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Aaron Cake · 06-08-2001, 09:22 AM

Back when I payed major attention to Windows CE, I did see several products designed to allow a CE machine to use a HD. I don't know if any of them are still around, but http://www.windowsce.net used to be the resource.

With the new generation PocketPCs, this should be no big deal at all. They have USB ports, and I'm sure that CE drivers for certain USB HDs are available. I'd check with Socket Communications at http://www.socketcom.com

If this works, it would be amazing. My HP660LX boots in about 0.3 seconds. While the sound is not great, the new devices come with 16bit stereo and line out jacks...Very cool....And the touchscreen would just be neat.

06-08-2001, 09:22 AM	#4
Aaron Cake Retired Admin Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: London, Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,464	Back when I payed major attention to Windows CE, I did see several products designed to allow a CE machine to use a HD. I don't know if any of them are still around, but http://www.windowsce.net used to be the resource. With the new generation PocketPCs, this should be no big deal at all. They have USB ports, and I'm sure that CE drivers for certain USB HDs are available. I'd check with Socket Communications at http://www.socketcom.com If this works, it would be amazing. My HP660LX boots in about 0.3 seconds. While the sound is not great, the new devices come with 16bit stereo and line out jacks...Very cool....And the touchscreen would just be neat. __________________ Player: Pentium 166MMX, Amptron 598LMR MB w/onboard Sound, Video, LAN, 10.2 Gig Fujitsu Laptop HD, Arise 865 DC-DC Converter, Lexan Case, Custom Software w/Voice Interface, MS Access Based Playlists Car: 1986 Mazda RX-7 Turbo (highly modded), 1978 RX-7 Beater (Dead, parting out), 2001 Honda Insight "If one more body-kitted, cut-spring-lowered, farty-exhausted Civic revs on me at an intersection, I swear I'm going to get out of my car and cram their ridiculous double-decker aluminium wing firmly up their rump."