<s>
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Garnet	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
)	O
was	O
a	O
mobile	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
initially	O
developed	O
by	O
Palm	B-Application
,	O
Inc.	O
,	O
for	O
personal	B-Application
digital	I-Application
assistants	I-Application
(	O
PDAs	B-Application
)	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
was	O
designed	O
for	O
ease	O
of	O
use	O
with	O
a	O
touchscreen-based	O
graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
provided	O
with	O
a	O
suite	O
of	O
basic	O
applications	O
for	O
personal	B-Application
information	I-Application
management	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
OS	O
have	O
been	O
extended	O
to	O
support	O
smartphones	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
appeared	O
on	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
line	O
of	O
Palm	B-Application
devices	I-Application
while	O
several	O
other	O
licensees	O
have	B-Application
manufactured	I-Application
devices	I-Application
powered	O
by	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
Palm	B-Application
's	O
purchase	O
of	O
the	O
Palm	B-Application
trademark	O
,	O
the	O
currently	O
licensed	O
version	O
from	O
ACCESS	O
was	O
renamed	O
Garnet	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
ACCESS	O
introduced	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
Garnet	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
,	O
called	O
Access	B-Language
Linux	I-Language
Platform	I-Language
;	O
additionally	O
,	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
licensee	B-Application
of	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
,	O
Palm	B-Application
,	O
Inc.	O
,	O
switched	O
from	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
to	O
webOS	B-Operating_System
for	O
their	O
forthcoming	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
was	O
originally	O
developed	O
under	O
the	O
direction	O
of	O
Jeff	O
Hawkins	O
at	O
Palm	B-Application
Computing	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
Palm	B-Application
was	O
later	O
acquired	O
by	O
U.S.	O
Robotics	O
Corp.	O
,	O
which	O
in	O
turn	O
was	O
later	O
bought	O
by	O
3Com	O
,	O
which	O
made	O
the	O
Palm	B-Application
subsidiary	O
an	O
independent	O
publicly	O
traded	O
company	O
on	O
March	O
2	O
,	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2002	O
,	O
Palm	B-Application
set	O
up	O
a	O
wholly	O
owned	O
subsidiary	O
to	O
develop	O
and	O
license	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
was	O
named	O
PalmSource	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PalmSource	O
was	O
then	O
spun	O
off	O
from	O
Palm	B-Application
as	O
an	O
independent	O
company	O
on	O
October	O
28	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Palm	B-Application
(	O
then	O
called	O
palmOne	O
)	O
became	O
a	O
regular	O
licensee	B-Application
of	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
,	O
no	O
longer	O
in	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2006	O
,	O
Palm	B-Application
gained	O
perpetual	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
source	O
code	O
from	O
ACCESS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
this	O
Palm	B-Application
can	O
modify	O
the	O
licensed	O
operating	O
system	O
as	O
needed	O
without	O
paying	O
further	O
royalties	O
to	O
ACCESS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Together	O
with	O
the	O
May	O
2005	O
acquisition	O
of	O
full	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
Palm	B-Application
brand	O
name	O
,	O
only	O
Palm	B-Application
can	O
publish	O
releases	O
of	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
'	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
consequence	O
,	O
on	O
January	O
25	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
ACCESS	O
announced	O
a	O
name	O
change	O
to	O
their	O
current	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
operating	O
system	O
,	O
now	O
titled	O
Garnet	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
was	O
a	O
proprietary	B-Application
mobile	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designed	O
in	O
1996	O
for	O
Palm	B-Application
Computing	O
,	O
Inc.	O
'	O
s	O
new	O
Pilot	B-Application
PDA	I-Application
,	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
implemented	O
on	O
a	O
wide	O
array	O
of	O
mobile	O
devices	O
,	O
including	O
smartphones	B-Application
,	O
wrist	O
watches	O
,	O
handheld	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
,	O
barcode	B-Device
readers	I-Device
and	O
GPS	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
versions	O
earlier	O
than	O
5.0	O
run	O
on	O
Motorola/Freescale	O
DragonBall	O
processors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
version	O
5.0	O
onwards	O
,	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
runs	O
on	O
ARM	O
architecture-based	O
processors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
key	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
current	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
Garnet	I-Operating_System
are	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Defined	O
standard	O
data	O
format	O
for	O
personal	B-Application
information	I-Application
management	I-Application
applications	O
to	O
store	O
calendar	O
,	O
address	O
,	O
task	O
and	O
note	O
entries	O
,	O
accessible	O
by	O
third-party	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
history	O
describes	O
the	O
