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Is Windows CE a trimmed down version of desktop Windows ???

I'd like to know if this is really true: is Windows CE a trimmed down version of Desktop Windows ? Isn't it a major rewrite ? It is stated in the paragraph:

Back in the day when palmtops were up and coming, Microsoft trimmed down Windows into Windows CE (CE = Compact Edition). The first version, nicknamed "Pegasus" featured a Windows-like GUI and a number of Microsoft's popular applications, all trimmed down for smaller storage, memory and speed of the palmtops of the day.

Here is the status-

Windows CE is and always has been a complete redo of big windows. At its core it is true 32 bit ,no DOS legacy at all. what MS did do is preserve the Windows API as for as possible. Possible means limited by the type of device- for example touch screen devices by and large do not support "hover" so you are not going to see that in windows CE .

CE 3.0 was a major recode that made CE hard real time down to the microsecond level.

CE 4x changed the driver structure a lot, and added Features . 5.0 adds lots of features.

Lawrence Ricci eMVP

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