Windows CE: Future classic (OT, in a way...)

From: Hotze <photze_at_batelco.com.bh>
Date: Mon Jun 15 13:39:15 1998

>Thanks for the tip, Tim. I'll dump all of my intel stock now. :-)


Seriously, that doesn't mean going away from Intel. x86 is supported.
Besides, Linux'll take over x86's hardware.... ;-)
>> 2) It's lighting fast, and covers all kinds of processors.
>
>The H/PC was a bit of a flop. For some reason, not many people wanted to
>buy a machine that looked like Windows95, but ran on slower hardware with
>no application compatibility.


Well, believe it or not, it took Microsoft for "open-season" to start on
handhelds.

>However, I like the new Pilot rip-off, the Palm-sized PC, better. And if
>you've never seen their Auto PC for cars, brace yourself for some drooling
>(guaranteed to flop at the current $2K price though). They're also making
>inroads into embedded systems with CE.


Great. Now, stoplights and car batteries will freeze on me.

>> 1) With a Velo, is there any way to save files after it's turned off
without
>> purchasing a hard card?
>
>You've got internal battery-backed RAM for that.


OK.
>> 2) With a MIPS-based handheld, could I get stuff moving between this and
my
>> N64?
>
>Sure, just as easily as you can move stuff between the 6502 based Nintendo
>and an AIM-65 (i.e., no way dOOd -- even if the CPU is the same, nothing
>else is). However, I seem to recall that Microsoft recently signed-up a
>game machine manufacturer for CE, and it was either Nintendo or Sega.


That's what I thought. But I heard a friend talk about it...
    As for the Sega, Windows CE's OK for what I want it for: Simple eMail.
No graphics, no attachments. I don't want Windows CE freezing up my game
machine. Especially not when UNIX based competitiors are availabe. I said
that I liked Windows CE. I didn't say that it was the best at anything.
Just shows promise.
    Ciao,

Tim D. Hotze
Received on Mon Jun 15 1998 - 13:39:15 BST