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From: bsalter@acorn.co.uk
Subject: Acorn news release: Pocket Books in use at BETT
Date: 20 Jan 93 08:45:56 GMT
Acorn Pocket Books for BETT Info Link
Embargo Release Date 20th January 1993
Acorn Computers' Pocket Books are at the heart of a scheme to provide
visitors to the BETT 93 exhibition with information on exhibitors and their
products.
Under the scheme a group of work experience students from the London Borough
of Newham will each carry Pocket Books loaded with data about every
exhibitor on every stand.
In addition, those companies that are featuring Acorn products will have
full details of those products together with the names of the people manning
the stands downloaded into the Pocket Books.
Acorn's Dick Wallin described the likely scenario: "The idea is that each of
the students - who will be highly visible at the show - will act as a
walking encyclopaedia for the benefit of the show visitors. Their Pocket
Books will be loaded with comprehensive information about the show so that
if, for example, a visitor wants to know which stands feature networking
software, the student can consult his database and immediately come up with
a list of all the stands of interest. We have some 75 categories of
software listings, so I don't envisage any problems in finding something to
cater for everyone's interests.
"If the visitor wants basic information about, say, particular software
packages, then again the student can look up his database and give an answer
there and then. The information will actually have been downloaded from the
latest Education Software catalogue. However, for those wanting detailed
information, the student will then have the option of either taking the
visitor to the relevant stand and making the necessary introductions, or
taking him to the Acorn information stand where he can pick up a hard copy
of the Educational catalogue, or indeed order a CD ROM version of that same
catalogue. "
Dick Wallin described Acorn's Pocket Book as an ideal resource for such a
venture. "The cards data base is extremely quick and easy to use as each
field can be individually labelled and fast searches can be made on any key
word. But in addition there is a spread sheet on which the students will be
able to look up educational prices of Acorn equipment, and a text processor
on which the students can take notes of particular questions from visitors
in order to pass information on to Acorn's Customer Services department
after the show. " All the information will have been downloaded from an
Acorn Archimedes computer to the Pocket Books via special "A-link"
communications software. The details of stand personnel will also be
updated daily.
The Acorn Pocket Book also features a spell checker, an alarm clock and a
calculator and all the software is multitasking.
The Education retail price of the Pocket Book is #199 or #1990 for a pack of
eleven, which includes a free A-link. The A-link comms hardware can also be
bought separately for #42.71.
ENDS
Further Information from Dick Wallin, Acorn Computers, Tel 0223 254254