Re: Different PocketPC versions
From: Daniel Moth (dmoth74_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 01/15/05
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Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2005 22:11:10 -0000
I'll have to stick to the existing terminology I use :-)
Windows CE is the name of the componentised OS. Any device running the OS is
by definition a custom device (you have to customise/choose in Platform
Builder the features of the OS you want). There is no generic CE device.
Quite the opposite, there is a popular customisation known as the Pocket PC
platform so if you had to name one platform as generic it would be the PPC,
in my view.
Putting it a different way, "generic" implies that given a generic CE device
I can make certain assumptions about its features - nothing could be further
than the truth. Given a PPC, I can certainly make assumptions about what is
present, hence generic would fit.
Cheers
Daniel
-- http://www.danielmoth.com/Blog/ <r_z_aret@pen_fact.com> wrote in message news:f62ju0dksvld70dhh39tcrvda19lonrgel@4ax.com... > I'm replying to all via myself. > > "custom CE-based devices" implies specialization. I think only some > are actually specialized. > > "Vanilla CE" has the opposite problem. Yes, I am being explicitly > ambiguous. I'm also inclined to think it's too cute, but maybe I > shouldn't be so stodgy. A less cute variant might be "Generic CE". > > Thanks for the ideas. I'm still pondering. > > On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 15:43:14 -0500, r_z_aret@pen_fact.com wrote: > >>Somewhat off-topic, somewhat fussy. >> >>I'm bothered by the use of "CE devices" in this context, and but can't >>think of a better alternative. Specifically, I don't like the idea of >>using "CE Devices" to mean "things that use the Windows CE operating >>system but aren't Pocket PCs". I would like "CE devices" to mean "all >>devices that use a version of the Windows CE operating system". I >>think Microsoft has thoroughly messed up the terminology and confused >>_many_ folks, including developers and users. Thus, I think we should >>be especially careful. So I'm hoping someone has a good, or at lease >>OK, suggestion. Besides the general name, I'd like a name for the >>recent crop of mostly industrial devices that run version 4.2 of the >>Windows CE operating system, but aren't Pocket PCs. Some look a lot >>like HPCs, but aren't. >>Some examples: >>http://www.daptech.com/products/CE8800/ >>http://www.daptech.com/products/CE8640/ >>http://www.advantech.com.tw/products/Model_Detail.asp?model_id=1-KOIBT&PD= >>http://www.symbol.com/products/mobile_computers/kb_mc9000.html >> >> >>On Thu, 13 Jan 2005 11:21:25 -0500, " Ginny Caughey [MVP]" >><ginny.caughey.online@wasteworks.com> wrote: >> >>>CE devices are generally specialized, so you'd need to know what device >>>you're targetting. On the other hand, there are some CE devices that are >>>fairly widely used, such as those from Symbol Tech which use ARM. I don't >>>now what type of app you're planning, but generally the consumer market >>>(PDAs, phones, Windows Mobile) is different from the CE market anyway, so >>>your app might not have a market there even if it runs ok. >> >>----------------------------------------- >>To reply to me, remove the underscores (_) from my email address (and >>please indicate which newsgroup and message). >> >>Robert E. Zaret, eMVP >>PenFact, Inc. >>500 Harrison Ave., Suite 3R >>Boston, MA 02118 >>www.penfact.com > > ----------------------------------------- > To reply to me, remove the underscores (_) from my email address (and > please indicate which newsgroup and message). > > Robert E. Zaret, eMVP > PenFact, Inc. > 500 Harrison Ave., Suite 3R > Boston, MA 02118 > www.penfact.com
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