@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.

An iPAQ image viewer. The original doesn't work on other devices, but this is a fixed build.
https://archive.org/details/i-paq-image-zone

#PocketPC #PDA #WindowsMobile #iPAQ

I have made an irresponsible financial decision

#Tech #Technology #PocketPC #PDA

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

@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.

@morihofi I don't care how silly the app. If it's #PocketPC it gets a boost from me!

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

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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