officially	O
licensed	O
version	O
from	O
Palm/PalmSource/ACCESS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
versions	O
prior	O
to	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
5	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
AMX	O
68000	O
kernel	B-Operating_System
licensed	O
from	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
this	O
kernel	B-Operating_System
is	O
technically	O
capable	O
of	O
multitasking	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
terms	O
and	O
conditions	O
of	O
that	O
license	O
specifically	O
state	O
that	O
Palm	B-Application
may	O
not	O
expose	O
the	O
API	B-General_Concept
for	O
creating/manipulating	O
tasks	O
within	O
the	O
OS.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
1.0	O
is	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
present	O
on	O
the	O
Pilot	B-Application
1000	I-Application
and	I-Application
5000	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
included	O
is	O
a	O
calculator	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Security	O
tool	O
to	O
hide	O
records	O
for	O
private	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
1.0	O
does	O
not	O
differentiate	O
between	O
RAM	B-Architecture
and	O
file	B-Application
system	I-Application
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Applications	O
are	O
installed	O
directly	O
into	O
RAM	B-Architecture
and	O
executed	O
in	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
no	O
dedicated	O
file	B-Application
system	I-Application
is	O
supported	O
,	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
depends	O
on	O
constant	O
RAM	B-Architecture
refresh	O
cycles	O
to	O
keep	O
its	O
memory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
User	O
input	O
is	O
generated	O
through	O
the	O
Graffiti	B-Application
handwriting	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
system	I-Application
or	O
optionally	O
through	O
a	O
virtual	B-Device
keyboard	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
supports	O
data	O
synchronization	O
to	O
another	O
PC	O
via	O
its	O
HotSync	O
technology	O
over	O
a	O
serial	B-Protocol
interface	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
2.0	O
was	O
introduced	O
on	O
March	O
10	O
,	O
1997	O
with	O
the	O
PalmPilot	B-Device
Personal	I-Device
and	I-Device
Professional	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
adds	O
TCP/IP	B-Protocol
network	I-Protocol
,	O
network	O
HotSync	O
,	O
and	O
display	O
backlight	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
3.0	O
was	O
introduced	O
on	O
March	O
9	O
,	O
1998	O
with	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
Palm	B-Application
III	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
3.1	O
adds	O
only	O
minor	O
new	O
features	O
,	O
like	O
network	O
HotSync	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
introduced	O
with	O
the	O
Palm	B-Application
IIIx	I-Application
and	O
Palm	B-Application
V	I-Application
.	O
The	O
last	O
bugfix	O
release	O
is	O
version	O
3.1.1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
3.2	O
adds	O
Web	O
Clipping	O
support	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
an	O
early	O
Palm-specific	O
solution	O
to	O
bring	O
web-content	O
to	O
a	O
small	O
PDA	B-Application
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
introduced	O
with	O
the	O
Palm	B-Application
VII	I-Application
organizer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
3.3	O
adds	O
faster	O
HotSync	O
speeds	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
do	O
infrared	O
hotsyncing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
introduced	O
with	O
the	O
Palm	B-Application
Vx	I-Application
organizer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
3.5	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
to	O
include	O
native	O
8-bit	O
color	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
first	O
introduced	O
with	O
the	O
Palm	B-Application
IIIc	I-Application
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
companion	O
,	O
Palm	B-Application
later	O
offered	O
a	O
Mobile	O
Internet	O
Kit	O
software	O
upgrade	O
for	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
3.5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
included	O
Palm	B-Application
's	O
Web	O
Clipping	O
software	O
,	O
MultiMail	O
(	O
which	O
was	O
later	O
renamed	O
to	O
VersaMail	O
)	O
Version	O
2.26	O
e-mail	O
software	O
,	O
handPHONE	O
Version	O
1.3	O
SMS	B-Device
software	O
,	O
and	O
Neomar	O
Version	O
1.5	O
WAP	B-Protocol
browser	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
4.0	O
was	O
released	O
with	O
the	O
new	O
Palm	B-Application
m500	I-Application
series	I-Application
on	O
March	O
19	O
,	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
adds	O
a	O
standard	O
interface	O
for	O
external	O
file	B-Application
system	I-Application
access	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
SD	B-Device
cards	I-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
External	O
file	B-Application
systems	I-Application
are	O
a	O
radical	O
change	O
to	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
's	O
previous	O
in-place	O
execution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Now	O
,	O
application	O
code	O
and	O
data	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
loaded	O
into	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
similar	O
to	O
desktop	O
operating	O
system	O
behavior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
