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I have a HP Jornada 820. Why can I use existing Windows CE software?

April 26, 2017ce existing HP jornada Software Windows

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I have a HP Jornada 820. Why can I use existing Windows CE software?

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(A:) When the handheld and palmsize PC’s first appeared, they were based on one of two processors: a MIPS or an SH3 device. The HP Jornada 820 is one of the first devices to use a StrongARM processor instead. This chip is fast, uses little power and has built-in features such as support for USB and the ability to mirror video output on an external monitor (which is why a Jornada can be used with a monitor all the time, not just for PowerPoint). The catch is that as the CPU is different, it cannot use MIPS or SH3 software including Pocket Streets for example. It’s up to the authors to re-compile their software especially for the StrongARM platform, and this requires an update to their software tools (the compilers, installers and so on). Hopefully more software vendors will release StrongARM versions as the Jornada becomes more popular.