Re: TECH: PDA applications of note

From: Mike Lorrey (mlorrey@yahoo.com)
Date: Thu Feb 20 2003 - 21:23:45 MST

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    --- "Michael M. Butler" <mmb@spies.com> wrote:
    > mlorrey@yahoo.com wrote:
    >
    > > At this point, I am planning on developing an app for the Visor
    > that will
    > > interface via a wireless (WiFi 802.11b) card to the hardwired
    > Greyhound
    > > network through which we enter labor, parts, fuel, and other things
    > into the
    > > MCMS maintenance software located in Dallas.
    >
    > Be smart about the whole "work for hire" angle, Mike.

    They aren't paying me for developing this, so once I demo it to them,
    they can buy it or not. I'll offer them a choice of a lump sum or per
    palm license royalty payments.

    >
    > You might find Quartus Forth good for rapid prototyping, or it might
    > make your skin crawl.

    Right now I'm creating a mechanics knowledge base app with an
    application called PDA Toolbox by Paul Prejean
    (http://www.PDAToolbox.com), which allows you to produce stand alone
    database apps for either the Palm or PocketPC OS's. My app will keep
    track of details of faults and fixes for each bus, and allow mechanics
    that use it in the same shop to hotsync the DB with each other to
    expand the whole shops knowledge base.

    If this works well I might offer this for sale to mechanics
    Greyhound-wide as well.

    =====
    Mike Lorrey
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