Universal	B-Application
Connector	I-Application
with	O
USB	B-Protocol
support	O
is	O
introduced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
4.1	O
is	O
a	O
bugfix	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
introduced	O
with	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
Palm	B-Application
i705	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
later	O
minor	O
OS	O
update	O
to	O
version	O
4.1.2	O
includes	O
a	O
backport	O
of	O
Graffiti	B-Application
2	I-Application
from	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
5.2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
4.2	O
Simplified	O
Chinese	O
Edition	O
is	O
targeted	O
especially	O
for	O
the	O
Chinese	O
market	O
with	O
fully	O
Simplified	O
Chinese	O
support	O
,	O
co-released	O
with	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
5.3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
5.0	O
was	O
unveiled	O
by	O
the	O
Palm	B-Application
subsidiary	O
PalmSource	O
in	O
June	O
2002	O
and	O
first	O
implemented	O
on	O
the	O
Palm	B-Application
Tungsten	O
T	O
.	O
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
to	O
support	O
ARM	B-Architecture
devices	O
and	O
replaced	O
the	O
Kadak	O
AMX68000	O
kernel	B-Operating_System
with	O
the	O
custom	O
MCK	O
kernel	B-Operating_System
,	O
named	O
for	O
its	O
developer	O
,	O
that	O
was	O
written	O
in-house	O
by	O
Palm	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Applications	O
written	O
for	O
the	O
prior	O
OS	O
versions	O
use	O
the	O
older	O
DragonBall	B-Device
68K	B-Device
instruction	O
set	O
and	O
are	O
supported	O
via	O
the	O
Palm	B-Application
Application	O
Compatibility	O
Environment	O
(	O
PACE	O
)	O
emulator	O
in	O
Garnet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
with	O
the	O
additional	O
overhead	O
of	O
PACE	O
,	O
Palm	B-Application
applications	O
usually	O
run	O
faster	O
on	O
ARM	B-Architecture
devices	O
than	O
on	O
previous	O
generation	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
software	O
can	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
ARM	B-Architecture
processors	I-Architecture
with	O
small	O
units	O
of	O
ARM	B-Architecture
code	O
,	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
ARMlets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
a	O
more	O
powerful	O
hardware	O
basis	O
,	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
5	O
adds	O
substantial	O
enhancements	O
for	O
multimedia	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
High	O
density	O
320x320	O
screens	O
are	O
supported	O
together	O
with	O
a	O
full	O
digital	O
sound	O
playback	O
and	O
record	O
API	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Palm	B-Application
's	O
separate	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
stack	O
is	O
added	O
together	O
with	O
an	O
IEEE	O
802.11b	O
Wi-Fi	O
stack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Secure	O
network	O
connections	O
over	O
SSL	B-Protocol
are	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
5	O
,	O
PalmSource	O
developed	O
and	O
licensed	O
a	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
called	O
PalmSource	O
Web	B-Application
Browser	I-Application
based	O
on	O
ACCESS	O
 '	O
NetFront	B-Operating_System
3.0	O
browser	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
5.2	O
is	O
mainly	O
a	O
bugfix	O
release	O
,	O
first	O
implemented	O
in	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
SGH-i500	O
in	O
March	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
480x320	O
resolutions	O
and	O
introduced	O
the	O
new	O
handwriting	O
input	O
system	O
called	O
Graffiti	B-Application
2	I-Application
;	O
the	O
new	O
input	O
system	O
was	O
prompted	O
by	O
Xerox	O
 '	O
lawsuit	O
win	O
against	O
Palm	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Graffiti	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
Jot	O
from	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
5.3	O
Simplified	O
Chinese	O
Edition	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2003	O
,	O
added	O
full	O
Simplified	O
Chinese	O
support	O
,	O
further	O
support	O
for	O
QVGA	O
resolutions	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
standard	O
API	B-General_Concept
for	O
virtual	O
Graffiti	B-Application
called	O
Dynamic	O
Input	O
Area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
first	O
shipped	O
on	O
Lenovo	O
's	O
P100	O
and	O
P300	O
handhelds	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
Garnet	I-Operating_System
(	O
5.4	O
)	O
added	O
updated	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
libraries	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
multiple	O
screen	O
resolutions	O
ranging	O
from	O
160x160	O
up	O
to	O
480x320	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
first	O
shipped	O
on	O
the	O
Treo	B-Application
650	I-Application
in	O
November	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
also	O
introduced	O
the	O
Garnet	O
moniker	O
to	O
distinguish	O
it	O
from	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
Cobalt	I-Operating_System
6.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Garnet	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
5.5	O
dropped	O
the	O
Palm	B-Application
moniker	O
and	O
,	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
current	O
version	O
developed	O
by	O
ACCESS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Garnet	O
VM	O
was	O
announced	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
ACCESS	O
in	O
November	O
2007	O
