PDA
PDA is an abbrivation for Personal Digital AssistentProblems with PDA's is that it has to be compact, because of that the clear display of Chinese characters is very difficult. Because of the lack of a keyboard it requires on input methodes. Most have a touchscreen, in which a virtual keyboard is used.
There are several operating systems for PDA, there is Windows CE, PalmOS and several versions of (embedded) linux. The integration of PDA functions in cellphones has let to the creation of Symbian, a operating system for cellphones.
Some PocketPC's aren't capable of displaying and inserting Chinese, so sometimes some hacking has to be done. An example is Cassiopea's BE-300, which uses WinCE
link : BE-300
Windows CE / Mobile
Windows CE is a Unicode based operating system. Windows Mobile A German site on how to use Chinese on CE 3.0 using CE-Star-suite
PalmOS
CJKOS : CJKOS(Chinese, Japanese, Korean Operation System) is used to enhance the English version of PalmOS to become multi-language system, supporting Chinese, Japanese and Korean. It is developed by DYTS.
Chinese OS for Palm
PalmOS is officially available in simplified Chinese.
Linux
A PDA based on linux, see 'related stories' for more info on linux on handheld devices.
QTopia
Opie)
Software
Monster Chinese 2002 by Maction, for MS Pocket PC 2002
DragonPen for WinCE
d-EAR IME SDK for Win, PalmOs and Symbian
Chinese tools for PalmOS
Chinese handwriting for palm
Chinese input methods for opie and qtopia on Zaurus (Sharp).
Other links
How to use Chinese on PalmOS
Local links are in blue, links to other websites are in red, commands are in green.
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