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floofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years ago

Windows CE, Microsoft’s stunted middle child, reaches end of support at 26 years

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Windows CE, Microsoft’s stunted middle child, reaches end of support at 26 years

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floofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years ago
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From netbooks and PDAs to ATMs, voting kiosks, and ungainly presidential phones.
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    Wait, it’s still alive???

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      It’s been running stuff like ATMs for years. And probably still will.

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        Well yeah, that much I know, but i thought it was unsupported. I always saw it as that weird version of windows 98 or XP for really small stuff

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        That and os/2 warp. Amazing.

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      I’m not sure about ATMs, they often ran OS/2.

      Windows CE often ran media centres or UI panels in things like John Deere tractors or the Fiat 500.

      It was also the OS that ran the Dreamcasts UI.

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        Or XP Embedded.

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        From my own experience, I’ve also seen it on price checkers (Kmart Australia), navigation devices (Navman GPS units) and older Clarion head units.

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      It was heavily used on barcode scanning devices. I had my first few programming jobs using them.

      I still see some of them around.

      Good riddance!!

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        Barcode scanners is what popped into my head reading the title.

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      Used by Crestron Electronics for their 3-Series products. Not all are discontinued…

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        This was my immediate though lol. I’m still running some 3 series in my house. CP3 for testing and a PMC3 in my living room.

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      We still use that shit at work on our barcode scanners

      Though I’m not sure if it’s still technically “Windows ce” or Windows mobile

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      Voting machines …

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