[Slightly OT?] Why It's Hard to Explain Rev

Richard Gaskin ambassador at fourthworld.com
Fri Nov 4 20:01:29 EST 2005


John Tregea wrote:
> HyperCard!!! Just a Rolodex!!!
> 
> I small sampling of projects I did with HyperCard in the 1990's were:
> 
> Front end to the Singapore Ministry of Defence payroll system (250,000
> transactions per month) integrating Oracle and MD Mars imaging system
> 
> Overdraft management system for Bangkok Bank (linking Singapore and
> Thailand)
> 
> Reseller (spare part) ordering system for Apple Computer interfaced to S38
> 
> Information prompter for television anchor people in news 
> 
> Network based (pair work) Language learning software for German, Japanese
> and French
> 
> Document level security system (Military Spec) for 2.5 million personnel
> files
> 
> Decision support system for processing government funding applications for
> tertiary education schemes
> 
> Videodisc front ends, spare parts catalogues, etc. etc. etc...

'Yep, sounds like a rolodex to me.'

- Phil 'Can't tell my arse from a rolodex' Schiller



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