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Very interesting.. I think my Yahoo ID is being a bit screwy at the moment, but this looks to be one killer device.
Are they aiming for PPC compatibility (ie its a feature) or is it more of something being thrown in there just because (won't be supported much in the future?)
Essentially, what's the outlook on PPC compatibility.
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From different websites, it seems that MS wants to converge the two embedded OS lines. This would expand its software base and ease developers burdens of supporting too many devices. This seems a logical step in that palm's main advantage is in the software base.
To deal with the recent increase in palm's resolution over that of PPCs, CE.net supports small to large screen resolutions. Already this NEXiO S160 eclipses anything palm may have. It is 2.5x the resolution of the highest resolution in the NR/NX/NZ/iQue palms. It doesn't look like palm will have anything close to this in the near future. This will definitely attract those who want or need the high resolution. Medical types should be interested as diagrams will now be shown in one screen not requiring scrolling. The information becomes more meaningful. Corporate business people who need to view large excel sheets can do so similarly. Power point is supported with built in VGA connector.
As far as I can garner, these hires devices will take over from the current PPCs. The push to make the two APIs converge is to include already existing software from the PPC base for this new breed of Super PDAs. As far as I can tell, these devices have practically no learning curve for Windows user. It looks and acts like a nanolaptop. This is unlike PPC which may still require adjustment from users - mainly because of the screen resolution restriction. It has instant on and off ability of PDAs and is snappier than the current 400MHz PPCs (based on a user experience who also owns a PPC). The CE.net OS seems to be better at capitalizing on the full potential of these PXA250 chips.
This is the second generation NEXiO as the first S150 had high speed CDMA too advanced for the rest of the world, even now. The S160 has WiFi instead, something more ubiquitous in the US and other parts of the world.
You may like to do your own research as to how well this product may be supported. Google for McKendrick which is CE.net 4.2 due mid 2003. MS's websiite on CE.net explains where the .net move is taking the CE OS. It is a convergence of their two lines of handheld devices. This move should be attractive to developers. With the rapid progress of wearable near-eye displays with unlimited resolutions, CE.net is the way into the future.
PPC compatibility will be engulfed and expanded upon. The aim is not Samsung's, but microsoft's. Bsquare will run CE.net when it becomes marketed. It too has hires of VGA 640x480. Already, Samsung's website has a space in the download section of support for OS upgrade. This then appears to be an upcoming free OS upgrade. Digging through the files in Windows folder reveals an upgrade tool.
Research and make your own conclusions.
Try joining the group again. Someone failed because of an overloaded yahoo email account.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEXiOs
Snails for Samsung Nexio S160
by D1 » Mar 17, 2003 @ 11:07am 
, and I'm HAPPY finally because I'm getting good grades and maybe I should have put a 
on the last post.