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To: Allen Benn who wrote (395)	12/5/1996 11:15:00 AM
From: samkin	of 10309

>>>Don't take Windows CE too lightly. >>3. Is Windows CE really modular? What happens if you don't want the windows interface? Is there a real OS underneath? >>4. What development tools are available for Windows CE? I know they will be developed rapidly if all the ISDs see Windows CE as the OS of choice, but there is a huge amount of tools needed to meet the needs of the embedded systems community. For example, what tools exist that facilitate debugging program timing issues? You can download the Windows CE SDK (Beta 2.1) for Windows 95 & NT 4.0 for free from: microsoft.com Additional information is also available at: microsoft.com The Windows CE question and answer page is at: microsoft.com >>But how many people realize that by the turn of the century, a mere four years hence, MSFT will supply only about 10% of the world's commercial operating systems. By then, WIND alone, will provide many more OS's than MSFT Windows CE doesn't appear to be a deterministic RTOS like VxWorks. But how many embedded systems really need the horsepower that VxWorks provides? I've seen survey's in the past that suggest that plain old MS-DOS is still the most popular embedded OS in the world. Are there any new hard numbers that show that VxWorks has pasted MS-DOS and it's cousins ROM-DOS and Embedded DOS as the most commonly used embedded OS. If Microsoft makes Windows CE even a bit more embedded friendly than MS-DOS, and spreads it to all the various embedded CPU's won't it by default pick up a very large market share? The analogy I might offer is the VxWorks is like your super charged V8 engine, with lots of torque and horsepower. But, many embedded systems designers might want to just drive around the block so they will drop in the cheaper easier to use 4 cylinder engine that runs slower, but still gets them where they want to go. The peasant farmers in China will be driving more 4 cylinder cars than turbo V8's. Dave

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