Re: NTLK Newtons at Disney

From: Ed Kummel (tech_ed@yahoo.com)
Date: Tue Mar 28 2000 - 16:15:59 EST


Yes,
Disney has been using the Newt since the 2.0 OS came
out. They also have people roaming through the park
with AllPoints cards performing impromptu interviews.
(at least they were 2-3 years ago)
Ed
web/gadget guru

--- "Lairson, David L"
<David.Lairson@nav-international.com> wrote:
> Hi All,
> I just got back from my holiday at Walt Disney
> World, in sunny Florida and I
> just thought that I would pass along this little bit
> of info. At the gates
> to all the parks they had people who were taking
> servey information from
> random guests as the entered and left the parks.
> They were using Newtons to
> do this, but I could not tell what model they were
> but I think they 2100's.
> My wife and I were surveyed three times twice during
> the day and once at
> night, and they were all almost identical units.
> They had a 4 meg ram card
> and they used what looked like emate pens on the
> machines.
> I talked to one of the polsters and he was shocked
> that other people still
> use the Newton.
> Cheers,
> David
> IT Helpdesk
> International Truck and Engine Group
> "Quidquid latine dictum sit, profundum viditur"
>
>
>

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