Windows CE is Microsoft's operating system offering for embedded applications. It provides the developer a subset of the WIN32 API supported by Windows 98 and Windows NT, as well as additional functionality for mobile applications and small systems.

This presentation will discuss the spectrum of Windows CE platforms and applications and the major functionality provided in the supported API. The development environment will be introduced, and a sample application will be developed and loaded to a handheld PC.

Mike Rauch is the Vice President of Pointers and Semicolons at the Cranbury Software Development Center, Inc. A software development ronin for the past four years, Mike has been developing high performance communications servers using Windows NT and Visual C++. His current assignment is involved with the implementation of network management systems for fiber optic networks.

As a diversion, Mike has developed three casino games for Windows CE which are being distributed by MobileSoft, a subsidiary of Phillips Electronics.

A pre-meeting dinner with the speaker is held at 6 p.m. at the Rusty Scupper on Alexander Road in Princeton. If you would like to attend, please call the information number to record your reservation on the answering machine.

Princeton ACM / IEEE Computer Society meeting are open to the public. Students and their parents are welcome. There is no admission charge, and refreshments are served.