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2007. A $2,500 pocket PC. Now worth... $200. Still runs Resident Evil. 🧟🎮

Sony UX58. 4.5" touchscreen. Slide-out QWERTY. 484 grams. Intel single-core. Windows Vista (ugh). Upgrade to XP or Win7 to survive.

Hardcore modders swapped in dual-core CPUs, extra fans, bigger SSDs.

Then—Resident Evil 2 remastered. On your palm.

Not e-waste. Digital treasure.

#SonyUX58 #UMPC #PocketPC #SonyDesign #RetroGaming #WindowsVista #DigitalTreasure

2007. A $2,500 pocket PC. Now worth... $200. Still runs Resident Evil. 🧟🎮

Sony UX58. 4.5" touchscreen. Slide-out QWERTY. 484 grams. Intel single-core. Windows Vista (ugh). Upgrade to XP or Win7 to survive.

Hardcore modders swapped in dual-core CPUs, extra fans, bigger SSDs.

Then—Resident Evil 2 remastered. On your palm.

Not e-waste. Digital treasure.

#SonyUX58 #UMPC #PocketPC #SonyDesign #RetroGaming #WindowsVista #DigitalTreasure

2007. A $2,500 pocket PC. Now worth... $200. Still runs Resident Evil. 🧟🎮

Sony UX58. 4.5" touchscreen. Slide-out QWERTY. 484 grams. Intel single-core. Windows Vista (ugh). Upgrade to XP or Win7 to survive.

Hardcore modders swapped in dual-core CPUs, extra fans, bigger SSDs.

Then—Resident Evil 2 remastered. On your palm.

Not e-waste. Digital treasure.

#SonyUX58 #UMPC #PocketPC #SonyDesign #RetroGaming #WindowsVista #DigitalTreasure

2007. A $2,500 pocket PC. Now worth... $200. Still runs Resident Evil. 🧟🎮

Sony UX58. 4.5" touchscreen. Slide-out QWERTY. 484 grams. Intel single-core. Windows Vista (ugh). Upgrade to XP or Win7 to survive.

Hardcore modders swapped in dual-core CPUs, extra fans, bigger SSDs.

Then—Resident Evil 2 remastered. On your palm.

Not e-waste. Digital treasure.

#SonyUX58 #UMPC #PocketPC #SonyDesign #RetroGaming #WindowsVista #DigitalTreasure

2007. A $2,500 pocket PC. Now worth... $200. Still runs Resident Evil. 🧟🎮

Sony UX58. 4.5" touchscreen. Slide-out QWERTY. 484 grams. Intel single-core. Windows Vista (ugh). Upgrade to XP or Win7 to survive.

Hardcore modders swapped in dual-core CPUs, extra fans, bigger SSDs.

Then—Resident Evil 2 remastered. On your palm.

Not e-waste. Digital treasure.

#SonyUX58 #UMPC #PocketPC #SonyDesign #RetroGaming #WindowsVista #DigitalTreasure

Another thing that really surprises me is that the #GPS stuff is driverless on #PocketPC.

I don't really understand why. Cameras, LAN adapters, non BT Keyboards, etc. all require drivers, but not the GPS stuff.

GPS uses the #NMEA standard but i find it hard to believe that support for this was baked into #WinCE.

Whatever the reason its quite convenient!

#WindowsMobile #PDA #WindowsCE

Another thing that really surprises me is that the #GPS stuff is driverless on #PocketPC.

I don't really understand why. Cameras, LAN adapters, non BT Keyboards, etc. all require drivers, but not the GPS stuff.

GPS uses the #NMEA standard but i find it hard to believe that support for this was baked into #WinCE.

Whatever the reason its quite convenient!

#WindowsMobile #PDA #WindowsCE

Another thing that really surprises me is that the #GPS stuff is driverless on #PocketPC.

I don't really understand why. Cameras, LAN adapters, non BT Keyboards, etc. all require drivers, but not the GPS stuff.

GPS uses the #NMEA standard but i find it hard to believe that support for this was baked into #WinCE.

Whatever the reason its quite convenient!

#WindowsMobile #PDA #WindowsCE

Another thing that really surprises me is that the #GPS stuff is driverless on #PocketPC.

I don't really understand why. Cameras, LAN adapters, non BT Keyboards, etc. all require drivers, but not the GPS stuff.

GPS uses the #NMEA standard but i find it hard to believe that support for this was baked into #WinCE.

Whatever the reason its quite convenient!

#WindowsMobile #PDA #WindowsCE

Another thing that really surprises me is that the #GPS stuff is driverless on #PocketPC.

I don't really understand why. Cameras, LAN adapters, non BT Keyboards, etc. all require drivers, but not the GPS stuff.

GPS uses the #NMEA standard but i find it hard to believe that support for this was baked into #WinCE.

Whatever the reason its quite convenient!

