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Author: Marcus Groeber <100712.270@CompuServe.COM> at spccnode
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From: Marcus Groeber <100712.270@CompuServe.COM>
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Subject: OG Software You'd Pay For
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Hi all,
from a potential ISV :-), just a few questions/comments on some of the app
suggestions:
[Darren Marsland:]
> alarms). And maybe a simple html viewer...
How much interest would there be in an html viewer if it does *not* have http
(i.e. Internet) connectivity? In other words, just a browser for html reference
documents residing in RAM ... putting such a beast together is fairly in reach,
while `net connectivity completely depends on the availability of a TCP/IP stack
for Geos. With Geoworks having announced Geos 3.0 (as of yet, only for the Nokia
9000) with included PPP-TCP/IP support, it would be hard to justify starting a
separate effort at such a module.
[Mike Fine:]
> I'd kill for a fax client and an e-mail client. In fact, anyone interested
If "email" means "Internet email", the same probably applies as for html: with
the prospect of Geos 3.0 doing just that, don't expect too much to happen...
What other email systems are of interest? [Does anyone actually use the cc:Mail
Mobile client in the LX series?] What feature of a fax client would be more
important: sending? receiving? Or is it only acceptable in combination?
One more thought: it is possible to adapt the CompuServe client for Geos
(originally designed for the Casio Zoomer) to run kind of so-so on the OmniGo.
It completely fills up the RAM disk of a 1 MB "basic" OG, and I have been
receiving differing comments as to its stability, but nevertheless it is a CIS
client with email, news, ticker and whether access. Would it be worth to try and
put together a "plug and play" kit to install it on the OG? [One would still
have to download the software from CIS for $10.]
[Klaus Krull:]
> Project Management software....
What tasks in project management would benefit most from working "on the go"?
Data entry only, or also things like charting?
In addition, there have been a couple of wishes for dictionary/translator type
applications. Of course, this has two sides: one is the availability of an
application to store and retrieve thesaurus-style data efficently (I'm not sure
if Bindery is really the ideal tool for it) - the other is finding someone to
provide the data. I wonder whether companies like Franklin would be interested
in publishing portable reference data on OmniGo cards rather than in separate
devices? In addition, I know that there is an English thesaurus by Houghton
Mifflin available for Geos, because it is used in the Ensemble suite. Would
having this on the OmniGo help in any way?
ciao marcus