Microsoft Windows CE 1.00 - Pegasus
Released in 1997, Windows code name Pegasus heralded a new era for Microsoft
development strategy and set a ball in motion for one of the fiercest technology
battles to begin. Microsoft vs Palm.
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Windows CE 1 based Handheld PC devices were only available with monochrome
displays. The original Microsoft specification allowed for 480x240 display resolutions.
Hewlett Packard's clamshell releases overruled this guide line and shipped with
640x240 pixel displays.
The Hewlett Packard resolution - named HVGA - was quickly adopted by all manufacturers
as the de facto clamshell standard for all successive devices.
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| Windows CE 1.00 desktop, the hub of the Handheld
PC user interface which has changed little in subsequent generations |
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| 'My Handheld PC' or Windows CE Explorer |
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| The inevitable about box |
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| The start menu. CE 1 did not have a cascading start
menu like Windows 95. This was a key feature introduced with CE 2.0 |
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| Control Panel, sporting icon that will still be
familiar if not identical to modern generation Handheld PC users |
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| Pocket Word: At this stage a very simple application
boasting only slightly more features than Windows notepad |
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| Pocket Excel in it's original incarnation. Still
basic compared to later versions |
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| The original Inbox client. Inbox was limited to
POP3 / SMTP or Handheld PC Explorer communication |
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| Contacts organiser. Often pre-populated by the OEM
with contact and support information |
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| Tasks list |
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| Calendar |
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| Pocket Internet Explorer 1.1. Pocket Internet Explorer
1 was only Mozilla 1 compatible |
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| Help has remained the same in later versions, being
one of the few default programs to be a true 'window' |
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| Remote Networking with Direct Cable Connection and
Remote Access Service connections |
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| PC Link connecting to the CE 1 sync client 'Handheld
PC Explorer' |
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| World Clock |
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