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I'm a newbie when it comes to PDAs.

I realize the PalmOS is a different OS, but are "PPC" (Pocket PC), "WinCE"
and "Windows Mobile" just names for different generations of WinCE? Or are
they different?

Confused.

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Jeff Stevens
Email address deliberately false to avoid spam
jeff@stevens.com

Archived from groups: comp.sys.palmtops (More info?)

Windows CE is an operating system, like Windows 98, Windows XP or 'Linux'.
It has versions 1 through 5.

P/PC and Windows Mobile are "Platforms" based on Windows CE. Windows Mobile
succeeded the P/PC as a new brand name. Just as P/PC came after Palm-size
PC, and Palm-size PC after Palm PC (for legal reasons) and Palm PC was a
spin off release from the original Handheld PC:
http://www.hpcfactor.com/newsgroup/

A Platform is more apt to the model of how Red Hat and Mandrake relate to
Linux, They are based on the Linux code, but come with their own User
Interface, applications, customisations and features.

There is a historical overview of the versions here:
http://www.hpcfactor.com/support/windowsce/

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"Jeff" <jeff@falsepart.com> wrote in message
news:8YpTd.47060$NC6.18235@newsread1.mlpsca01.us.to.verio.net...
> I'm a newbie when it comes to PDAs.
>
> I realize the PalmOS is a different OS, but are "PPC" (Pocket PC), "WinCE"
> and "Windows Mobile" just names for different generations of WinCE? Or are
> they different?
>
> Confused.
>
> --
>
> Jeff Stevens
> Email address deliberately false to avoid spam
> jeff@stevens.com
>
>
>

Archived from groups: comp.sys.palmtops (More info?)

Thank you. Very clear.

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Jeff Stevens
Email address deliberately false to avoid spam
jeff@stevens.com


"Chris Tilley - HPC:Factor" <chrisNOSPAMPLEASE@hpcfactor.com> wrote in
message news:421e3835$0$5578$cc9e4d1f@news.dial.pipex.com...
> Windows CE is an operating system, like Windows 98, Windows XP or 'Linux'.
> It has versions 1 through 5.
>
> P/PC and Windows Mobile are "Platforms" based on Windows CE. Windows
> Mobile succeeded the P/PC as a new brand name. Just as P/PC came after
> Palm-size PC, and Palm-size PC after Palm PC (for legal reasons) and Palm
> PC was a spin off release from the original Handheld PC:
> http://www.hpcfactor.com/newsgroup/
>
> A Platform is more apt to the model of how Red Hat and Mandrake relate to
> Linux, They are based on the Linux code, but come with their own User
> Interface, applications, customisations and features.
>
> There is a historical overview of the versions here:
> http://www.hpcfactor.com/support/windowsce/
>
> --
> Chris Tilley
> Editor-in-Chief
> ___________________________________________________________________________
> HPC:Factor http://www.hpcfactor.com/
> HPC:Factor HPC Forums http://www.hpcfactor.com/forums/
>
> "Jeff" <jeff@falsepart.com> wrote in message
> news:8YpTd.47060$NC6.18235@newsread1.mlpsca01.us.to.verio.net...
>> I'm a newbie when it comes to PDAs.
>>
>> I realize the PalmOS is a different OS, but are "PPC" (Pocket PC),
>> "WinCE" and "Windows Mobile" just names for different generations of
>> WinCE? Or are they different?
>>
>> Confused.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Jeff Stevens
>> Email address deliberately false to avoid spam
>> jeff@stevens.com
>>
>>
>>
>
>