Palm V - System Requirements

Page 4 Introduction to Your Palm V™ Handheld
System requirements
To install and operate Palm Desktop software, your computer system
must meet the following requirements:
Minimum requirements
■
Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows 2000, or Windows NT 4.0
■
IBM-compatible 486 computer or higher
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8 MB RAM (memory)
minimum,
16 MB recommended (required with Windows NT)
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20 MB available hard disk space
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VGA monitor or better
■
CD-ROM drive (you can also download the Palm Desktop
software from
http://www.palm. com
, or order 3.5" diskettes from
Palm, Inc.)
■
Mouse
■
One available serial port or USB port (PalmConnect
®
USB Kit sold
separately)
Optional equipment
■
Palm V™ Modem
■
Windows-compatible printer
■
Infrared communication device
Macintosh compatibility
You can connect your handheld to your Macintosh using the
PalmConnect
®
Serial Kit or PalmConnect USB Kit (sold separately).
Upgrade Information
If you already own a Palm OS
®
handheld, we recommend that you
install the version of Palm Desktop software that comes with your
new Palm V handheld into the same folder as your current Palm
Desktop software. When you install the new version in the same
folder as the previous version, all your data is preserved. If you use
another personal information manager (PIM), you still need to install
Palm Desktop software in order to add HotSync Manager, conduit
software, and other features of Palm Desktop software to your
computer.
You perform HotSync operations in exactly the same way, so you can
quickly synchronize your old data with your new handheld.