Pocket Paint
Encyclopedia
Pocket Paint is the Windows CE
version of the raster graphics editor
Microsoft Paint accessory commonly included with the Windows
Operating System. Because it is written to run on the leaner Windows CE operating system, it lacks a few of the features found in its bigger brother for the desktop.
Pocket Paint was bundled as part of Microsoft's Handheld PC
and Palm-size PC
Power Toys for Windows CE. Like the desktop Power Toys, the applications included in this freeware distribution were not officially supported by Microsoft, although most if not all were written by the operating system developers.
Unfortunately, Pocket Paint has not been included with any of Microsoft's next-generation Power Toys for the CE operating system, such as the Pocket PC
platform, and appears to be abandoned.
The only image format supported is BMP.
Windows CE
Microsoft Windows CE is an operating system developed by Microsoft for embedded systems. Windows CE is a distinct operating system and kernel, rather than a trimmed-down version of desktop Windows...
version of the raster graphics editor
Raster graphics editor
A raster graphics editor is a computer program that allows users to paint and edit pictures interactively on the computer screen and save them in one of many popular “bitmap” or “raster” formats such as JPEG, PNG, GIF and TIFF....
Microsoft Paint accessory commonly included with the Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
Operating System. Because it is written to run on the leaner Windows CE operating system, it lacks a few of the features found in its bigger brother for the desktop.
Pocket Paint was bundled as part of Microsoft's Handheld PC
Handheld PC
A Handheld PC, or H/PC for short, is a term for a computer built around a form factor which is smaller than any standard laptop computer. It is sometimes referred to as a Palmtop. The first handheld device compatible with desktop IBM personal computers of the time was the Atari Portfolio of 1989...
and Palm-size PC
Palm-size PC
The Palm-Size PC was Microsoft's first attempt at a computer conforming to an 'in your hand' profile.- Information :...
Power Toys for Windows CE. Like the desktop Power Toys, the applications included in this freeware distribution were not officially supported by Microsoft, although most if not all were written by the operating system developers.
Unfortunately, Pocket Paint has not been included with any of Microsoft's next-generation Power Toys for the CE operating system, such as the Pocket PC
Pocket PC
A Pocket PC is also known by Microsoft as a 'Windows Mobile Classic device'. It is a hardware specification for a handheld-sized computer, personal digital assistant , that runs the Microsoft 'Windows Mobile Classic' operating system...
platform, and appears to be abandoned.
The only image format supported is BMP.
Pocket Paint on newer devices