The Windows Mobile Museum
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This one has been around for a while. In fact, I first came across it as a result of a post on PocketNow last November, but I thought it was worth a mention. Over at PDAb.net, which offers some spectacular resources, they have created a Windows Mobile museum. Actually, a PDAhistory chart.
The chart, which is searchable by date, goes back to 1991 and the Hewlett Packard 95LS (HP Jaguar). While this was not a Windows Mobile device, it ran on an MS-DOS based operating system. Making it more like the grandfather of the current Windows Mobile line.
The timeline continues through the age of standalone devices, like the HP Jornada (my first device) and Dell Axim (my favorite device). You can find Smartphones like the Blackjack and Motorola Q; and finally navigates its way to the current age of converged devices, like the current HTC Touch and Mogul. Of course, the list does not end with today’s devices, but even takes a minute to look ahead to tomorrow devices, such as the revolutionary Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 (below.
If you are a Windows Mobile enthusiast, the I encourage you to check out the PDAhistory timeline. Reminisce about your favorite phones, take a walk down memory lane, or just enjoy scrolling through the evolution of Windows Mobile from MS-DOs based Jaguar through the futuristic Xperia. Check back here and let us know what your favorite device was on the list? Did you find your dream device? If not, let us know what you think the current stock of devices needs to become your dream device.
[All pictures provided by pdab.net]
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Hi Doug and Tariq,
FYI - we published The HP Palmtop Paper throughout the 90’s in support of HP DOS palmtops. We STILL have a business supporting HP 200LX users, buying, selling, repairing and accessorizing units. Also we have all the content from the issues archived. See http://www.palmtoppaper.com .
The general manager of the HP Palmtop division introduced me to Microsoft when HP switched over to Windows CE in 1997. That’s when we began what today is Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine (www.PocketPCmag.com).
That’s got to the first Windows Mobile related site. It’s no wonder you guys are so great at this.
That’s great, Hal. I had no idea anyone still supported a device that old.
I knew there was a reason I liked SP&PPC Mag. 
Doug
It’s amazing. The last HP 200LX was produced in 1999, and HP stopped marketing them in 1997. However, there is still an active E-mail list about the 200LX (which you can find at links at http://www.palmtoppaper.com). We get between 25-40 repairs a week — companies that still need their DOS app on Palmtops, and individual users who think it was the best Palmtop ever made. We sell between 5-10 units a week. Basically, we build them from parts. That is, we have various sources (slowly drying up), where we buy used units. We take them a part, and then re-build them for units we sell. We use those parts also for repair.
Ironically, the profit from the 200LX business has the supported magazine through many challenging times!
That is incredible, Hal. I can’t believe there is still any demand for those old devices.
I would love to have one just for the pure nostalgia of it. It would make a great article comparing what was then to what is now.
Doug