as	O
a	O
core	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Access	B-Language
Linux	I-Language
Platform	I-Language
and	O
as	O
an	O
emulator	O
allowing	O
Nokia	B-Device
Internet	I-Device
Tablets	I-Device
to	O
run	O
applications	O
written	O
for	O
the	O
Garnet	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
Cobalt	I-Operating_System
(	O
6.0	O
)	O
was	O
the	O
designated	O
successor	O
for	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
6.0	O
was	O
renamed	O
to	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
Cobalt	I-Operating_System
to	O
make	O
clear	O
that	O
this	O
version	O
was	O
initially	O
not	O
designated	O
to	O
replace	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
5	O
,	O
which	O
adopted	O
the	O
name	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
Garnet	I-Operating_System
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
Cobalt	I-Operating_System
introduced	O
modern	O
operating	O
system	O
features	O
to	O
an	O
embedded	O
operating	O
system	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
kernel	B-Operating_System
with	O
multitasking	O
and	O
memory	O
protection	O
,	O
a	O
modern	O
multimedia	O
and	O
graphic	O
framework	O
(	O
derived	O
from	O
Palm	B-Application
's	O
acquired	O
BeOS	B-Application
)	O
,	O
new	O
security	O
features	O
,	O
and	O
adjustments	O
of	O
the	O
PIM	O
file	O
formats	O
to	O
better	O
cooperate	O
with	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Outlook	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
Cobalt	I-Operating_System
6.1	O
presented	O
standard	O
communication	O
libraries	O
for	O
telecommunication	O
,	O
Wi-Fi	O
,	O
and	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
connectivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
other	O
additions	O
,	O
it	O
failed	O
to	O
interest	O
potential	O
licensees	O
to	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
Cobalt	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Palm	B-Application
developed	O
a	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
API	B-General_Concept
for	O
external	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
SDIO	O
Cards	O
for	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
4.0	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Palm	B-Application
added	O
a	O
virtual	O
graffiti	B-Application
input	O
area	O
API	B-General_Concept
especially	O
for	O
their	O
Tungsten	O
T3	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
API	B-General_Concept
was	O
later	O
superseded	O
by	O
the	O
official	O
Dynamic	O
Input	O
Area	O
API	B-General_Concept
in	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
5.3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Palm	B-Application
added	O
the	O
Non-Volatile	B-Operating_System
File	I-Operating_System
System	I-Operating_System
in	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
5.4	O
,	O
and	O
used	O
Flash	O
for	O
storage	O
instead	O
of	O
DRAM	O
,	O
preventing	O
data-loss	O
in	O
the	O
event	O
of	O
battery	O
drain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
this	O
fundamentally	O
changed	O
the	O
way	O
programs	O
were	O
executed	O
from	O
the	O
Execute-in-Place	O
system	O
that	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
traditionally	O
used	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
the	O
source	O
of	O
many	O
compatibility	O
problems	O
,	O
requiring	O
many	O
applications	O
to	O
add	O
explicit	O
NVFS	B-Operating_System
support	O
for	O
correct	O
operation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
their	O
camera-equipped	O
devices	O
,	O
Palm	B-Application
added	O
the	O
CameraLib	O
API	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
added	O
a	O
library	O
to	O
support	O
JogDial	O
input	O
available	O
on	O
their	O
CLIÉ	B-Application
organizers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
several	O
years	O
,	O
PalmSource	O
had	O
been	O
attempting	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
modern	O
successor	O
for	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
5	O
and	O
have	O
licensees	O
implement	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
PalmSource	O
shipped	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
Cobalt	I-Operating_System
6.0	O
to	O
licensees	O
in	O
January	O
2004	O
,	O
none	O
adopted	O
it	O
for	O
release	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PalmSource	O
made	O
major	O
improvements	O
to	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
Cobalt	I-Operating_System
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
Cobalt	I-Operating_System
6.1	O
in	O
September	O
2004	O
to	O
please	O
licensees	O
,	O
but	O
even	O
the	O
new	O
version	O
did	O
not	O
lead	O
to	O
production	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
acquisition	O
of	O
the	O
mobile	O
phone	O
software	O
company	O
China	O
Mobilesoft	O
,	O
PalmSource	O
planned	O
to	O
port	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
on	O
top	O
of	O
a	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
kernel	I-Operating_System
,	O
while	O
still	O
offering	O
both	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
Garnet	I-Operating_System
and	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
Cobalt	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
strategy	O
was	O
revised	O
in	O
June	O
2005	O
,	O
when	O
still	O
no	O
device	O
with	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
Cobalt	I-Operating_System
was	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PalmSource	O