#WindowsMobile #PDA #WindowsCE

Also Garmin & Tomtom have navigational software that works on #PocketPC.

Unfortunately I am still trying to figure out how to configure these. Especially with newer maps which I have downloaded but can't figure out where to put them in the programs file structure & get them to integrate properly.

There is a lot of older software that Is easy enough to find, installs & works great though.

Pharos had the OSTIA software & Microsoft had Streets and Trips.

#WindowsCE #WindowsMobile #PDA

Recently I have been toying around with a lot of the old #PocketPC #GPS stuff.

There are a variety of different ways to connect to a GPS. Some connect via the Compact Flash slot, some are SDIO, some Bluetooth and others through a physical serial cable.

You also have to decide on what GPS software that you want to use and then find compatible maps.

I'm still figuring things out and it is quite finicky but when it works it is surprisingly decent!

#PDA #WindowsMobile #RetroTech #WindowsCE

Recently I have been toying around with a lot of the old #PocketPC #GPS stuff.

There are a variety of different ways to connect to a GPS. Some connect via the Compact Flash slot, some are SDIO, some Bluetooth and others through a physical serial cable.

You also have to decide on what GPS software that you want to use and then find compatible maps.

I'm still figuring things out and it is quite finicky but when it works it is surprisingly decent!

#PDA #WindowsMobile #RetroTech #WindowsCE

Recently I have been toying around with a lot of the old #PocketPC #GPS stuff.

There are a variety of different ways to connect to a GPS. Some connect via the Compact Flash slot, some are SDIO, some Bluetooth and others through a physical serial cable.

You also have to decide on what GPS software that you want to use and then find compatible maps.

I'm still figuring things out and it is quite finicky but when it works it is surprisingly decent!

#PDA #WindowsMobile #RetroTech #WindowsCE

Recently I have been toying around with a lot of the old #PocketPC #GPS stuff.

There are a variety of different ways to connect to a GPS. Some connect via the Compact Flash slot, some are SDIO, some Bluetooth and others through a physical serial cable.

You also have to decide on what GPS software that you want to use and then find compatible maps.

I'm still figuring things out and it is quite finicky but when it works it is surprisingly decent!

#PDA #WindowsMobile #RetroTech #WindowsCE

Recently I have been toying around with a lot of the old #PocketPC #GPS stuff.

There are a variety of different ways to connect to a GPS. Some connect via the Compact Flash slot, some are SDIO, some Bluetooth and others through a physical serial cable.

You also have to decide on what GPS software that you want to use and then find compatible maps.

I'm still figuring things out and it is quite finicky but when it works it is surprisingly decent!

#PDA #WindowsMobile #RetroTech #WindowsCE

@finisek Yeah. It's such a strange decision. I have no idea why they would restrict it from being accessed on a PC while seemingly EVERYTHING else is easily accessible.

It was a wakeup call for me though.

I will be finding a different app to use and will certainly be making heavier use of the voice recorder on my #PocketPC

Thanks again!

After upgrading my #Android phone a while back, I decided to take the old phone (Pixel 6) and backup all my photos, videos etc.

As I am copying them to my computer I was having a hard time finding where the voice recordings were located.

I take a LOT of voice recordings & haven't backed them up in years.

After doing a bit of reading it sounds like #Google sealed them off and you have to have root access unless you share them online.

WTF?!

#PocketPC would never do this to me.

#retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #search #searchengine #frogFind #windowsCE #pocketPC #InternetExplorer #InternetExplorer4

Catch of the Day: The Pocket PC Revival! 📟🖋️

Hey Retro Fans!
Today, our FrogFind radar caught a true gem from the early mobile era: Internet Explorer 4.01 on Windows CE (Pocket PC)!

Who doesn't remember the turn of the millennium, proudly pulling a Compaq iPAQ, HP Jornada, or Casio Cassiopeia out of a suit pocket? These devices ran Windows CE, featured resistive touchscreens operated with a tiny plastic stylus, and often boasted a whopping 32 or 64 megabytes of RAM.

The integrated "Pocket Internet Explorer" was a marvel back then, but is completely lost on the modern web. If it encounters even a kilobyte too much of modern JavaScript, the tiny processor immediately gives up. But this is exactly where FrogFind shines! On the classic 240x320 pixel displays of these PDAs, pure, fast HTML is rendered—and suddenly, the internet of 2026 is usable again on hardware from 1999.

Cheers to the saviors of classic PDAs! Keep a close eye on your styluses!

Your FrogFind Team 🐸

#retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #search #searchengine #frogFind #windowsCE #pocketPC #InternetExplorer #InternetExplorer4

Catch of the Day: The Pocket PC Revival! 📟🖋️

Hey Retro Fans!
Today, our FrogFind radar caught a true gem from the early mobile era: Internet Explorer 4.01 on Windows CE (Pocket PC)!

