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Windows CE
Pocket PC and P/PC 2.11
versus Palm IIIx
By Chris De Herrera,
Copyright 1999, 2000
Version 1.03 Revised 3/24/2000
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Introduction
Below is a table listing differences between Windows CE 2.11 Palm-size PCs and the Palm IIIx. I created this table by application to address the capabilities of the different platforms. I did not use any specific Pocket PCs or Palm-size PC for this comparison. The Palm IIIx is using the Palm 3.0 Operating System.
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Windows CE Pocket PC and Palm-size PC vs Palm IIIx |
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Feature |
Palm IIIx |
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Calendar |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Views |
Agenda, Day, Week, Month, Year |
Agenda, Day, Week, Month, Year |
Day, Week, Month |
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# of days in week |
5,6,7 |
5,6,7 |
7 |
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E-Mail Notification of Appointment Schedule |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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Features |
Alarm sounds, categories |
Alarm sounds, categories |
Alarm, categories, private |
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Beam Appointment |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
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Length of day |
Fixed |
Fixed |
User Definable |
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Alarms |
user selectable sound, including voice note, user definable reminder time, can be postponed |
user selectable sound, including voice note, user definable reminder time, can be postponed |
user selectable sound from a list of 7, reminder time - 1,5,10, 30, number of times to remind - 1,2,3,5,10 |
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Contacts |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Order |
Last, First or First Name Last based on contact setting in Outlook on the desktop |
Last, First or Business or any other column |
Last, First or First, Last |
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Viewing Contact |
Only fields with data are displayed |
All fields displayed even if blank in 3 tabs |
Only fields with data are displayed, scrollable |
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Access Buttons |
Yes, abc, def, etc. |
Yes, abc, def, etc. |
No |
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Click on Contact to edit |
Yes, jumps to closest field |
Yes, double tap, jumps to top of record |
Yes, jumps to top of record |
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Beam Contact |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Tasks/Todo List |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Priority levels |
3 |
3 |
5 |
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Beam Task |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
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Calculator |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Notetaker / Notepad |
Text, Ink, Recognize, Voice memos |
Text, Ink |
Text |
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Single Click from Menu |
Calendar, Calculator, Contacts, inbox, IE, Notes, Tasks - User configurable |
Calendar, Contacts, Tasks, Inbox, Note Taker, Voice Recorder, Find, Help |
Address Book, Calculator, Date Book, Expense, Graffiti Tutor, HotSync.Mail, MemoPad, Prefs, Security, To Do List, Welcom, Calculator, Find |
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User Interface Action Clicks (clicks required to perform a function) |
1 |
2 |
1 |
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User Interface Application Launching |
Menu, submenu is icons after drilling down |
Menu, Submenu |
icons only |
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User Interface Application Menus |
Always visible |
Always visible |
Requires user to click on menu button |
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Fonts |
Regular and Bold |
Adjustable per application |
3 different font sizes per application |
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Handwriting Recognition Shortcuts |
No |
No |
Yes |
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E-Mail - Attachments |
Yes, and HTML |
Yes |
No |
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Pocket apps (Word and Excel) w/desktop file format support |
Yes |
No |
No |
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Sound levels |
variable |
variable |
3 |
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Sound level options |
System |
System |
System, Alarm, Game |
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IrDA Auto Receive |
no |
no |
yes |
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Sync log on device |
no |
no |
yes |
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Security |
password |
password |
password, private items, forgotten password |
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Find |
by column, word, or application |
by column, word, or application |
General - searches all apps and data |
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Storage Model |
Directory, flattened My Documents |
Directory, flattened My Documents |
invisible to user |
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Multitasking |
Yes, cumbersome to control number of apps running. May require the user to warm reset to perform specific functions. |
Yes, cumbersome to control number of apps running. May require the user to warm reset to perform specific functions. |
No Multitasking |
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Application state stored? (can you return where you left off when switching applications |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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Expense manager |
Yes, Pocket Money 2000 |
No |
Yes, Expenses |
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Today at a glance - view todays appointments, tasks and messages |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Conclusion
There are many differences between Windows CE Pocket PCs and Palm-size PCs and the Palm operating system. The users should be aware of these differences prior to purchase in order to make an informed decision. In many cases, Windows CE offers more advanced capabilities than Palm.
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