<s>
Palm	B-Application
V	I-Application
is	O
a	O
personal	B-Application
digital	I-Application
assistant	I-Application
(	O
PDA	B-Application
)	O
by	O
3Com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
1999	O
by	O
3Com	O
,	O
the	O
PDA	B-Application
has	O
an	O
aluminum	O
enclosure	O
containing	O
a	O
Dragonball	B-Device
EZ	I-Device
central	B-General_Concept
processing	I-General_Concept
unit	I-General_Concept
(	O
capable	O
of	O
overclocking	B-Application
to	O
39MHz	O
)	O
and	O
2MB	O
of	O
memory	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
16-shade	O
grayscale	O
display	O
has	O
a	O
backlight	O
and	O
increased	O
resolution	O
from	O
the	O
previous-generation	O
Palm	B-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
that	O
older	O
device	O
,	O
which	O
uses	O
disposable	B-Algorithm
batteries	I-Algorithm
(	O
AAAs	B-Algorithm
)	O
,	O
the	O
Palm	B-Application
V	I-Application
has	O
a	O
built-in	O
rechargeable	B-Architecture
lithium-ion	O
battery	O
with	O
an	O
expected	O
charge	O
lasting	O
12	O
weeks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Palm	B-Application
Vs	I-Application
are	O
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
serial	B-Protocol
port	I-Protocol
that	O
is	O
electrically	O
though	O
not	O
physically	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
EIA-232-D	O
telecommunications	O
standard	O
(	O
the	O
new	O
enclosure	O
design	O
prevents	O
Palm	O
III-compatible	O
accessories	O
from	O
connecting	O
to	O
the	O
port	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
Consumer	O
IR	O
transceiver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
launch	O
,	O
the	O
Palm	B-Application
V	I-Application
cost	O
about	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
had	O
reduced	O
to	O
400	O
by	O
January	O
2000	O
(	O
equivalent	O
to	O
about	O
$	O
in	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Units	O
sold	O
in	O
late	O
1999	O
came	O
pre-loaded	O
with	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
version	O
3.0	O
,	O
though	O
3.3	O
was	O
available	O
to	O
download	O
and	O
install	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IBM	O
WorkPad	O
c3	O
is	O
the	O
Palm	B-Application
V	I-Application
,	O
relabeled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ars	O
Technica	O
Will	O
Smith	O
raved	O
about	O
his	O
Palm	B-Application
V	I-Application
in	O
1999	O
,	O
recommending	O
it	O
to	O
all	O
interested	O
,	O
excepting	O
Palm	B-Application
III	I-Application
users	O
for	O
whom	O
the	O
technical-specifications	O
upgrade	O
was	O
n't	O
substantial	O
enough	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
TechRepublic	O
in	O
January	O
2000	O
,	O
Jeff	O
Thompson	O
was	O
enthusiastically	O
full	O
of	O
praise	O
for	O
the	O
Palm	B-Application
V	I-Application
,	O
both	O
for	O
personal	O
and	O
enterprise	O
uses	O
.	O
</s>