announced	O
it	O
was	O
halting	O
all	O
development	O
efforts	O
on	O
any	O
product	O
not	O
directly	O
related	O
to	O
its	O
future	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
based	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
acquisition	O
of	O
PalmSource	O
by	O
ACCESS	O
,	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
for	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
was	O
changed	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
Access	B-Language
Linux	I-Language
Platform	I-Language
which	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
February	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
platform	O
and	O
software	O
development	O
kits	O
for	O
the	O
Access	B-Language
Linux	I-Language
Platform	I-Language
were	O
officially	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
January	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
Access	B-Language
Linux	I-Language
Platform	I-Language
had	O
then	O
yet	O
to	O
ship	O
on	O
any	O
devices	O
,	O
however	O
development	O
kits	O
then	O
existed	O
and	O
public	O
demonstrations	O
had	O
been	O
showcased	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Palm	B-Application
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
the	O
main	O
licensee	B-Application
of	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
Garnet	I-Operating_System
did	O
not	O
license	O
Access	B-Language
Linux	I-Language
Platform	I-Language
for	O
their	O
own	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
Palm	B-Application
developed	O
another	O
Linux-based	O
operating	O
system	O
called	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
webOS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
11	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Palm	B-Application
CEO	O
Ed	O
Colligan	O
said	O
there	O
would	O
be	O
no	O
additional	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
devices	O
(	O
excepting	O
the	O
Centro	O
being	O
released	O
to	O
other	O
carriers	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Palm	B-Application
was	O
focusing	O
on	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
webOS	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
Mobile	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Palm	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
availability	O
of	O
a	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
emulator	O
for	O
its	O
webOS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
licensees	O
decide	O
which	O
applications	O
are	O
included	O
on	O
their	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Palm	B-Application
's	O
Address	O
program	O
stores	O
contact	O
information	O
,	O
keyed	O
by	O
any	O
of	O
several	O
user-definable	O
categories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Calc	O
turns	O
the	O
Palm	B-Application
into	O
a	O
standard	O
4-function	O
pocket	O
calculator	B-Application
with	O
three	O
shades	O
of	O
purple	O
and	O
blue	O
buttons	O
contrasting	O
with	O
the	O
two	O
red	O
clear	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
has	O
an	O
option	O
to	O
display	O
a	O
running	O
history	O
of	O
the	O
calculations	O
,	O
much	O
like	O
the	O
paper-tape	O
calculators	B-Application
that	O
were	O
once	O
common	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
totals	O
are	O
calculated	O
on	O
the	O
Palm	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Usually	O
activated	O
by	O
a	O
press	O
of	O
the	O
physical	O
HotSync	O
button	O
on	O
the	O
Palm	B-Application
's	O
cradle	O
(	O
a	O
dock	O
station	O
)	O
,	O
this	O
application	O
communicates	O
with	O
various	O
conduits	O
on	O
the	O
desktop	O
PC	O
to	O
install	O
software	O
,	O
backup	O
databases	O
,	O
or	O
merge	O
changes	O
made	O
on	O
the	O
PC	O
or	O
the	O
handheld	B-Application
to	O
both	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
communicate	O
with	O
the	O
PC	O
through	O
a	O
physical	O
connection	O
(	O
USB	B-Protocol
on	O
newer	O
models	O
)	O
,	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
or	O
IrDA	O
wireless	O
connections	O
,	O
and	O
direct	O
network	O
connections	O
on	O
devices	O
with	O
networking	O
capability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
conduits	O
provided	O
by	O
the	O
licensee	B-Application
,	O
developers	O
can	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
conduits	O
for	O
integration	O
with	O
other	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
applications	O
and	O
desktop	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
a	O
time	O
tracking	O
package	O
could	O
provide	O
a	O
conduit	O
to	O
communicate	O
information	O
between	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
executables	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Backup	O
conduit	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
HotSync	O
software	O
backs	O
up	O
(	O
and	O
restores	O
,	O
if	O
necessary	O
)	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
data	O
on	O
a	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
hard	O
reset	O
their	O
Palm	B-Application
—	O
thus	O
clearing	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
data	O
—	O
with	O
few	O
noticeable	O
consequences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
also	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
migrate	O
to	O
new	O
Palm	B-Application
devices	I-Application
of	O
the	O
same	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
that	O
is	O
helpful	O
to	O
those	O
who	O
