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6 unusual facts about Windows CE


Cornell University Satellite

Using a commercial off the shelf (COTS) single board computer running Windows CE and C++, C&DH will execute the ADCNS algorithms and flight code.

IDrive

Debuted in September 2001 with the 7-Series and was based on Microsoft Windows CE for Automotive.

Luxgen7 MPV

The voice controlled LUXGEN Think+ system (co-developed with HTC) combines the on-board Windows CE computer with the Electronic Stability Control system and provides 3.5G mobile internet connection, GPS navigation, along with travel, shop, and traffic information.

Plastic Logic

The storage limit was 4 GB and the device was running Windows CE on a 800 MHz processor.

SoftMaker

Its predecessor, SoftMaker Office 2010, is available for Windows CE, and Pocket PCs (Windows Mobile handheld devices).

TeleType Co., Inc.

It develops and sells the WorldNav software for PC and Windows CE, tools for converting third party maps into WorldNav maps, an SDK and an API that allow the customization of the WorldNav application.


Active Scripting

VBScript and JScript engines are included with the default installation of Windows versions after Windows 95, and are an optional install with CE.

AN/CYZ-10

The DTD was replaced by the AN/PYQ-10 Simple Key Loader (SKL) which was built and designed by Ralph Osterhout and the Secure DTD2000 System (or SDS), a similarly sized unit that employs the Windows CE operating system.

Embedded software

This runs from small one-person operations consisting of a run loop and a timer, to LynxOS, VxWorks, BeRTOS, ThreadX, to Windows CE or Linux (with patched kernel).

JWPce

A key feature of JWPce is that it runs smoothly on Windows CE and Pocket PC platforms.

Secure DTD2000 System

It uses an XScale processor running at 300 MHz under the Microsoft Windows CE operating system.

ViewSonic

The units were deemed capable of operating on nearly any operating system, including Windows CE, Linux, QNX and VxWorks.


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