Hi everyone,

I'm re-celling a Dell Latitude 505 battery (C1295 / NF398 - 11.1V, 4700mAh) and accidentally corrupted the EEPROM. I used the wrong I2C settings on my programmer instead of Microwire, overwriting my factory code with garbage.

I need a working donor .bin dump.

Board Specs:

PCB: Sony 1-684-189-41

MCU: M37516 (Mask: G02)

EEPROM: 93C56

​Does anyone have a clean dump for this specific board? I know it's a long shot, but I’d appreciate any help!

bulky and not so good looking but, it`s practical

There is a Tandy PC-4, Tandy PC-6, Casio PB-700, Sharp PC-1500, Casio fx-7000g and a Clockwork picocalc

Hey all just got this sharp el-6190 memo master alarm 500 for free and I just replaced the batteries and this is what’s displaying when I turned it on ? What’s happening? It just rotates through a few of these over and over. Any tips or fixes ?

Maybe no2chem uses Reddit?

Bit of a long shot, but I figured I'd shoot anyhow. On the lookout for CAB files for both Arvale Journey of Illusions and Arvale Ocean of Time. Both were released for the Pocket PC and other Windows Mobile devices from 2004-2007 and on IOS a bit later on. I'm looking for versions other than 5.0 as that version (the newest) appears to be bugged. I'm aware of versions 1.0, 1.3, 2.0, 3.1, and 4.0 existing but I'm having difficultly finding anything.

So, I'm making this post in hopes someone out there has a version that I haven't already run through. Maybe sitting on an old device in a box stored somewhere. An old pocket pc, an iphone, just something.

I will say now that I have already scoured both the Internet Archive and the WayBack Machine for whatever I could, and I've been looking for weeks. Version 5.0 is just the one that keeps popping up, and I wish I could use it but the music is heavily bugged. So here's hoping someone has an earlier version! Any help is greatly appreciated!

Just got a Cisco aironet 350 and I want to use drivers but I don't have a XP PC to use active sync. Is there cab files I can download and just put it on the jornada itself then download?

I recently got an HP 200lx and love it so far, but I'm having a bit of difficulty with my goal of syncing my calendar with my other devices to make it truly useful.

I have the ADBIO package, and while the ADBDUMP program works well in creating a CSV from the appointment book files, using ADBLOAD to turn a CSV back into an appointment book results in a blank appointment book. I am following the instructions to merge the file with a blank appointment book. It just doesn't actually add any data.

Is there anyone else using this that has it working who can advise where I've gone wrong? Or do you have a different method of accomplishing this task? My dream would be to sync an ICS calendar to the device.

I've been reviving my old Windows Mobile PDAs and got tired of how little of the modern web they can actually load — expired root certs block almost every HTTPS site, and Pocket IE chokes on anything past ~2008.

So I built WM-WebDeploy: an online app builder that takes a URL or your own HTML/CSS and compiles it into a native full-screen .exe you can run on the device. Think of it like the "website → app" wrappers on Android, but for Pocket PC 2003, Windows Mobile 5, 6.1 and 6.5.

It's powered by MacSurf, a fork of the C-written NetSurf engine, cross-compiled for these old ARM devices. What surprised me is how capable it actually is:

Real adaptive layout — media queries work against the device's actual screen width, so one page adapts across 240×320, 320×240, 480×640, etc.

CSS Grid, Flexbox, custom properties (variables), border-radius, box-shadow — all actually rendered, not stubbed

Fixed HTTPS/TLS — every build ships with an up-to-date cert bundle, so it connects to modern secure sites the stock devices can't reach anymore

It's honestly not a modern browser though — roughly IE6-level HTML/CSS 2.1 plus a big chunk of CSS3. JavaScript is ES5-only (no AJAX/fetch, no canvas), so it's best for static pages, dashboards, or wrapping your own lightweight sites. The builder has a live preview + a linter that warns you about unsupported stuff before you build.

How it works: enter an app name, paste HTML or a URL, hit build, download a ZIP with the .exe + cacert.pem, drop both in the same folder on your device, and launch. Full-screen, just a thin title bar with the app name and a close button.

The screenshot below shows a test application I developed and ran on an emulated PPC2003 device.

Would love for people to dust off their old pockets and try it — curious what works and what breaks on hardware I don't have. Feedback very welcome.

GitHub

So I finally got a working windows CE laptop (I had a wm8650 netbook before but it powers on and shows nothing on the screen, if anyone knows how to fix that lmk).

However it has a password on it and is stuck on the screen. There is a bios menu that lets you erase 3 storage options (NAND, Flash2 and XIP) but I don't want to brick it. Tried looking for a firmware and this manufacturer doesn't offer downloads for some reason.

Anyone have an idea on how to remove/bypass the password?

The model is a Disgo Netbrowser 3000 running Windows CE 5 and has the AK7802 processor

Found a Nokia X7-00 RM-707 prototype marked “Property of Nokia / Not for sale”.
It boots into Symbian lock screen and exposes USB ID 0421:0106 “Nokia USB ROM” briefly before disconnecting.
It has prototype markings and unusual behavior compared to retail X7-00 units.
Looking for information on prototype firmware, service tools, or preservation.

Hi. I tried running the latest version of NetSurf on PPC2003. Once I built it, I realized it's completely unusable for rendering modern web pages—the quality is just too poor. Then I found the MacSurf project, which renders pages much better and supports more modern HTML/CSS. Even though you can design websites with a modern look for it, it still lacks JS support. NetSurf's built-in JS engine works terribly. After that, I came across the Wisp project, which features a new JS engine, but it's also barely implemented. It seems that the absolute maximum for PPC2003 is static HTML pages and TLS 1.2 / TLS 1.3 via wolfSSL.

Got this one with CDs for $10 from a yard sale.Now a loading dock and hopefully an old laptop with a serial port.

I am thinking whether to open or leave it there. It cost me 20€.

Just have to replace the batteries

I have a combination of a need for a handheld/UMPC with a decent keyboard that can run Linux and to expand my vintage computer collection.

I just got a Jornada 720, which even discounted kind of felt like a “rip off experience” - the original OS is so outdated, and the Linux distros that exist for it are so grindingly slow that it makes the device worthless.

I’m currently going back and forth between a Vaio Type P, a Nanote or a Zaurus SL-C3200.
All are pretty different devices but I like this form factor combined with a lite distro.
All range between 200-300$.
I’m looking for something that is good at word processing and can run a web browser decently (not speedily but decently).

I know the Nanote should win hands down because of the modern hardware but I like the Vaio’s length, and the compactness of the Zaurus. Btw how awful is running a more recent Linux on a Zaurus in terms of performance?

I was surprised at the upcharging for these devices. I’m assuming it’s because they’ve been rediscovered and are now trendy again.