Inside Windows CE 1 0 2 x
What is Windows CE and how did they shoehorn all those applications in there? ... The Kernel of Windows CE provides memory management, preemptive multitasking and interrupt handling. ... Inside the GUI, all applications are run. ... There is no "DOS" mode as in other versions of Windows. ... The compression is approximately 2 to 1. ... In Windows CE 2.0, the system uses paging to reduce the amount of ram that is required at any given time to run all the applications that are loaded. ... Also, Windows CE 2.0 allows for compressed executables in ROM. ... Also, in Windows CE 2.0, you can only create files and databases that are 4 MB or smaller. Windows CE 2.1 removes this limitation. ... Storage The program and data storage in Windows CE supports long filenames. ... When Windows CE sees a compressed PC Card, the system will ask you if you want to format it. Communications The Windows CE environment provides serial communications. ... Windows CE 2.0 also provides printing via serial cable or IrDA port to a PCL3 printer such as the HP Laserjet series.