I had a palm III and the handspring palm V, both were gifts and they were ok. Losing everything multiple times when the AAA batteries died was very not fun.<p>I remember a few little games and calculators. Never felt compelled to pay for anything.<p>When I had a palm windows mobile thing circa 2004, that was when I saw the light. As horrible as the platform was, having a browser and google maps on the road was like having superpowers. My wife and I took a 5 week Road trip honeymoon, and basically pricelined our way across the country. Amazing.