In recent weeks, we’ve seen quite a few new and impressive power stations launched. Bluetti is yet again leading the way with its EP500 and EP500 Pro, but if you’re in the market for a new power station, which one should you pick? When comparing the EP500 and EP500 Pro there are quite a few …
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What Was Windows CE, and Why Did People Use It?
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Microsoft released Windows CE in November 1996 as a new version of Windows. Designed to run pocket-sized computers, CE brought the user-friendly Windows 95 interface to mobile computing for the first time. Its architecture also formed the basis of Microsoft’s later mobile computing and smartphone products. Here’s why it was needed.
A Compact, Portable Version of Windows
Windows CE was necessary because full desktop versions of Windows, then tied mostly to the Intel x86 CPU architecture, weren’t practical to run on the pocket-sized devices of the time. As a result, Windows CE represented an entirely different platform from its desktop OS cousins. It couldn’t run programs designed for Windows 95 or Windows NT.