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Designation of Microsoft on one type of PDA with built-keyboard which is characterized by having a color displays 640 x 240 pixels, at least. It works with the Microsoft Windows CE operating system or its most current shunt, the Handheld PC, which gives it its name. The Handheld PC (HPC), like the Pocket PC, are more powerful and versatile than the PDA based on Palm OS, and have a processor of at least 133 MHz.
There is great confusion of terms relating to the PDA. Some manufacturers call them interchangeably Handheld PC to Pocket PC or PDA based on Palm OS. We could use the term pocket PC to refer not only to the PDA based on Microsoft's operating system, but also some similar PDAs such as those of the brand Psion.
The Handheld PC was the original hardware design for consumer PDA devices running Windows CE. It allows one to organize one's life on the move. Billed by Microsoft as a "PC Companion device," the Handheld PC provides familiar applications from the PC in a mobile format with all the convenience and portability of a PDA. Originally announced in 1996, the Handheld PC is distinctive from its more recent counterparts such as the Palm-Size PC, Pocket PC, or SmartPhone in that the specification provides for larger screen sizes as well as a keyboard.
To be classed as a Handheld PC the device must: - Run Microsoft's Windows CE (Handheld PC Platform Release)
- Be bundled with an application suite only found through an OEM Platform Release and not in Windows CE itself
- Use ROM
- Have a screen supporting a resolution of greater than 480×240
- Include a keyboard
- Include a CompactFlash Slot
- Include a PCMCIA Slot
- Include an infrared (IrDA) port
- Provide wired serial and/or USB connectivity.
Examples of Handheld PC device are the HP 320LX, HP Jornada 720, and Vadem Clio. A full list of Handheld PC class devices can be found at HPC:Factor in the http://www.hpcfactor.com/qlink/?linkid=9 Handheld PC Device Specifications List. |
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