Re: [NTLK] Northstar

From: doppler (doppler_at_mac.com)
Date: Wed Jan 23 2002 - 13:49:06 EST


rm [rmeili_at_biomail.ucsd.edu] wrote the following 2002-01-19 22.59:

> I did have a look at the package. It is a vertical market application for
> Astra Zeneca.

they still have active newton dev, IIRC

> It was for its drug sales people which would visit the
> doctors and take their sample requests. It would store contact information
> for each person. It is able to communicate with a mother server via the
> modem. It can also do a limited analysis of the data to estimate the
> importance of each physician. It is not integrated with the rest of the
> newton and as such completely useless in my opinon.

youre not quite right IMHO! what the newton really lacks is an app that
could communicate and sync data with a remote "mother" server over TCP/IP.

> I was not able to back
> up anything before I erased the card.

im sad to hear...

> BTW it feels slow as molasses. I bet
> they just gave laptops.

no, they are slowly migrating to iPaqs IIRC, again.

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