Microsoft Windows CE 5.00 - Macallan
Released in July 2004, Windows CE 5 code name Macallan continues the Windows
CE lineage with a substantially more powerful OS core at the heart of the release.
Catering for the newer and broader generations of increasingly powerful mobile
devices.
Windows CE 5.0 forms the backbone of the Windows Mobile 5.0 consumer release,
replacing Windows Mobile 2003 and 2003SE on the consumer run of the Pocket PC.
The Windows CE 5.0 era promises to be a much more exciting one for innovation
and looks certain to spell the end of the homogeneous Pocket PC as OEM's and
developers are offered far greater freedoms in how they can imagine, deign and
build Windows Mobile devices.
Screenshots
The Windows CE 5 Core operating System can be configured with the shell to
run at almost any arbetry resolution. The following screen shots are taken from
the Windows CE 5.0 (Macallan) Platform Builder running in webpad mode - the
closest profile remaining to a H/PC specification.
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| Windows CE 5.00 beta desktop and shell |
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| Windows CE 5.00 core shell desktop, remarkably similar
to the McKendric core shell |
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| 'My Device' 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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| WordPad |
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| Pocket Internet Explorer for Windows CE 5.0 |
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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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| Network and Dial-up Connections with Direct Cable
Connection and Remote Access Service connections |
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| Connection Status |
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| Date/Time |
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| Windows Messenger for Windows CE |
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| Notice how the CE5 example shell only uses one taskbar
'tile'. The pullout on the right holds the active programs list |
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