Newbie confused: PPC/WinCE/Windows Mobile...

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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?)

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/
>
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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
>>
>>
>>
>
>