
greyscales	O
)	O
,	O
8	O
MB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
and	O
2	O
MB	O
of	O
internal	O
flash	B-Device
memory	I-Device
for	O
system	O
upgrades	O
and	O
third	O
party	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
unit	O
shipped	O
with	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
3.5	O
,	O
but	O
can	O
be	O
patched	O
to	O
later	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
3.5.2	O
fixed	O
a	O
memory	B-Error_Name
leak	I-Error_Name
in	O
version	O
3.5	O
of	O
the	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
3.5.3	O
fixed	O
a	O
flow	O
control	O
problem	O
and	O
a	O
dynamic	O
UI	O
pointer	O
issue	O
that	O
caused	O
incompatibilities	O
with	O
some	O
3rd	O
party	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latest	O
version	O
of	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
that	O
runs	O
on	O
the	O
IIIxe	O
is	O
version	O
4.1	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
free	O
version	O
3.5	O
updates	O
,	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
4.1	O
was	O
available	O
only	O
as	O
a	O
paid	O
upgrade	O
on	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
peculiar	O
note	O
about	O
the	O
Palm	B-Application
III	O
series	O
was	O
that	O
the	O
top	O
battery	O
inserts	O
"	O
backwards	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
positive	O
terminal	O
on	O
the	O
battery	O
contacts	O
the	O
battery	O
compartment	O
spring	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
bottom	O
battery	O
inserts	O
the	O
usual	O
way	O
with	O
the	O
negative	O
terminal	O
on	O
the	O
battery	O
touching	O
the	O
spring	O
in	O
the	O
battery	O
compartment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NiMH	B-Device
batteries	I-Device
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
extend	O
runtime	O
and	O
reduce	O
waste	O
alkaline	O
batteries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
Palm	B-Application
IIIc	I-Application
,	O
IIIxe	O
,	O
and	O
Vx	O
units	O
manufactured	O
between	O
October	O
1999	O
through	O
May	O
2000	O
had	O
a	O
DRAM	O
defect	O
that	O
could	O
overwrite	O
user	O
data	O
randomly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Palm	B-Application
has	O
released	O
diagnostics	O
and	O
a	O
patch	O
to	O
correct	O
this	O
problem	O
.	O
</s>
