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Technology Stocks : PALM - The rebirth of Palm Inc. -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: KevRupert who wrote (3692)	2/6/2001 8:01:38 PM
From: KevRupert	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 6784

Catalyst? Rumored Colour Palm V Specs: I would appreciate any feedback on the below article. David has pointed out that theregister has a bias against Palm. Given the caveat that the firm may be anti-Palm, does anyone have any views on whether the "rumored" specs will offer a catalyst to the stock price? The key (rumored!) Palm V Color specs, according to the article, include the following: m500: monochrome version; 3.25 oz. m505: color Both will have 8 MB of RAM, 4MB ROM, 33 MHz Dragonball VZ CPU, expansion slot; 4 oz. I love the 3.25 oz. weight size & expansion slot, but am concerned about the 8 MB issue. This is the same as current Palm Vx models. I would appreciate anybody's view on, assuming the specs are true, if this product would move the stock. ____________________________________________________________ theregister.co.uk By: Tony Smith Posted: 29/01/2001 at 11:14 GMT It's looking increasingly likely that last week's picture of the upcoming colour Palm V - officially known as the m505 - is genuine, as we predicted (see Colour Palm V debuts on Web). Further leaks claim the new PDA will be accompanied by a monochrome version, the m500 - the m505 has a 16-bit colour screen. Both will contain 8MB of RAM and 4MB ROM, and will be driven by a 33MHz Dragonball VZ CPU. The m500 and m505 will both sport a Secure Digital Memory Card expansion slot. m500: monochrome version; 3.25 oz. m505: color Both will have 8 MB of RAM, 4MB ROM, 33 MHz Dragonball VZ CPU, expansion slot; 4 oz. These parts of the two machines' specifications aren't too surprising, given pronouncements made by Palm in the past. However, we note that sources have also claimed the devices will contain new, lithium polymer rechargeable batteries, that have allowed Palm to reduce the weight of both machines by up to 18 per cent. The mono m500 weighs in at 3.25oz, apparently; the current Palm Vx weighs 4oz. The m505 will be heavier, thanks to the colour display and related components, but will only be 1mm thicker than the current model. As we noted before, the new machines are due to be unveiled officially in March at the CeBIT show in Hanover. ®