SH3, ARM or MIPS

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>> Can anyone tell me how to figure out the difference on these and how
to find out which version of software I should download. <<

Depends on which device you have.

All PPC devices produced since 2002 will run ARM software

Beverly Howard [MS MVP-Mobile Devices]

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lars wrote:


> Can anyone tell me how to figure out the difference on these and how to find
> out which version of software I should download.

If you have an old Casio, it's probably MIPS. If a Jornada, SH3. Most
everything else = ARM of some flavour. It's the processor type, and you
may find yours under Start | Settings | System | About - thought it may
also say 'PXA255' or something... another sort of ARM.

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On Fri, 22 Apr 2005 20:59:25 -0500, "Beverly Howard
[Ms-MVP/MobileDev]" <BevNoSpamBevHoward.com> wrote:

>Unfortunately, there are several new processors which don't id
>themselves in any way as "ARM" although they have the ARM subset so they
>are fully "ARM Compatible"
>
>A better approach would be to check for "mips" or "sh3" and if it's not,
>assume that it's "ARM" There should be no significant danger in any
>case, as trying to install a cab for the wrong processor will normally
>fail immediately with a notice that cab is incompatible with the device.
>
>If the device was mfg since 2002, it's arm ;-)

nitpick
If it is a Pocket PC 2002 or Pocket PC 2003 (or probably the next
version of Pocket PC), it is an ARM-compatible. As per the definition
of these platforms from Microsoft. But some companies _do_ still make
computers that run Windows CE on other CPUs. They are mostly
(entirely?) industrial devices, including rugged handhelds.

>
>Beverly Howard [MS MVP-Mobile Devices]

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