@jacenboy Woah, Nice! 👍 There is nothing financially irresponsible about getting a #PocketPC

They are nowhere near irrelevant. They can last for days with a new battery, have TONS of apps and games and most importantly are private unlike out cellphones these days.

I really like the Axim X30. The rocker switch on the side makes it amazing for reading and scrolling through documents. It's a shame that most #PDAs eventually dropped this feature.

@james That's interesting and thanks for the link. I just was more curious than anything.

I'm definitely going to keep this as a Windows CE device. I'm a huge fan of #PocketPC PDAs and #WindowsCE devices.

However, it's always neat to see what other OS's people are able to successfully boot on devices.

I didn’t want to go this route for various reasons but it looks like a #VirtualMachine is the only option left for me. It should allow me to manage my #PocketPC #PDA without the need to reboot or switch PCs.

I have never ran a #VM before so it will be a learning process.

What are the recommended vms for running Windows XP on #Linux with USB passthrough?

I hear a lot about VirtualBox. Any others?

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#AskFedi

Dedicated computer – This is what I’m doing now. I have a #Linux PC and a #Windows PC dedicated to managing my #PocketPC. Its inconvenient, takes up space & I don’t like having things scattered across multiple computers. I need a better solution.

Dual Boot – I won’t use windows 11 & I don’t want to have an old Windows instllation on my main PC. I also don’t want to leave Linux & reboot just to manage my PocketPC. This is a no go.

This currently leaves me at running a Virtual Machine.

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My goal is to get off #Windows completely and use #Linux as my daily driver but I have to have full #PocketPC compatibility before this can happen.

I only see 3 options moving forward:

Dedicated windows computer
Dual Booting
Virtual Machine

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