Windows CE 3.0

E726421

embedded operating system operating system real-time operating system

Windows CE 3.0 is a compact, modular operating system by Microsoft designed for resource-constrained and embedded devices such as handheld PCs and industrial controllers.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Windows CE 3.0 canonical	1
Windows CE 3.0 kernel	1
Windows Embedded CE	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8286634 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Windows CE 3.0
Context triple: [Handheld PC 2000, basedOn, Windows CE 3.0]

A. Windows Mobile
Windows Mobile is a discontinued Microsoft operating system platform designed for smartphones and mobile devices, offering a touch-based interface and integration with Windows and Office services.
B. Windows 98
Windows 98 is a consumer-oriented Microsoft operating system from the late 1990s that built on Windows 95 with improved hardware support, a more integrated graphical interface, and bundled web technologies.
C. Windows 9x
Windows 9x is a family of consumer-oriented Microsoft operating systems based on the Windows 95 codebase, designed for home and small office PCs in the mid-to-late 1990s.
D. Palm OS
Palm OS is a mobile operating system originally developed by Palm, Inc. for personal digital assistants and early smartphones, known for its touchscreen interface and stylus-based input.
E. Windows ME
Windows ME (Millennium Edition) is a consumer-focused version of Microsoft’s Windows operating system released in 2000, known for introducing features like System Restore and Windows Movie Maker but also for its instability and frequent crashes.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Windows CE 3.0
Target entity description: Windows CE 3.0 is a compact, modular operating system by Microsoft designed for resource-constrained and embedded devices such as handheld PCs and industrial controllers.

A. Windows Mobile
Windows Mobile is a discontinued Microsoft operating system platform designed for smartphones and mobile devices, offering a touch-based interface and integration with Windows and Office services.
B. Windows 98
Windows 98 is a consumer-oriented Microsoft operating system from the late 1990s that built on Windows 95 with improved hardware support, a more integrated graphical interface, and bundled web technologies.
C. Windows 9x
Windows 9x is a family of consumer-oriented Microsoft operating systems based on the Windows 95 codebase, designed for home and small office PCs in the mid-to-late 1990s.
D. Palm OS
Palm OS is a mobile operating system originally developed by Palm, Inc. for personal digital assistants and early smartphones, known for its touchscreen interface and stylus-based input.
E. Windows ME
Windows ME (Millennium Edition) is a consumer-focused version of Microsoft’s Windows operating system released in 2000, known for introducing features like System Restore and Windows Movie Maker but also for its instability and frequent crashes.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	embedded operating system ⓘ operating system ⓘ real-time operating system ⓘ
configurationTool	Platform Builder ⓘ
designedFor	consumer electronics ⓘ embedded devices ⓘ handheld PCs ⓘ industrial controllers ⓘ
developer	Microsoft ⓘ
feature	COM support ⓘ TCP/IP networking stack ⓘ Unicode support ⓘ Win32 API subset ⓘ modular component architecture ⓘ multimedia APIs ⓘ object store file system ⓘ plug-and-play device support ⓘ power management support ⓘ real-time capabilities ⓘ small footprint ⓘ
includes	Windows CE 3.0 kernel ⓘ linked to: Windows CE 3.0 device drivers ⓘ file system ⓘ graphics windowing and events subsystem (GWES) ⓘ linked to: Windows graphical subsystem networking components ⓘ
kernelType	hybrid kernel ⓘ preemptive multitasking ⓘ
licenseModel	OEM licensing ⓘ
memoryModel	4 GB virtual address space per process (slot-based) ⓘ
multitasking	supports multiple processes ⓘ
partOfFamily	Windows CE ⓘ Windows Embedded ⓘ linked to: Windows Embedded family
predecessor	Windows CE 2.12 ⓘ linked to: Windows CE
releaseDate	2000-06-15 ⓘ
successor	Windows CE .NET 4.0 ⓘ linked to: Windows CE
supports	32-bit architecture ⓘ ARM architecture ⓘ linked to: ARM MIPS architecture ⓘ SH3 architecture ⓘ symmetric multiprocessing (limited, OEM-dependent) ⓘ x86 architecture ⓘ
supportsDevelopmentWith	Microsoft eMbedded Visual Basic ⓘ Microsoft eMbedded Visual C++ ⓘ linked to: MSVC Visual Studio (via toolchains) ⓘ linked to: Visual Studio
usedIn	Handheld PC 2000 ⓘ Pocket PC 2000 ⓘ linked to: Pocket PC Pocket PC 2002 ⓘ linked to: Pocket PC industrial automation devices ⓘ set-top boxes ⓘ thin clients ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Handheld PC 2000 → basedOn → Windows CE 3.0 ⓘ

Windows Automotive → relatedProduct → Windows Embedded CE ⓘ

linked to: Windows CE 3.0

Windows CE 3.0 → includes → Windows CE 3.0 kernel ⓘ