lose	O
or	O
damage	O
their	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
models	O
of	O
Palm	B-Application
keep	O
their	O
data	O
storage	O
in	O
volatile	B-General_Concept
memory	I-General_Concept
and	O
require	O
constant	O
power	O
to	O
maintain	O
their	O
memory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
these	O
handhelds	B-Application
attempt	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
contents	O
of	O
memory	O
in	O
low	O
battery	O
situations	O
by	O
not	O
"	O
turning	O
on	O
,	O
"	O
leaving	O
a	O
"	O
dead	O
"	O
handheld	B-Application
for	O
an	O
extended	O
period	O
of	O
time	O
can	O
cause	O
this	O
reserve	O
power	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
up	O
and	O
the	O
contents	O
of	O
storage	O
memory	O
to	O
be	O
lost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
later	O
Palms	O
use	O
NVRAM	B-General_Concept
or	O
microdrive	B-Device
for	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Memo	O
Pad	O
is	O
for	O
text	O
only	O
,	O
not	O
for	O
drawings	O
,	O
and	O
text	O
can	O
be	O
entered	O
using	O
the	O
Graffiti	B-Application
alphabet	O
,	O
using	O
hardware	O
or	O
software	B-Device
keyboards	I-Device
,	O
or	O
using	O
the	O
'	O
paste	O
 '	O
function	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Palm	B-Application
devices	I-Application
first	O
became	O
available	O
,	O
some	O
Palm	B-Application
users	O
started	O
to	O
create	O
and	O
exchange	O
Memo	O
Pad	O
documents	O
containing	O
generally	O
useful	O
information	O
,	O
which	O
came	O
to	O
be	O
known	O
as	O
Memoware	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
contains	O
approximately	O
15	O
preference	O
panels	O
by	O
default	O
and	O
new	O
preference	O
panels	O
can	O
be	O
added	O
just	O
like	O
any	O
other	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Preference	O
panels	O
allow	O
users	O
to	O
manage	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
settings	O
,	O
including	O
Graffiti	B-Application
settings	O
,	O
sound	O
settings	O
,	O
text	O
shortcuts	O
,	O
network	O
settings	O
and	O
the	O
system	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Security	O
(	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
panel	O
on	O
newer	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
devices	O
)	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
configure	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
's	O
security	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
PC	O
,	O
only	O
Palm	B-Application
Desktop	I-Application
honors	O
this	O
password	O
but	O
other	O
PC	O
programs	O
can	O
view	O
everything	O
—	O
in	O
other	O
words	O
,	O
all	O
the	O
data	O
protected	O
by	O
this	O
password	O
can	O
be	O
seen	O
by	O
anyone	O
opening	O
the	O
.dat	O
files	O
using	O
a	O
text	O
editor	O
or	O
word	O
processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
with	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
version	O
5.2	O
,	O
Palm	B-Application
created	O
customized	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
common	O
PIM	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
also	O
renamed	O
to	O
reflect	O
designations	O
from	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Outlook	I-Application
,	O
thus	O
Address	O
became	O
Contacts	O
,	O
Datebook	O
became	O
Calendar	O
,	O
Memo	O
Pad	O
became	O
Memos	O
and	O
To	O
do	O
list	O
became	O
Tasks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blazer	B-Application
is	O
a	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
for	O
Palm	B-Application
handhelds	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
versions	O
1.0	O
and	O
2.0	O
run	O
on	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
3.1	O
or	O
higher	O
handhelds	B-Application
,	O
but	O
they	O
needed	O
a	O
proxy	B-Application
server	I-Application
which	O
has	O
been	O
shut	O
down	O
,	O
so	O
they	O
can	O
no	O
longer	O
be	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
3.0	O
is	O
used	O
on	O
the	O
Treo	O
600	O
smartphone	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
current	O
version	O
of	O
Blazer	B-Application
is	O
Blazer	B-Application
4.5	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
compliant	O
with	O
most	O
major	O
standards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
generally	O
bundled	O
with	O
newer	O
smartphones	B-Application
and	O
newer	O
Palm	B-Application
devices	I-Application
capable	O
of	O
accessing	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Palm	B-Application
's	O
Note	O
Pad	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
quick	O
drawings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2006	O
,	O
most	O
new	O
Palm	B-Application
handhelds	B-Application
include	O
Photos	O
,	O
which	O
creates	O
a	O
digital	O
photo	O
album	O
used	O
to	O
view	O
pictures	O
on	O
a	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Photos	O
can	O
be	O
edited	O
with	O
the	O
Palm	B-Application
Photos	O
PC	O
software	O
(	O
Windows	O
only	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
when	O
the	O
photos	O
are	O
transferred	O
to	O
the	O
handheld	B-Application
they	O
will	O
contain	O
all	O
changes	O
made	O
to	O
the	O
photo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Palm	B-Application
Photos	O
software	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
Zire	O
71	O
,	O
Tungsten	O
C	B-Language
,	O
Tungsten	O
E	O
,	O
Tungsten	O
T2	O
,	O
Tungsten	O
T3	O
and	O
several	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
support	O
for	O
Video	O
,	O