Who doesn't remember the turn of the millennium, proudly pulling a Compaq iPAQ, HP Jornada, or Casio Cassiopeia out of a suit pocket? These devices ran Windows CE, featured resistive touchscreens operated with a tiny plastic stylus, and often boasted a whopping 32 or 64 megabytes of RAM.

The integrated "Pocket Internet Explorer" was a marvel back then, but is completely lost on the modern web. If it encounters even a kilobyte too much of modern JavaScript, the tiny processor immediately gives up. But this is exactly where FrogFind shines! On the classic 240x320 pixel displays of these PDAs, pure, fast HTML is rendered—and suddenly, the internet of 2026 is usable again on hardware from 1999.

Cheers to the saviors of classic PDAs! Keep a close eye on your styluses!

Your FrogFind Team 🐸

#retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #search #searchengine #frogFind #windowsCE #pocketPC #InternetExplorer #InternetExplorer4

Catch of the Day: The Pocket PC Revival! 📟🖋️

Hey Retro Fans!
Today, our FrogFind radar caught a true gem from the early mobile era: Internet Explorer 4.01 on Windows CE (Pocket PC)!

Who doesn't remember the turn of the millennium, proudly pulling a Compaq iPAQ, HP Jornada, or Casio Cassiopeia out of a suit pocket? These devices ran Windows CE, featured resistive touchscreens operated with a tiny plastic stylus, and often boasted a whopping 32 or 64 megabytes of RAM.

The integrated "Pocket Internet Explorer" was a marvel back then, but is completely lost on the modern web. If it encounters even a kilobyte too much of modern JavaScript, the tiny processor immediately gives up. But this is exactly where FrogFind shines! On the classic 240x320 pixel displays of these PDAs, pure, fast HTML is rendered—and suddenly, the internet of 2026 is usable again on hardware from 1999.

Cheers to the saviors of classic PDAs! Keep a close eye on your styluses!

Your FrogFind Team 🐸

#retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #search #searchengine #frogFind #windowsCE #pocketPC #InternetExplorer #InternetExplorer4

Catch of the Day: The Pocket PC Revival! 📟🖋️

Hey Retro Fans!
Today, our FrogFind radar caught a true gem from the early mobile era: Internet Explorer 4.01 on Windows CE (Pocket PC)!

Who doesn't remember the turn of the millennium, proudly pulling a Compaq iPAQ, HP Jornada, or Casio Cassiopeia out of a suit pocket? These devices ran Windows CE, featured resistive touchscreens operated with a tiny plastic stylus, and often boasted a whopping 32 or 64 megabytes of RAM.

The integrated "Pocket Internet Explorer" was a marvel back then, but is completely lost on the modern web. If it encounters even a kilobyte too much of modern JavaScript, the tiny processor immediately gives up. But this is exactly where FrogFind shines! On the classic 240x320 pixel displays of these PDAs, pure, fast HTML is rendered—and suddenly, the internet of 2026 is usable again on hardware from 1999.

Cheers to the saviors of classic PDAs! Keep a close eye on your styluses!

Your FrogFind Team 🐸

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?

🧵 4/4

#AskFedi

@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.

https://mas.to/@Judeau/116460336169650952

Success!

The old WinXP laptop was able to pull the driver off of the disk!

Now to get them installed & working.

The files look a bit strange & I can't make out exactly which .cab file that I need so I just went ahead & sent everything over to the #PocketPC using the magic of wireless #IrDA.

Once I can verify that the files are good & working, I will put them up on #Archive.

I don't believe the 1.4 #WindowsCE drivers exist anywhere online.

#PDA #WindowsMobile

@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.

@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.

@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.

@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.

After screenshotting, archiving & keeping metadata on my curated Palm OS apps project, I'm giving #WindowsMobile #PocketPC some love with its first 10 games I added on my list (not all of them shown in the screenshots).

#Archival #Astraware #RetroComputing #Gaming #RetroGaming #PDA

Browsing Ebay I came across this CF Ethernet adapter from TRENDnet.

Look familiar?

Other than the change in color it looks identical to the offering from Pharos.

It appears to be a rebrand. The #WindowsCE drivers are v1.5 and still available online.

The file structure looks EXACTLY like the Pharos disk. So i ran the installation and it installed the drivers on my PPC!

Unfortunately I can't seem to get it configured correctly but these drivers actually install which is progress.

#PocketPC

@sverx The game itself is probably just slightly above average. It's a fun playthrough but nothing amazing. It's mostly just the art design and music that make it something special.

I loved it so much that I actually made some custom wallpaper for my #PocketPC.

I haven't been terribly active here the last couple of weeks as I have been engrossed in several #PocketPC projects that are taking up much of my free time.

I tend to go down these obsessive rabbit holes on occasion and all my attention is mostly focused there.

