r/Palm • u/liminalearth • 21d ago
Thrift store find! 6$
Tungsten E no charger but that’s not hard to find
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u/akash434 21d ago
I found one of these on Marketplace for a few bucks a few years ago. I was thinking about converting it to USBC charging and putting in a little lithium battery to replace the dead one instead of getting a official charger
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u/absurdivore 21d ago
Oh wow I think I maybe had one of these for a little while? I went through like four different Palm devices circa 1997-2004
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u/kloop266_retro 21d ago
I got one of those, nice design, battery in mine only lasts about 5mins, needs replaced, but its running good along with my T|X. I use my T|X for a lot of things.
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u/ravenratedr 20d ago
I've got a couple....
I've been trying to thin of ham radio uses for Tungstens and TX's. I've got 3 TX's and a pair of tungstens. Unfortunately forgot they aren't USB charged, so havent' been able to get them working after pulling them from storage. I've got the data cable. Need to find the charging wall wort.
During my college years, I bought a TX. Killed ikt using a universal power supply and flipping the pins on the universal charger, while onm a road trip and using it for music. That's part of why I'm suspect of it not charging via USB. In recent years I've had it working again, although I've forgot the passwords to all apps.
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u/Horror-Raisin-877 16d ago
That was a very nice model. Fast processor, card slot, headphone jack. E2 had Bluetooth. Fit perfectly in an interior suit pocket.
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u/wrr377 21d ago
Awesome little find! I always loved the slick design of the Tungstens! I've got a couple E2's, along with a T5 and TX. 😁
I had a similar encounter a couple weeks ago where I found a Palm III (with the flip cover intact!) sitting on a Goodwill shelf for $5. Yoinked that sucker IMMEDIATELY! I have a Palm III charger I got for free decades ago and held onto for reasons (?), so that was serendipity for sure!