1. The World as Seen by Pocket PC
Chris De Herrera Webmaster, CEWindows.NET Microsoft MVP – Mobile Devices
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2. What is a Pocket PC?
Pocket PC is a handheld computer with a subset of the capabilities of a PC.
Fits in the palm of your hand
Provides the basic functionality that users need when they are traveling
Has a longer battery life than a notebook PC
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3. What’s it look like? Offers 320 x 240 color display
Touch screen for data entry
Serial & usb sync port
CompactFlash and/or Secure Digital Card for secondary storage
Stereo headphone jack
Finger Joystick
32 MB ram, 32MB rom, 206 mhz Intel StrongARM CPU
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4. What’s it look like?
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5. What Software is Included? Pocket PC 2002
Calendar, Contacts and Tasks that sync with Outlook
Pocket Word, Pocket Excel, Pocket Money
Terminal Services Client, VPN (Virtual Private Network), Networks, Dialup access
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6. Where did the Pocket PC 2002 come from?
Is the 4th generation of keyboardless devices that Microsoft has created.
Based on Windows CE 3.0
Includes handwriting recognition technology from Paragraph called Transcriber
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7. Prior Generations of Devices
Windows CE 1.0
Fall 1996 – Handheld PC
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8. Prior Generations of Devices
Windows CE 2.0
Fall 1997 – Handheld PC 2.0
Spring Palm-size PC 1.0
Windows CE 2.11
Fall 1998 – Handheld PC 3.0, Professional Edition
Spring 1998 – Palm-size PC 2.0
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9. Prior Generations of Devices
Windows CE 3.0
Spring 2000 – Pocket PC 2000
Summer 2000 – Handheld PC 2000
Spring 2002 – Pocket PC 2002
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10. Features Added Palm-size PC 1.0 First generation
Gray scale 320 x 240 display
Handwriting recognition
Calendar, contacts, tasks
Was going to be named Palm PC until Palm sued Microsoft. They settled on Palm-size PC to allow the product to launch
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11. Features Added Palm-size PC 1.0 11/29/2018
Was going to be named Palm PC until Palm sued Microsoft. They settled on Palm-size PC to allow the product to launch
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12. Features Added Palm-size PC 2.0 Color 320 x 240 displays
Video support in Casio E-105
Stereo headphone jack
Same software as 1.0
Microsoft added Windows Media Player
8-32 mb ram, 8-16 mb rom, mhz RISC cpu
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13. Features Added
Palm-size PC 2.0
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14. Feature Added Pocket PC 2000
Same hardware features as Palm-size PC 2.0
Pocket Word, Pocket Excel, Pocket Money, Reader, Windows Media Player
32-64 MB RAM, mhz RISC cpu
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15. Feature Added
Pocket PC 2000
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16. Pocket PC 2002 Architecture
Windows CE 3.0 based
Ram is divided between program and data storage and program execution space
Ram space and applications are automatically managed by the system
Does not run standard Windows applications
Multitasking – Allows you to run more than one application at once
Rom applications run from rom – they take very little ram to execute
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17. Pocket PC 2002 Demos Overview of the system
Overview of Accessories and Peripherals
Accessing the internet via b
Printing via Anycom Bluetooth card
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18. Future Directions
Pocket PC 2002 Phone Edition – Pocket PC with a built-in cellular phone
SmartPhone 2002 – Cellular Phone with calendar, contacts and tasks similar to the Pocket PC
Windows CE .NET – Supports Microsoft’s .NET web strategies.
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19. Pocket PC 2002 Phone Edition
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20. Pocket PC 2002 Phone Edition
Integrates a cellular phone into the Pocket PC
GSM, GPRS, and CDMA will be supported – Initial availability in Europe
Supports SIM based contacts, looks up the contact when a phone call is received
Supports multitasking – you can take notes while talking on the Pocket PC 2002 Phone Edition
Supports headsets as well as a speakerphone
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21. SmartPhone 2002
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22. Windows CE.NET and Beyond
Latest version - Code name Talisker formerly Windows CE 4.0
Supports Microsoft’s .NET strategy by supporting the Compact .NET framework
Microsoft intends to support the Compact.NET framework for the Pocket PC 2002.
Unknown if or when Windows CE.NET will be incorporated into the Pocket PC
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23. Resources for More Information
- my website with information on the Pocket PC and Windows CE.
- Dale Coffing’s website with news and reviews of Pocket PCs
- Microsoft’s Mobile Devices website – Get Pocket PC and Smart Phone Information
- Microsoft’s Pocket PC 2002 Phone Edition
- Get the latest news on what’s happening with Pocket PCs
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24. The World as Seen by Pocket Pc Question and Answers
Chris De Herrera Webmaster, CEWindows.NET Microsoft MVP – Mobile Devices
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25. The World as Seen by Pocket PC
Chris De Herrera Webmaster, CEWindows.NET Microsoft MVP – Mobile Devices
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