Browse the Web, online or off, with Microsofts's full-featured Web browser optimized for the small screen and pen-entry environment
The Pocket PC's predecessor, the
Palm-size PC, was designed strictly as a companion to the desktop
computer and did not include a Web browser. It was thought that the user
would do all of his or her browsing on the desktop PC and perhaps
download some content to the Palm-size PC for offline viewing. For that,
an offline viewer called Mobile Channels was included with Palm-size
PCs.
Palm-size PC users were not completely satisfied with this
arrangement -- they wanted to be able to browse the Web directly.
Quickly, independent vendors developed online browsers for the Palm-size
PC. Noting their popularity, Microsoft decided to include a browser for
the new Pocket PC -- Pocket Internet Explorer (PIE).
PIE is a full-featured Web browser optimized for the small screen,
pen-entry environment of the Pocket PC (Screen 1). PIE can be used in
two ways, either online connected to an Internet Service Provider or by
downloading Web pages through ActiveSync synchronization.
Screen 1: Pocket Internet
Explorer's opening screen.
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