Wednesday, October 30, 2002
Microsoft Readies Two Versions of Windows CE
Posted by Ed Hansberry in "OFF-TOPIC" @ 06:00 AM
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,652367,00.asp
"The Redmond, Wash., developer is targeting a new set of smart devices, including VOIP (voice-over-IP) phones, with the next version of CE, code-named McKendric and due next year. The company plans to follow that release in 2005 with a version of CE code-named Macallan that includes greater storage capabilities and better file system technology."
Here is the interesting thing - emphasis mine - "McKendric will also achieve API compatibility with the Pocket PC at the shell level. As Microsoft moves forward with Pocket PC, the goal is to align it on the latest version of Windows CE so it can benefit from enhancements already made in power management and wireless networking." Woohoo! This means, I think, that as new versions of Windows CE are released, updated versions of the Pocket PC may be months or even weeks behind, not years like it is now. Windows CE.NET was released so long ago I don't even remember what the date is, yet Pocket PCs are still based on Windows CE 3.0.
I still didn't see anything in there about CE or Pocket PC being optimized for ARMv5 (X-Scale, TI-OMAP, etc) processors. :wink: Source: sweetpete
"The Redmond, Wash., developer is targeting a new set of smart devices, including VOIP (voice-over-IP) phones, with the next version of CE, code-named McKendric and due next year. The company plans to follow that release in 2005 with a version of CE code-named Macallan that includes greater storage capabilities and better file system technology."
Here is the interesting thing - emphasis mine - "McKendric will also achieve API compatibility with the Pocket PC at the shell level. As Microsoft moves forward with Pocket PC, the goal is to align it on the latest version of Windows CE so it can benefit from enhancements already made in power management and wireless networking." Woohoo! This means, I think, that as new versions of Windows CE are released, updated versions of the Pocket PC may be months or even weeks behind, not years like it is now. Windows CE.NET was released so long ago I don't even remember what the date is, yet Pocket PCs are still based on Windows CE 3.0.
I still didn't see anything in there about CE or Pocket PC being optimized for ARMv5 (X-Scale, TI-OMAP, etc) processors. :wink: Source: sweetpete
