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.
Artifact Details
daVinci DV1
Royal Consumer Business Products
China
English
Unopened package.
PDA, portable keyboard, docking station, and extra styli.
8.5" x 11.5"
14531Z
2020-03-14
About the Organization
Olivetti S.p.A. is an Italian manufacturer of computers, tablets, smartphones, printers and other such business products as calculators and fax machines. Headquartered in Ivrea, in the Metropolitan City of Turin, the company has been part of the Telecom Italia Group since 2003. (Wikipedia)
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Articles
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.
Editorial
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.
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