Microsoft Windows CE 3.00 - Galileo
Released in 2000, Windows code name Galileo (released only 8 months after the
CE 2.12 Handhled PC release) was the first and only H/PC platform based on the
new Windows CE 3.0 code. CE 3 was a significant step forward for the Windows
CE operating system itself. However as a Platform HPC2000 didn't deliver significantly
more than in the previous 2.11 and 2.12 releases. The integrated Pocket Office
applications remained the same as in Handheld PC Pro, just with minor bug fixes.
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By the release of Windows CE 3 large OEM's were at liberty to release HPC2000
on a range of device types and display types. The Clamshell 640x240 specification
was to become the exception rather than the rule as it had been in previous
releases.
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| Windows CE 3.00 desktop, the hub of the Handheld
PC user interface in which little has changed |
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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 |
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| Control Panel |
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| Pocket Word |
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| Pocket Excel |
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| Pocket PowerPoint, virtually unchanged since it's
original CE 2.0 release. Now with Native PowerPoint 2000 support |
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| Pocket Access. Again virtually unchanged from H/PC
Pro. Still unable to support forms |
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| The HPC2000 Inbox client, almost identical to HPC
Pro's. With POP, IMAP4 and ActiveSync support |
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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 4.01 SP2. Mozilla 4 Compatible |
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| Help has remained the same, being one of the few
default programs to be a true 'window' |
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| Remote Networking with Direct Cable Connection,
Remote Access Service and VPN connections |
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| PC Link |
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| World Clock |
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| Windows Media Player 1.2 |
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| Standard Windows CE Calculator |
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| InkWriter (Note Taking) |
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| The Windows Voice Recorder. Agian virtually unchanged
from precious releases |
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| Terminal Server Client (Now Remote Desktop) |
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| The all important Solitaire game |
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| New in HPC2000 support for MSMQ Administration from
GUI or command line |
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| The first screen of the Out Of Box Experience (OOBE)
Screen |
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| HPC2000 Command Console |
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