Windows CE 3.0

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Windows CE 3.0

A capture of the typical Today screen in Microsoft Windows for Pocket PC 2000 (based on Windows CE 3.0)
Website:	msdn.microsoft.com/embedded/windowsce
Company/ developer:	Microsoft
OS family:	Windows CE
Source model:	Shared source
Latest stable release:	- / -
Kernel type:	Embedded kernel
License:	Microsoft EULA
Working state:	Supported until July 11, 2007

Microsoft Windows CE 3.0 is an operating system (OS) designed for embedded systems including PDAs and mobile phones, working within the constraints of the slow processors and reduced amount of memory available on these devices. It can run on several different types of processor and has support for real time programming.

The successor to Windows CE 3.0 is Windows CE .NET 4.0.

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A Screen Shot of Windows Handheld PC 2000, a platform based on Windows CE 3.0

A distinctive feature of Windows CE compared to other Microsoft software is that parts of it are offered in source code form. In 3.0, the source for several device drivers is available, including those for USB, the display and PCMCIA. They are offered mainly through the Platform Builder OS image integrator, but also through other initiatives.

Microsoft offered several platforms based on Windows CE 3.0, including Microsoft Windows for Pocket PC 2000, designed for handheld PDAs without keyboards.

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• Introducing Microsoft Windows CE 3.0
• What's New in Windows CE 3.0 A relatively short presentation of Microsoft Windows CE 3.0 innovations relative to its predecessors.
• Windows CE 3.0 API Reference A complete reference to Windows CE 3.0 API: as a reference, it is rather complete, but is not a good place to get an overview.
• Comparing Windows CE 3.0 with Windows CE 2.12 Comparing CE 3.0 with the previous version.
• Windows CE Feature by Feature Comparison of several versions of Windows CE .NET and CE 3.0
• Comparing Windows CE 3.0 and Windows NT Embedded 4.0
• Benchmarking Real-time Determinism in Microsoft Windows CE