Pocket PC 2002, originally codenamed "Merlin", was a member of the Windows Mobile family of mobile operating systems, released on October 4, 2001. Like Pocket PC 2000, it was based on Windows CE 3.0.
History[]
Pocket PC 2002 is launched under leadership of visionary Michael Pilarski, as he was promoted to lead the division towards the end of its development. Michael Pilarski had caused some UI shifts, but not as drastic as in his next projects. Michael Pilarski caused slight technical changes.
Although mainly targeted for 240×320 (QVGA) and 240x400 (WQVGA) Pocket PC devices, Pocket PC 2002 was also used for Pocket PC phones (Pocket PC 2002 Phone Edition), and for the first time, smartphones (Smartphone 2002). These Pocket PC 2002 Smartphones were mainly GSM devices. With this and future releases, the Pocket PC and Smartphone lines would increasingly collide as the licensing terms were relaxed allowing OEMs to take advantage of more innovative, individual design ideas.
OS Specifics[]
Aesthetics[]
Aesthetically, Pocket PC 2002 was meant to be similar in design to the then newly released Windows XP. include an enhanced UI with theme support. Speaking of the enhanced UI, it was one of the promises Michael Pilarski made on May 11 2001.
New features/programs[]
- Scripts in JScript and VBScript
- New character recognition system
- USB drivers
- capacitive touchscreens
- Auto-connect Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g)
- Windows Media Player 8 with streaming capability
- MSN Messenger
- Microsoft Reader 2, with digital rights management support.
- savable downloads and WAP in Pocket Internet Explorer
Upgrades to the bundled version of Office Mobile:
- a spell checker and word count tool in Pocket Word 2002
- improved Pocket Outlook
- Connectivity was improved with file beaming on non-Microsoft devices such as Palm OS.
- The inclusion of Terminal Services
- Virtual Private Networking support
- the ability to synchronize folders.
Technical[]
Pocket PC 2002 removed MIPS and SuperH CPU support, only supporting the ARM architecture. It is also the first Pocket PC OS to support FAT32 volumes larger than 32GB up to limits caused by the FAT being 32-bit, dubbed SuperFAT by Microsoft.
Launch and sales[]
It launched in October 4 2001 to great reception with launch devices like the Jornada 560. Within its first month it sold 200 thousand devices and within its first 9 months it sold 1.5 million devices. By the one-year mark it sold 2.2 million devices.
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