I did this with a Palm IIIx once... well actually... My friend James did it with MY Palm once. I'd given it to him to hold one night while on a brdge climbing expedition on the Mississippi River Bridge in Baton Rouge, LA, and had forgotten to get it back from him before, in his drunken state, he decided to go for a swim in the fountains that adorn the downtown riverfront. It must have been under for a good 2 minutes. Took it apart when we got home, cleaned and dried it out, no good. The next morning, it magically worked again. The battery life was never the same for some reason, but the sucker worked!