Royal daVinci Palm-Size PDA DV1
A lower-priced competitor to the Palm Pilot, this device was clearly closely modeled on the more famous, ground-breaking Pilot. Interestingly, note the use of a logo that’s strikingly similar to the trademarked Apple Newton logo.
On August 10, 1999, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California granted Palm Computing, Inc.'s Motion for Preliminary Injunction against further distribution, sale, import or export of Olivetti Office USA's "Royal daVinci" palm-size PDA, and the daVinci OS Software Development Kit (SDK), distributed by CompanionLink Software, Inc. (see the press release)
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Artifact Details
daVinci DV1
Olivetti Office USA, Inc.
China
English
1998
Unopened package.
PDA, portable keyboard, docking station, and extra styli.
8.5" x 11.5"
14531Z
January, 2019
Purchased from third-party (eBay)
2020-03-14
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Palm Blocks daVinci PDA Sales (The Register, August 13, 1999)
A short article about Palm Computing being granted an injunction preventing Olivetti's US subsidiary from selling its Royal daVinci PDA due to alleged software copyright infringement.
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