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From Paul Timmins, webmaster - This page is a bit dated, but cool. Enjoy.

What's inside my Palm Organizer?


I have used Palm organizers for almost a year. As most palm enthusiasts have wondered at one time or another, I was curious what was really inside.
Now, obviously when it worked, there was no way I had the "overly large male genitalia" :-) necessary to do such an adventure on a WORKING Palm Pilot Professional.
One day, the event that all Palm organizer users fear and dread happened to me. I was minding my own business, riding my bike at excessive speeds through a parking lot on my way to work at the local grocery store, and decided to take a 100 degree turn at probably around 15-20 miles an hour. This for me is fairly routine, I do it all the time. This time was different. I was on sealed blacktop and hit a patch of oil (I think) during the process of making the turn. My bike lost its footing and began sliding sideways, me still on the seat. Miraculously I was unscratched, despite a messy looking fall and a nasty rip in my pants. I proceeded to work, smiling knowing I had not been hurt. Later on I was mentioning the accident to a coworker, and jokingly said "My PalmPilot probably is pretty screwed". To my surprise, IT WAS. I was shocked.
Now for some of the pictures, then the rest of the story.
Warning: These pictures are particularly graphic and intrusive. They are not recommended for the weak-stomached Palm Pilot user. :-)


 
The front


The interesting part is, it still worked!
When I got it home, I placed it in my HotSync cradle held my breath, and pressed the button. "Beep-Beep-Beep!" the Palm Pilot responded with its familiar "Hotsync Connection" sound! I then waited for 7pm, my next alarm. "Beep!" off it goes!
I then just for kicks turned the backlight on, and it came on. These things are durable. A 185 pound weight falling full force while sliding at about 10 or so miles per hour failed to stop it, just kinda hindered its useability a bit. :-)


More Pictures
 
The back

The back, from a distance

A little closer

Another view (apologies for the blurriness)

Behind the screen, circuit board side

Behind the screen, screen side

Screen and button pad

The buttons. No real surprises except for the capacitor which was broken loose by the force of the blow. (Yellow thing to right)


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