Actually, horse won. They're still in use and steam tractor is a county fair novelty. :-)
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Chitiea" <[email protected]> To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 3:57 PM Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Rbase and Tablets karen is correct: writing obituaries for infant technologies is a waste of time (plow horse v steam tractor, anyone)? Take the pent-up demand in this group alone; multiply by the creativity of worldwide developer and user constituencies of which we are a part; throw capital and profit at it; and we'll end up having what we want. Cheers, and here's hoping Bruce Chitiea SafeSectors, inc. > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Rbase and Tablets > From: "Hans Manhave" <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, February 27, 2012 12:22 pm > To: [email protected] (RBASE-L Mailing List) > > > Necessity being the mother of invention and considering that if you > build it, they will come and all those other nice sayings, someone will > have an idea and it will be obvious to use an iPad or other such device. > Maybe a next version of iSomething will have a projected keyboard and we > could touch type on restaurant napkins. The keyboard has been popular > for a long time. We work with Windows in my office, but the fastest > inputters know how to use the keyboard shortcuts as they are many times > faster than the mouse or pointing. I support several iPads and iPhones. > I have a slider keyboard for my iPhone4S. Siri works, but suffers from > surrounding noises, for example my diesel vehicle. For lookup and > partial search entry with the app completing the word(s), the > keyboardless computing devices work quite well. Right now one probably > use a terminal server of some sort or Gotomypc etc. One probably to > still be addressed by technology is a reliable wireless connection while > traveling. This does not exist in north east Texas. J > > > > Hans > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Marco > Groeneveld > Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 1:13 PM > To: RBASE-L Mailing List > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Rbase and Tablets > > > > Hi, > > > > Very nice to see the living discussion of R:BSE and Tablets. > > > > My experience is that from solutions, forms a Mobile device could be > usefull, like Add an appointment to your CRM database or Add Project > Tasks for Time Billing or use the Camera and GPS/Compass from you Mobile > Device in your special DB Solutions. > > > > Just some info to see and read: > > > > http://blogs.exact.com/products/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/TB_ProjectCoc > kpit_and_App.png > > > > http://www.filemaker.com/nl/products/filemaker-go/specifications.html > > > > http://www.fmtouch.com/ > > > > http://www.filemaker.com/products/bento/ipad.html > > > > Maybe it is nice to have a R:BASE Touch for iPhone / iPad with some > special touchscreenfeatures and navigation. > > > > What do you think ? > > > > Marco > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: William Stacy <mailto:[email protected]> > > To: RBASE-L Mailing List <mailto:[email protected]> > > Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 5:45 PM > > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Rbase and Tablets > > > > As one of those die hard dos users, I'm still hoping I can get > the windows version up to the speed I'm used to. That said, I'm > convinced I have to go there and the next logical step is large button > apps for tablets. A wireless keyboard for a tab is an obvious need for > heavy text input. > > On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 8:07 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > I agree 100% with Mike. But I can't help but remember that I've > heard Bruce's words before... From the die-hard users of DOS who > insisted that windows was for consumers, and nothing would ever replace > DOS for heads-up data entry. > > Karen > > > In a message dated 2/27/2012 9:50:47 AM Central Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > > > Sounds like the current tablet concept works best for for > consumers, not > producers, of data. Needs work. > > Bruce Chitiea > > > > > > > -- > William Stacy, O.D. > > Please visit my website by clicking on : > > http://www.folsomeye.net
