Windows Embedded Compact, originally called Windows CE, is a family of operating systems from Microsoft designed for small devices and embedded systems. The first version appeared in the mid-1990s and ran on handheld computers, but the system was written from scratch rather than being a cut-down version of desktop Windows. It is modular, so manufacturers can include only the components needed, and it supports real-time operation. It was the basis for Pocket PC and Windows Mobile devices, and it was used in industrial machines, point-of-sale systems, car navigation and set-top boxes. Microsoft later renamed it Windows Embedded Compact, and extended support lasted until the 2020s.
Before and after
- 1996Creation of Visual Basic Script
- 1996Founding of Union State
- 1996Creation of OCaml
- 1996Creation of Active Server Pages
- 1996Creation of Windows Embedded Compact
- 1996Origins of Super Rugby
- 8 January 1996Death of François Mitterrand
- 30 January 1996Discovery of Comet Hyakutake
- from 13 February 1996 to 21 November 2006Nepalese Civil War
More in Science & technology
- 1949Discovery of berkelium
- 1952Discovery of einsteinium
- December 1952Discovery of fermium
- 1958Discovery of nobelium
- c. 1980sInvention of laptop
- 9 November 1994Discovery of darmstadtium
The era
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