Thread: ARM, MIPS, etc.
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Old 09-15-05, 08:41 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Don't Panic!
Here's another answer.

ARM = Every Pocket PC made since 2002

MIPS = Early Casio PPCs and some Handheld PCs

SH3 = pre-2002 HP Jornadas

StrongARM = Same as ARM

XScale = Same as ARM

They all describe the programs written for processor types. Back in 2002 MS decreed that in order to be called a PPC all new device must use ARM compatible processors.
DP this might deserve to be a sticky in the pda\newbie section!
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