Keith Isley wrote:
>
> In a moment of recklessness, I stuck my neck out and sent an e-mail to the
> person at Starfish in charge of licensing. If she replies, I'll post the
> reply to the list.
>
> Keith Isley
> newt@crosspaths.net
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Patrick Meuleman <patrick2@goldenglow.com.au>
> To: <newtontalk@planetnewton.com>
> Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2000 5:33 PM
> Subject: NTLK Newton Synchronisation (was A Coding Call to Arms: Future
> Projects (was Hotline))
>
> > This could be completely irrelevant (because I know about as much about
> > synchronising technology as I do about ATA drivers, i.e. nothing) but
> might
> > it be worth a look at (i.e. chat to the developers of) a product like
> > TrueSync (http://www.starfish.com/). Their web site is very confusing so
> > I'll try to explain what little I understand of their product (I used it a
> > bit during my days living on the dark side (i.e. when I had a palm
> pilot)).
> >
> > It appears (I say appears because I have no idea how it works technically,
> I
> > can only describe it from a user's point of view) to have a core engine
> > which co-ordinates the synchronisation process between as many
> devices/PIMs
> > as you please. The condition being that each device/PIM has to have a
> > special 'plug-in' written that will communicate with the core engine
> > (presumably providing data in a standard format and providing some field
> > mapping functionality). So, assuming my speculations are correct (which
> of
> > course they may not be) all that would be needed is to have this 'plug-in'
> > written for the Newton (easier said than done) and it would then be able
> to
> > sync with any other device that TrueSync currently supports.
>
That could be interesting. I didn't see any mention of Macs there, so it
might be a PC-only solution. And Starfish doesn't provide much
information about their software. There is just a brief technical
overview. I couldn't find any link clearly saying "To add your device to
the list of supported ones", or something like that.
So, Keith, let us know if you ever hear from them. Where was Philippe
Kahn before? Symantec? Borland?
-Laurent.
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Laurent Daudelin Developer, Adaptive Infrastructure, CIS
Fannie Mae Washington, DC, USA
Phone: 703-833-4266 mailto:Laurent_Daudelin@fanniemae.com
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