Palm	B-Application
Photos	O
was	O
later	O
renamed	O
to	O
Media	O
and	O
even	O
later	O
to	O
Pics&	O
Videos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
models	O
feature	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
make	O
voice	O
recordings	O
which	O
are	O
synced	O
using	O
the	O
Voice	O
conduit	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
viewed	O
on	O
a	O
desktop	O
with	O
the	O
Voice	O
Memo	O
application	O
which	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Palm	B-Application
Desktop	I-Application
Suite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
many	O
successful	O
applications	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
installed	O
on	O
a	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2008	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
more	O
than	O
50,000	O
third-party	O
applications	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
platform	O
,	O
which	O
have	O
various	O
licensing	O
types	O
,	O
including	O
open-source	O
,	O
and	O
various	O
closed	O
licensing	O
schemes	O
such	O
as	O
freeware	B-License
,	O
shareware	B-License
,	O
and	O
traditional	O
pay-up-front	O
purchase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HackMaster	O
is	O
an	O
extension	O
manager	O
for	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
that	O
includes	O
several	O
patches	O
improving	O
OS	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
Internet	O
Archive	O
launched	O
565	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
applications	O
in	O
its	O
archives	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
through	O
a	O
browser	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
applications	O
also	O
launch	O
CloudpilotEmu	O
,	O
an	O
emulator	O
for	O
the	O
PalmPilot	B-Application
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
,	O
when	O
accessed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
Garnet	I-Operating_System
applications	O
are	O
primarily	O
coded	O
in	O
C/C	O
++	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
officially	O
supported	O
compilers	O
exist	O
:	O
a	O
commercial	O
product	O
,	O
CodeWarrior	B-Operating_System
Development	O
Studio	O
for	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
an	O
open	O
source	O
tool	O
chain	O
called	O
prc-tools	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
an	O
old	O
version	O
of	O
gcc	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
CodeWarrior	B-Operating_System
is	O
criticized	O
for	O
being	O
expensive	O
and	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
being	O
developed	O
,	O
whereas	O
PRC-Tools	O
lacks	O
several	O
of	O
CodeWarrior	B-Operating_System
's	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
of	O
PRC-Tools	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
a	O
free	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
Developer	O
Suite	O
(	O
PODS	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OnBoardC	O
is	O
a	O
C	B-Language
compiler	O
,	O
assembler	O
,	O
linker	O
and	O
programming	O
editor	O
that	O
runs	O
on	O
the	O
Palm	B-Application
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
Cobalt	I-Operating_System
applications	O
are	O
also	O
coded	O
in	O
a	O
variation	O
of	O
gcc	B-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
Cobalt	O
compilers	O
have	O
fewer	O
limitations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
development	O
tools	O
available	O
for	O
Palm	B-Application
programming	O
that	O
do	O
not	O
require	O
low-level	O
programming	O
in	O
C/C	O
++	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
PocketC/PocketC	O
Architect	O
,	O
CASL	B-Language
,	O
AppForge	O
Crossfire	O
(	O
which	O
uses	O
Visual	B-Language
Basic	I-Language
,	O
Visual	B-Language
Basic	I-Language
.NET	I-Language
,	O
or	O
C#	B-Application
)	O
,	O
Handheld	B-Application
Basic	O
,	O
Pendragon	O
Forms	O
,	O
Satellite	O
Forms	O
and	O
NSBasic/Palm	O
(	O
Visual	B-Language
Basic	I-Language
like	O
languages	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Java	B-Language
Virtual	I-Language
Machine	I-Language
was	O
previously	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
platform	O
,	O
however	O
on	O
12	O
January	O
2008	O
,	O
Palm	B-Application
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
no	O
longer	O
be	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Palm	B-Application
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
further	O
said	O
"	O
There	O
is	O
no	O
alternate	O
Java	B-Language
Virtual	I-Language
Machine	I-Language
that	O
we	O
are	O
aware	O
of	O
for	O
Palm	B-Application
OS.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Waba	O
and	O
a	O
derivative	O
of	O
it	O
,	O
SuperWaba	B-Language
,	O
provide	O
a	O
Java-like	O
virtual	O
machine	O
and	O
programming	O
language	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Lua	B-Language
language	O
,	O
called	O
Plua	B-Language
,	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
for	O
Palm	B-Application
;	O
however	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
it	O
requires	O
an	O
additional	O
runtime	O
to	O
be	O
installed	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
application	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
only	O
used	O
for	O
mainstream	O
applications	O
by	O
a	O
minority	O
of	O
software	O
companies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quartus	O
Forth	B-Application
is	O
an	O
ISO/ANSI	O
Standard	O
Forth	B-Application
compiler	O
that	O
runs	O
on	O
