Dear list, I'm here to present another hypothesis/theory. This time, it concerns 3rd party hardware with BrailleNote mPowers: Earlier, Dean Jackson clarified that you can in fact install 3rd party device drivers on your BrailleNote. This is due to the two reasons: one, because BraillenOte runs under Windows CE 4.2, 3rd party hardware that is designed for Windows CE 4.2 devices (Windows Mobile 2003 devices included) should work on BrailleNote; second, because it has ARM processor, any device driver that is compatible with ARM processors (X-Scale, Strong ARM, etc) should work. So here is my hypothesis: because BrailleNote runs under mainstream operating system for embedded devices (except that it has KeySoft and although it cannot run 3rd party software at this time) and because it has mainstream processor built-in, users, with help from manufacturers, can instal 3rd party device drivers (not be confused with software). But, like other theories, there are challenges to this theory: One, that some people uses Classic, and there are hardly any companies who manufactures any Windows CE compatible hardware designed for MIPS processor, this will not work on Classic (and the fact that Classic will no longer receive updates after 8.0); Second, some people still use KeySoft 5.1 or earlier, meaning they cannot take advantage of new features that were introduced in Windows CE 4.2 through KeySoft 6.0 and above (these units still run Windows CE 2.12); Thirdly, many on the list uses PK, which is also based on ARM processor. In case of this, this theory should apply as well; fourthly, the driver that is installed should not require end-user intervention from the BN's end (meaning that the driver should install the driver package, not the accompanying software because BN, at this time, cannot run 3rd party software). If my theory is correct, than we don't need to worry about supported WiFi cards, since anybody can obtain a WiFi card that is compatible with Windows Mobile 2003 (on top of Windows CE 4.2) and install the device drivers (if it cannot recognize it at the first time) using ActiveSync. If it is false, that's fine (give us explanation why it is false). Any input is appreciated. Thanks for your considerations.
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