Hey You Windows CE Old Timers!

[Jason Dunn]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.jasondunn.com/' target='_blank'>http://www.jasondunn.com/</a><br /><br /></div>Back in the days of yore, before the coming of the Pocket PC, I started up a little FAQ on the Velo 1 HPC, even before I owned the device. It cost me $1500 CAN to get one from the US. 8O That FAQ, and my participation in the Windows CE newsgroup, got me my MVP title, my first meeting with Microsoft, and the rest is history. I ended up launching a few mini Web sites (I really like launching new sites!), but eventually they became relics. I'm a big believer though in the importance of keeping content online and making the Internet an effective archive.<br /><br />In light of that, I've taken all those old sites (Windows CE FAQ, Velo FAQ, Windows CE Wallpaper Emporium) and archived them under my jasondunn.com domain. If you want a walk down memory lane, go check them out. Remember they're archived - please don't email me about inaccurate information, broken links, etc. It's all frozen in time. Here's a golden oldy from the FAQ that gave me a good chuckle: :lol: <br /><br /><b>[Q:] Where is Excel for my Palm-size PC? Or Word?</b><br /><i>[A:] Microsoft chose not to put Word or Excel on the Palm-size PC. There is no way to get it, no place to buy it, and no way to run it. If you need these applications, buy an HPC. You can try out bSquare's spreadsheet app here, and Z4Soft has another app here. If you get a new Pocket PC, Pocket Word and Pocket Excel are included.</i>

[bsoft]

Wow... that takes me back. I still have my old Compaq HPC (actually manufactured by Casio). 4 megabytes memory, no recording capability, ran on AAs, 480x240 resolution, Microsoft HPC Explorer, Schedule+.

I also owned a Compaq Aero Palm-Size PC. Then I got an iPaq 3650. I sold that on eBay for $130 and bought a brand new e335 for $125 (thanks to Pocket PC Thoughts).

I remember when this site was a tiny blog. Now it's one of the largest Pocket PC sites on the net. Wow.

[ctmagnus]

Chantal Kreviazuk (http://www.jasondunn.com/chantalkreviazuk/index.htm) - My site dedicated to an amazing Canadian musician. Streaming audio and video.

Didja go listen to her at the Stampede last night?

[Cortex]

thats funny... i recognized your old site! i used to visit it when i had my velo500... it was a great device! (too bad they never developed a color one)...

[Jason Dunn]

Chantal Kreviazuk (http://www.jasondunn.com/chantalkreviazuk/index.htm) - My site dedicated to an amazing Canadian musician. Streaming audio and video.

Didja go listen to her at the Stampede last night?

:soapbox:

Nope. I adore Chantal still (saw her in concert here a couple of months ago), but the Coca-Cola stage just sucks. Standing room only, and they try to cram 1000's of people into a very small area. It's dangerous and ugly - Ashley and I had a bad experience with it last year and I avoid it now. The Stampede board even had the gall to argue with me that they have room for "even more capacity".

[HTK]

that Matrox G200 "praising" site is just hilarious, I was laughing like crazy here :lol:

[BTS]

I remember this Velo site! I used to visit it often. I can remember an experience that you had with Phillips support....made me go with the Compaq C Series! :D

You know, I really love my new Toshiba E750 (this whole wireless access thing still has me blown away!). I must admit, though, there was something about those Win CE clamshells. I'd love to see them make a comeback at some point.

[Llew Silverhand]

She was at the stampede? :| Dang, should have gone.

[manywhere]

Ahhh yes, the fine memories I have of my Velo 500... It was high tech and looked really cool.
Too bad Philips stopped manufacturing WinCE devices, they we're pretty good at designing devices... but they were a bit bulky :roll:

Maybe installing Linux on it will put it into some use... ?
Too bad the PC Card adaptor never was bought... 'cause then I'd have a server by only adding Ethernet or WiFi and connecting it to my network! :lol:

[Jason Dunn]

that Matrox G200 "praising" site is just hilarious, I was laughing like crazy here :lol:

Yes, that was me developing the sense of sarcasm I use here. :lol:

[dangerwit]

Ohhhhh yeah, the Velo1 was my first baby. Y'know, the rubber shell and keys weren't all bad. The screen was tough to read, but that built-in modem sure was clever by the screen. How about that docking station? :)

Shortly after that, I bought a Toshiba Libretto 50, similar design, but ran Win98. That cost me $3000. 8O Man, I was an addict.

*Phil

[Marc Zimmermann]

Back in the days of yore, before the coming of the Pocket PC, I started up a little FAQ on the Velo 1 HPC, even before I owned the device.
Oh yes, bring back the memories... I used to visit your Velo site frequently while settling on and waiting for my Velo 500. The lovely Velo died last year, by the way, showing only black lines on its display.

It was about this time that I also started hanging around in the Windows CE newsgroup more and more, followed by getting a Nino 300, Aero 2130 and E-100.

[Take1]

I started using CE with the Nino 500 which was at 75 MHz and slug slow -- but it had COLOR (8 bit). I then bought an E-100 (hotest handheld at the time) and can still remember playing movie trailers on it -- almost unthinkable waaay back when (about four years ago, I think), and was amazed at it's .mp3 capabilities.

CE has come a LOOONG way!

[Fabulas]

Still got my E-100 :way to go:

[BobWitt]

This brings back one of my earliest posts to Jason...

"3/25/98 - A kind user who just received a Velo 500 from Mobile Planet has sent me the CE 2.0 Readme file that came with his Velo 500. LOTS of info here folks, on a wide variety of issues. It's a long read, and a 60 second download at 28.8, but if you wanted info on CE 2.0, here it is! Thanks Bob!"

BobWitt

[alvinchen]

Brings back good memories. I was in college when I helped out on the FAQ. The other day, I dug up my old Velo 1, with the 8 MB CF card and all.

I still remember the day that I left the Velo on the dashboard of my car for 8 hrs and when I powered it back on, it was black, and I thought the LCD had fused together from the heat.

Good times,

A

[TMAN]

Boy do I remember the day. I remember I went wireless with the Velo 1. I had the PC Card expansion bay you snapped on the bottom with a Megahertz 56K/Cellular modem combo card. I used this in conjuntion with my Nokia 232 Analog phone on the AirTouch network. Boy was I smokin' at 4800-9600 baud.