In addition to OS software, H/PCs ship with the following bundled applications:
The Handheld PC Pro Edition software includes the Microsoft® Pocket Excel spreadsheet, the Microsoft® Pocket Word processor, the Microsoft® Pocket PowerPoint® presentation graphics program, and the Microsoft® Pocket Access database.
HTML Help for Windows CE lets users access your Help files on a H/PC.
Pocket Outlook provides personal information manager (PIM) features, including Calendar, Contacts, Tasks, and Inbox. Pocket Outlook exposes the Inbox and Contacts APIs.
H/PC software uses dial-up networking for connecting to a Remote Access Service (RAS) server. Unlike dial-up networking on Windows-based desktop platforms, remote networking allows an H/PC to be a dial-up client, but not a server. An H/PC supports connections to RAS servers using PPP with TCP/IP as the underlying network protocol.
H/PC software also uses direct cable connection to establish a direct serial connection between an H/PC client and a Windows-based desktop computer host. Direct cable connection allows a client to share the resources of a host computer. Direct cable connection uses PPP to establish a data-link-level connection to run network protocols and transport layer protocols. Determine the state of the direct cable connection by using the RAS API set.
Windows CE Terminal uses a serial cable or modem connection to connect an H/PC with a desktop computer to transfer files or act as a remote terminal. Windows CE Terminal can also connect an H/PC to a remote Bulletin Board System (BBS). Although Windows CE Terminal does not support file transfer protocols, you can use it to cut and paste information from a BBS. In addition, Windows CE Terminal can configure modems and set dialing properties. It also allows the following terminal emulation:
In addition to these applications, some manufactures may include software that allows a user to connect a modem to the serial port on an H/PC.