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Page 4 Introduction to Your Palm III™ Organizer
System requirements
To install and operate Palm Desktop software, your computer system
must meet the following requirements:
Minimum requirements
■ Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT 4.0
■ IBM-compatible 486 computer or higher
■ 8 MB RAM (memory) minimum, 16 MB recommended (required
with Windows NT 4.0)
■ 20 MB available hard disk space
■ VGA monitor or better (the Palm III Quick Tour requires a 256
color video display)
■ CD-ROM drive (you can also download the Palm Desktop
software from http://www.palm.com, or order 3.5" diskettes
from 3Com)
■ Mouse
■ One available serial port
Optional equipment
■ Modem (such as a Palm Modem
®
accessory)
■ Windows-compatible printer
Upgrade information
If you already own a Palm connected organizer, 3Com recommends
that you install the version of Palm Desktop software that comes with
your new Palm III organizer into the same folder as your current Palm
Desktop software. All your data will be preserved when you install
the new version in the same folder as the previous version. If you use
another personal information manager (PIM), such as Microsoft
Outlook, you still need to install the most recent HotSync Manager
and conduit software for your PIM from the Palm Desktop software
CD-ROM that came with your new organizer.
You can perform HotSync operations in exactly the same way, so you
can quickly synchronize your data with your new organizer. Just
remember to synchronize your old organizer with Palm Desktop
software before you synchronize with your new organizer, so you
have all your latest information. When you synchronize your new
organizer for the first time, select the Desktop overwrites handheld
option for all the conduits. See “Customizing HotSync application
settings” in Chapter 6 for more information.