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Palms (ne. PalmPilots, Pilots) were personal digital assistants sold in the 1990s and 2000s. They were lightweight, fast, had endless battery life, and synced easily with your desktop using PalmSync.

I loved PalmPilots when I was a kid. I didn't have to track contacts, business expenses, or tasks, but what self-respecting nerd wouldn't want a small computer the could carry around in their pocket? I downloaded games, BASIC interpreters, books, and the AvantGo package that let me read web news on the go. Even after they'd been outclassed by Windows Mobile, I still organised school classes and homework on them. They were better!

This is my small collection of Palms, mostly from family. I'll admit I use the ones with removable batteries more often thesedays, just because AAA cells are so much easier to source and replace. My roommate at uni lost my first III, but I managed to replace it!

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Units

Unit	Year	Display	Memory	State	Memo
Workpad 20x	1998	160x160 greyscale	2 MiB		Rebadged III, from eBay
IIIx	1999	160x160 greyscale	4 MiB		My first, rebought.
V	1999	160x160 greyscale	2 MiB		Dad's work Palm. Needs battery
m515	2001	160x160 colour	16 MiB		My late mum's. Needs battery
Tungsten W	2003	320x320 colour	32 MiB		My first smartphone! Dropped :(
Zire 72	2004	320x320 colour	32 MiB		My late mum's. Needs new battery
LifeDrive	2005	320x480 colour	4 GiB MD		Bought on eBay in 2022

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