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AYGShell.. wait.. I get it.. doh!

I've been tinkering on Windows CE-based devices since.. um.. well, let's see, my first one was a Philips Velo 1 handheld PC, and I've owned at least one of each generation since then.

However, it was only last Friday when I heard someone talking that I worked out that the "AYGShell.h" include file is pronouced like "Egg Shell".

Anyone know what the history behind the naming of AYGShell? Is there more to the naming than just a terrible, terrible pun?

Posted: Monday, January 16, 2006 3:14 PM by johnkenn

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Peter Foot said:

Since it's a simplified shell for small devices perhaps it's something like "All You Get" or maybe as it is for mobile devices it's "Anywhere You Go"

As you can tell I have absolutely no idea :-)

Peter
# January 19, 2006 8:57 AM

johnkenn said:


This wis what I heard..

"Unofficially….

Yet Another Gryphon Shell and then the first 2 letters are swapped

Yagshell -> aygshell"

# January 19, 2006 1:21 PM

johnkenn said:

Jason Fuller has also posted on this on the Windows Mobile Developer Blog.

http://blogs.msdn.com/windowsmobile
# January 19, 2006 5:48 PM
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