15 Jun
1998
15 Jun
'98
7:51 a.m.
OK. I just purchased a Windows CE handheld. I realized that:
1) It represents MS's rebirth. That, along with cross-platform apps, means
that MS isn't going to be doing to much with Windows 9x/NT after a couple
years...
2) It's lighting fast, and covers all kinds of processors.
Now, I've got 2 questions:
1) With a Velo, is there any way to save files after it's turned off without
purchasing a hard card?
2) With a MIPS-based handheld, could I get stuff moving between this and my
N64?
Ciao,
Tim D. Hotze
15 Jun
15 Jun
9:28 a.m.
On Mon, 15 Jun 1998, Hotze wrote:
OK. I just purchased a Windows CE handheld. I
realized that:
1) It represents MS's rebirth. That, along with cross-platform apps, means
that MS isn't going to be doing to much with Windows 9x/NT after a couple
years...
Thanks for the tip, Tim. I'll dump all of my intel stock now. :-)
2) It's lighting fast, and covers all kinds of
processors.
The H/PC was a bit of a flop. For some reason, not many people wanted to
buy a machine that looked like Windows95, but ran on slower hardware with
no application compatibility.
However, I like the new Pilot rip-off, the Palm-sized PC, better. And if
you've never seen their Auto PC for cars, brace yourself for some drooling
(guaranteed to flop at the current $2K price though). They're also making
inroads into embedded systems with CE.
Now, I've got 2 questions:
1) With a Velo, is there any way to save files after it's turned off without
purchasing a hard card?
You've got internal battery-backed RAM for that.
2) With a MIPS-based handheld, could I get stuff
moving between this and my
N64?
Sure, just as easily as you can move stuff between the 6502 based Nintendo
and an AIM-65 (i.e., no way dOOd -- even if the CPU is the same, nothing
else is). However, I seem to recall that Microsoft recently signed-up a
game machine manufacturer for CE, and it was either Nintendo or Sega.
-- Doug
12:51 p.m.
On Mon, 15 Jun 1998, Hotze wrote:
Now, I've got 2 questions:
1) With a Velo, is there any way to save files after it's turned off without
purchasing a hard card?
2) With a MIPS-based handheld, could I get stuff moving between this and my
N64?
Tim, please ask these questions on comp.sys.handhelds.
Sam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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