PCinsight has whipped up an guide called, "An insight on PocketPC." This guide goes in detail describing the origins of PocketPC as well as what this platform of handheld computing devices can offer.

Unlike Windows 9x, the WinCE (and PocketPC) devices run on a variety of processor types. Win9x systems all use CPU´s based under the x86 instruction set, while the PocketPC devices currently use either a MIPS CPU or Intel StrongARM. In terms of speed, these chips currently run between a 133MHz MIPS (found on the HP and some Casio units) up to 206MHz StrongARM (Compaq´s iPaq). Needless to say, you won´t be waiting on these devices for very long when launching applications. Yes, they do take slightly longer than launching an application on the Palm, but then again, PocketPC offers far more.

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