the	O
Palm	B-Application
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
environments	O
allow	O
programming	O
in	O
Pascal	B-Application
for	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
free	O
PP	O
Compiler	O
runs	O
directly	O
on	O
the	O
handheld	B-Application
computer	O
,	O
while	O
PocketStudio	B-Application
is	O
a	O
Delphi-like	O
IDE	B-Application
for	O
Windows	O
Computers	O
that	O
has	O
a	O
visual	O
form	O
designer	O
and	O
generates	O
PRC	B-Application
files	O
for	O
being	O
transferred	O
to	O
handhelds	B-Application
via	O
HotSync	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
option	O
was	O
HSPascal	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Danish	O
developer	O
Christen	O
Fihl	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
his	O
experience	O
with	O
the	O
High	O
Speed	O
Pascal	B-Application
compiler	O
for	O
various	O
16-bit	O
computer	O
systems	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Commodore	B-Device
Amiga	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Palm	B-Application
has	O
no	O
connection	O
drivers	O
that	O
enable	O
the	O
transfer	O
of	O
data	O
with	O
a	O
server	O
DBMS	O
(	O
Oracle	O
,	O
mySQL	O
,	O
MS	O
SQL	O
Server	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
programmer	O
can	O
use	O
Middleware	O
software	O
that	O
enables	O
this	O
connectivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
roughly	O
R4RS-compatible	O
implementation	O
of	O
Scheme	B-Language
,	O
LispMe	B-Application
,	O
provides	O
the	O
Palm	B-Application
platform	O
with	O
a	O
GPL-licensed	O
onboard	O
Lisp	B-Language
REPL	B-Application
with	O
some	O
Palm	B-Application
OS-specific	O
adaptations	O
,	O
but	O
although	O
it	O
is	O
functionally	O
a	O
compiler	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
produce	O
code	O
that	O
operates	O
outside	O
the	O
development	O
environment	O
,	O
so	O
its	O
use	O
is	O
restricted	O
to	O
prototyping	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
has	O
been	O
involved	O
in	O
various	O
lawsuits	O
over	O
the	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xerox	O
vs.	O
Palm	B-Application
Computing	O
(	O
1997	O
)	O
–	O
In	O
1997	O
,	O
Xerox	O
was	O
granted	O
covering	O
the	O
"	O
Unistroke	O
"	O
input	O
system	O
developed	O
by	O
David	O
Goldberg	O
,	O
Xerox	O
PARC	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xerox	O
filed	O
suit	O
against	O
Palm	B-Application
(	O
then	O
U.S.	O
Robotics	O
)	O
,	O
alleging	O
that	O
Palm	B-Application
's	I-Application
Graffiti	I-Application
infringed	O
on	O
this	O
patent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
switch	O
from	O
Graffiti	B-Application
1	O
to	O
Graffiti	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
triggered	O
in	O
part	O
by	O
Palm	B-Application
losing	O
this	O
lawsuit	O
to	O
Xerox	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pilot	O
Pen	O
Corporation	O
vs.	O
Palm	B-Application
Computing	O
(	O
1998	O
)	O
–	O
The	O
original	O
name	O
for	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
handhelds	I-Operating_System
was	O
Pilot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
a	O
lawsuit	O
from	O
Pilot	O
Pen	O
Corporation	O
forced	O
a	O
name	O
change	O
to	O
PalmPilot	B-Application
,	O
then	O
eventually	O
to	O
Palm	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Palm	B-Application
vs.	O
Microsoft	O
(	O
1998	O
)	O
–	O
In	O
1998	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
planned	O
to	O
name	O
the	O
next	O
version	O
of	O
their	O
handheld	B-Application
computing	B-Device
platform	I-Device
"	O
Palm	B-Application
PC	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Palm	B-Application
filed	O
suit	O
against	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
forcing	O
the	O
name	O
change	O
to	O
,	O
first	O
,	O
Palm-sized	B-Operating_System
PC	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
later	O
,	O
Pocket	B-Device
PC	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
E-Pass	O
Technologies	O
vs.	O
Palm	B-Application
,	O
Microsoft	O
and	O
HP	O
(	O
2000	O
)	O
–	O
In	O
2000	O
,	O
E-Pass	O
Technologies	O
filed	O
suit	O
against	O
Palm	B-Application
,	O
alleging	O
that	O
its	O
handhelds	B-Application
infringed	O
on	O
an	O
E-Pass	O
'	O
s	O
patent	O
(	O
#5	O
,	O
276,311	O
)	O
for	O
a	O
multi-function	O
,	O
credit	O
card-sized	O
computer	O
that	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
securely	O
store	O
account	O
numbers	O
,	O
PIN	O
codes	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NCR	O
vs.	O
Handspring	O
and	O
Palm	B-Application
(	O
2001	O
)	O
–	O
In	O
1987	O
,	O
NCR	O
was	O
granted	O
a	O
patent	O
for	O
a	O
portable	O
e-commerce	O
terminal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	O
,	O
NCR	O
sued	O
Handspring	O
and	O
Palm	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
RIM	O
vs.	O
Handspring	O
(	O
2002	O
)	O
–	O
In	O
2002	O
,	O
Research	O
In	O
Motion	O
(	O
makers	O
of	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
sued	O
Handspring	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
year	O
end	O
,	O
both	O
Handspring	O
and	O
Palm	B-Application
licensed	O
the	O
patents	O
and	O
the	O
suit	O
was	O
dropped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peer-to-Peer	O
Systems	O
vs.	O
Palm	B-Application
(	O
2002	O
)	O
–	O
Also	O
in	O
2002	O
,	O
Peer-to-Peer	O
systems	O
filed	O
lawsuit	O
against	O
Palm	B-Application
that	O
alleges	O
Palm	B-Application
infringed	O
on	O
its	O
patent	O
for	O
wireless	O
gaming	O
.	O
</s>
