From: Oliver Brose (oliver.brose_at_t-online.de)
Date: Fri Apr 18 2003 - 03:43:49 PDT
>Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 23:18:21 -0400
>From: Brian Pearce <bpearce_at_cloud9.net>
>The peculiar backlight feature of the Palm III model created an
>inverted image like the one in the photo; the light background became
>dark and the dark icons and type were then "lit". (I've never
>understood the purpose, but some people must have found it useful.)
I would guess that under low-light conditions it is supposed to
lessen eyestrain caused by a "big" bright screen. Friend of mine has
a Palm with such BL, looks quite neat.
Oliver :)
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