Re: [pc110] Windows CE on PC110 ?
Kevin Day (toasty nospam at home.dragondata.com)
Fri, 11 Dec 1998 15:23:27 -0600 (CST)
>
> > Yes, I agree WIN-CE is inferior to 95/LINUX, etc....
> > But I too have pondered the possibility of installing WIN-CE on my PC110.
> > Particularly beacuse it's simply a basic/lightweight OS which should zoom
> > on a 20MB 486... sorta like a WIN95 "Lite" maybe??
> > It would do the basics and prolly leave a lot of room for other stuff...
>
> Funny, I asked the same thing of a friend. He is of the opinion that WinCE
> is not a "D"OS- but rather ROM-based, and not siutable for x86 processors.
>
> Pres Waterman N2PW
> c/o Patchogue Motors, Inc.
> Ford and Kia dealer
>
> "Who needs a big JOHNSON
> when ya got a little FLUTIE?"
> GO BILLS!
>
There currently is no x86 version of Windows CE available, and Microsoft
isn't really rushing to do one, so at the moment none of this is possible
anyway.
However, there are rom based x86 OS's.... I'm using one at my 'day job'. :)
Kevin