the first palm pilot came out in 1996.
the first palm pilot came out in 1996.
when did the first palm pilot come out?
1996
section::::history.:palmpilot1000 and 5000 (1996).









































the prototype for the first palm connected organizer was called "palm taxi". in 1996 palm released its first generation pda, the palmpilot 1000 and 5000. after the out-of-court settlement in 1998 of a trademark infringement lawsuit brought by the pilot pen corporation, the company no longer used that name, instead referring to its handheld devices as palm connected organizers or more commonly as "palms".
palm (pda)
it sets itself apart from other pdas physically by having a sliding lower portion; the bottom third of the casing can be slid up and down to cover or reveal the touch-sensitive graffiti writing area. at introduction, it was us$499.









































many of the features in the tungsten t are palm firsts. it was the first palm pda to use a version of palm os 5 and an arm processor, which meant that it had the software and processing power for high-quality real-time video playback and mp3 playback. 









































it was also the first palm pda with a:
palm tungsten