Windows CE 3 0 Presented by Minh Dao

Windows CE 3. 0 Presented by Minh Dao Southeastern University Spring 2000 10/17/2021 1

Table of Contents • Explore Windows CE 3. 0 • Compare Windows CE 3. 0 with Palm III • Windows CE’s Market share • Conclusions 10/17/2021 2

Windows CE 3. 0 • Windows CE 3. 0 is a 32 -bit OS. • Designed to meet the needs broad range of devices from enterprise tools to consumer products. • Typically targeted for a specific use, often run disconnected from other computers. 10/17/2021 3

Technical Features • Modularity-designed for quickly using with more than 200 ready-to-use components. • Real-time processing support— Windows CE supports 256 priority levels and has nested interrupt support. 10/17/2021 4

Technical Features (Cont. ) • Effective, easy-to-use development tools—use Windows CE Platform Builder 3. 0, Ms Visual C++® and Ms VB to build your custom designs. • Win 32® API—develop designs faster using the Win 32 API, which spans all Windows platforms and is used by more than five million developers worldwide. 10/17/2021 5

Technical Features (Cont. ) • Strong network of partners--tap into the expertise of 190 Systems Integrators, 28 Semiconductor Vendors, and 60 Embedded Tools partners worldwide. • Its multithreaded, multitasking--fully preemptive OS environment is targeted specifically toward hardware with limited resources. 10/17/2021 6

Processors • Supported processors: runs on 5 processor families—ARM, Hitachi Super. H, MIPS, Power. PC, and x 86—comprised of 12 unique processor architectures offered in over 180 individual processor parts 10/17/2021 7

Programming interfaces • Support for over 1500 Win 32 APIs, OLE/COM, DCOMTAPI, Active. X® Template Library (ATL), Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC), Windows Sockets, Windows Internet (Win. Inet), Security Service Provider Interface (SSPI), Active. X Data Objects (ADO) and others. 10/17/2021 8

Connectivity • Remote APIs: based desktop systems access to Windows CE–based devices Remotely manipulate data and device registry, transfer files. • Remote networking: direct connection to PC, dial-up access to Internet, PCs, and servers Windows connectivity: Internet Explorer, HTTP Server, MSMQ, DCOM 10/17/2021 9

Internationalization • Worldwide English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish, Dutch, Swedish, Japanese Far East text support. Input Method Manager, Input Method Editor panel UNICODE support. • Handwriting recognition for Japanese and English. 10/17/2021 10

Memory Requirements • 300 KB ROM minimum requirement— device dependent. Supports execute in place for ROM based applications to reduce the RAM required to operate the system. • No minimum RAM requirement—device dependent. The object store includes file systems, registry, and database. 256 MB object store size and contain a total number of objects equal to 4 MB. 10/17/2021 11

Kernel Debugger • A kernel debugger, fully integrated into the IDE, enables you to easily debug the OS and applications. Use a hardware test port to access the CPU architecture directly in order to provide basic debug features, such as code stepping, as well as advanced features such as execution trace. 10/17/2021 12

Flexible Paging Support • Demand paging supported by ROM, RAM, and file allocation table (FAT) file systems. • Multitasking up to 32 applications at once. 10/17/2021 13

Pocket PC Brands • Casio Cassiopeia A-10, Handspring • Hewlett-Packard (the LX series of PDAs) • Jornada 545 ($499) Jornada 548 ($599) • NEC Electronics Mobile. Pro 400 ($649 ) • Palm-size PC 2. 11, Palm IIIx, Palm Pilot • Philips Velo 1 ($699), Psion 3 c • Sharp (the Zaurus series of PDAs). 10/17/2021 14

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Windows CE 3. 0 vs. Palm III • Multitasking • No Multitasking • NO! Handwriting Recognition Shortcuts • YES! Handwriting Recognition Shortcuts • Pocket apps (Word and Excel) w/desktop file format support • NO 10/17/2021 17

Windows CE 3. 0 vs. Palm III • Application state stored? Yes • No • Today at a glance? Yes • No • E-Mail – Attachments • No email attachment • HTML • No HTML • Costs $200 more • Cheaper 10/17/2021 18

Market Share (Source: Dataquest 99) 10/17/2021 19

Conclusion • Windows CE 3. 0 is a new success of the old Ms strategy, which is usually implied as "Adopt, Adapt, Compete, Win, and Kill. " • Powerful ! but It's less cumbersome, the code has been streamlined, and faster than ever before. • With Win. CE 3. 0, Microsoft is back in the game. • 3 Com: remains leading vendor of palmtop Windows CE devices are finally catching up. 10/17/2021 20

That’s all • Thanks for your attention ! 10/17/2021 21