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Catch of the Day: The Return of the Pocket PCs! 📱🖊️

Hey Retro Fans!

Just in time for the weekend, we are shining our spotlight on a very special class of devices that popped up in our logs today: The forefathers of the smartphone!

An Internet Explorer 4.01 running on a classic Pocket PC (Windows CE) made an impressive return.
Think back to the late 90s and early 2000s: Before we all carried capacitive glass touchscreens in our pockets, devices like the Compaq iPAQ, the HP Jornada, or the Casio Cassiopeia ruled the business world. You operated them using a tiny plastic stylus on a resistive 240x320 pixel display.

Modern, image-heavy, and script-bloated websites will instantly bring these early handhelds to their knees. But FrogFind, with its pure text output, is an absolute blessing for the limited memory and tiny screens of these PDAs. It’s wonderful to see that you haven't hung up your styluses just yet!

We wish you a great weekend – stay mobile and retro!

Your FrogFind Team 🐸

If your devices still run Windows CE, now is the time to plan the transition. The guide by Miłosz Kosobucki (KDAB) outlines practical approaches to migrating business logic, UI frameworks, and OS/hardware integrations to modern Embedded Linux platforms.

📄 Download the whitepaper:
https://www.kdab.com/windowsce-to-embedded-linux-migration/

#Cpp #QtDev #Embedded #UI #Wince #WindowsCE #Linux #EmbeddedLinux

I have had the #DungeonCrawler 'The Quest' on my steam wish list for years. I don't know why, I've just never got around to purchasing it.

I didn't realize that this game started life on the #PocketPC. It is now running on my #WindowsCE #SmartBook at a glorious one frame a second.

While this game looks wonderful, this device is woeful. 😂

#PDA #RetroTech #RetroGaming

I have been looking for a Sylvania #SmartBook for some time & finally got one!

These are such interesting devices. One part 90's H/PC, one part 2000's #PocketPC & thrown into a #NetBook form factor.

It's a strange hybrid device of form and function.

I can't wait to tinker around with this. Since it runs on ARM and #WindowsCE I have heard there are ways to load pocket PC programs on it, though they may be unoptimized.

#PDA #RetroTech #Handheld #HandheldPC

🆕 KDAB Whitepaper: Windows CE to Embedded Linux Migration

Windows CE is aging and unsupported. This guide covers practical migration strategies for business logic, UI, and OS/hardware interactions, with C++, C#, Qt, and Linux-specific guidance. Preserve your application logic, handle OS touchpoints, and prepare your team for Linux. #Cpp #QtDev #Embedded #UI #Wince #WindowsCE #Linux #EmbeddedLinux

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https://www.kdab.com/windowsce-to-embedded-linux-migration/