I hope everyone has been doing well.

To co, instalujemy jakieś lekkie distro?
😅

#linux #pocketpc

#retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #search #searchengine #frogFind #pda #pocketpc #WindowsCE #InternetExplorer

Catch of the Day: The Return of the Pocket PCs! 📱🖊️

Hey Retro Fans!

Just in time for the weekend, we are shining our spotlight on a very special class of devices that popped up in our logs today: The forefathers of the smartphone!

An Internet Explorer 4.01 running on a classic Pocket PC (Windows CE) made an impressive return.
Think back to the late 90s and early 2000s: Before we all carried capacitive glass touchscreens in our pockets, devices like the Compaq iPAQ, the HP Jornada, or the Casio Cassiopeia ruled the business world. You operated them using a tiny plastic stylus on a resistive 240x320 pixel display.

Modern, image-heavy, and script-bloated websites will instantly bring these early handhelds to their knees. But FrogFind, with its pure text output, is an absolute blessing for the limited memory and tiny screens of these PDAs. It’s wonderful to see that you haven't hung up your styluses just yet!

We wish you a great weekend – stay mobile and retro!

Your FrogFind Team 🐸

HP iPAQ hw910
(2005)

Vienas iš stipriausių ir populiariausių to meto Windows Mobile telefonų-PDA hibridų. Tai buvo kišeninis kompiuteris su telefonu skirtas verslo vartotojams, kuriame dar integruotas GPS, Wi-Fi ir su QWERTY klaviatūra.

3,0 colio TFT jutiklinis ekranas (65K spalvų), Intel PXA270 procesorius, 64MB RAM + 128MB ROM, atmintis plečiama miniSD, 1,3MP kamera su video įrašymu, Windows Mobile 5.0 Phone Edition, GSM 900/1800/1900 + UMTS 2100 (3G), Wi-Fi 802.11b, Bluetooth 2.0, integruotas GPS, infraraudonieji spinduliai, 1200–1500 mAh nuimama Li-Ion baterija (iki 4–5 val. pokalbių, ~150–200 val. budėjimo), dydis 119×71×21 mm, svoris 190 g.

#HPiPAQ #hw6910 #WindowsMobile #PocketPC #RetroTech #QWERTY #TechHistory #VintagePDA #1EYEReview

Installing programs on Windows Mobile 2003 definitely has its quirks. It installs to the device's storage (RAM) which is only about 10 MB of its 32 MB on my low-end HP rz1710. Adjusting it means less RAM for programs. And once it's done installing, it removes the .CAB file without asking. This makes it so you pretty much need a third-party program to change its install location to SD card and stop removing .CABs haha :BlobhajSadReach:

#PDA #PocketPC #RetroComputing #WindowsMobile

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

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.

🧵 3/4

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

🧵 2/4

Syncing a #PocketPC to #Linux.

It appears that using the old native linux programs (SyncEvolution, etc.) to achieve this is not a realistic goal, if even possible anymore.

Even if this goal were achievable it’s not user friendly. It would also only sync PIM data & would not allow access to the file system of the #PDA for dragging and dropping files to the system memory or SD card. This is a crucial part of managing the device. This is a dead end.

I only see 3 options moving forward…

🧵 1/4

Okay. I have been at this for several hours & I'm getting far too frustrated.

I am trying to figure out how to sync a #PocketPC to #Linux.

I came across Genesis Sync that is supposed to be a GUI for #SyncEvolution. Its only available as a tar.gz file.

In the file browser, I located & uncompressed the file with the archive manager but what do I do next? It just looks like a bunch of python & system files.

How do I install this? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

#AskFedi

@nazokiyoubinbou @in_sympathy Fortunately, all #PocketPC programs can be installed with a .cab file that you drop onto the SD card and then install on the #PDA itself.

You don't have to use the programs .exe installer on a computer.

So, I am hoping that we can find a way to, at the very least, sync PIM data like notes, calendars, address book etc.

Evolution provides an Outlook style program for the PIM data and SynCE, in theory, should allow the PDA to be mounted and sync this data.

Does anyone know how to get a #PocketPC #PDA to mount and sync with #Linux?

Any information that I find is like 15 - 20 years old. It clearly used to be possible.

Simply plugging it in and lsusb in the terminal gives some pleasantly unexpected results even though it's not mounted or accessible for file transfers.

#WindowsMobile #WindowsCE

I had been looking for some time for a good PDF reader for my #PocketPC.

I found countless apps archived across websites and all of them gave terrible results. For some reason Adobe Reader version 1 and 2 don't seem to be archived anywhere.

Fortunately, the Wayback Machine allowed me to search their website from 2006 and grab these programs.

As old as they are they still work surprisingly well!

#PDA #WindowsMobile #WindowsCE #RetroComputing #RetroTech #Handheld