Schlumberger Watson

The Schlumberger Watson was an touchscreen health management terminal that was released by , based on the Newton platform from Apple Computer.Newton OS Computers from Licensees, Apple Computer. Archived 1997-07-07.
==History==
Apple announced on November 3, 1995 that Schlumberger licensed the Newton platform to develop specialized devices for the medical industry.Apple Agrees to License Newton Technology to Schlumberger, Digital Ocean, Apple Computer. 1995-11-03. Archived 1999-02-24.
===Release===
The Watson was released in 1997 and presented at the MÉDEC 98 trade show, held in March 1998 at in France. The list price was 12,000, or Fr 15,000 with an accounting package.Le point sur les dernières versions des logiciels de gestion de cabinets médicaux prévues pour le MÉDEC 98 (French), Informéd. 1998-04-02. Archived 2003-13-16.
==Features==
The Watson was based on the MessagePad 2000 in a customized enclosure. It used the same 162 MHz StrongARM 110 processor and 1 MB of dynamic RAM with an additional 4 MB of built-in flash memory for storage. The 480 x 320 LCD display supported 16 shades of gray and included backlighting. It included two slots for the physician and patient. An included cradle contained a modem and serial port for connection to a desktop computer.Schlumberger's "Watson" Newton by Paul, dura:mater. 2003-09-24. Archived 2006-10-18.
==References==
==External links==
*Health management terminal at Schlumberger (archived 1998-02-24)
*Apple Newton MessagePad Prototype - Watson Schlumberger plus Dock by Jim Abeles at Flickr (2015-09-09)
*Le Schlumberger Newton Watson at MO5.com (French)
*Schlumberger Watson at the Higher Intellect Vintage Computing Wiki
*Watson at the Newton Glossary
===Articles===
*Mon cher Watson, quel est votre secret ? (French) at Message-Pad.net (2015-08-03)
**Schlumberger Watson ROM Type #1 (2015-05-19)
*Schlumberger Watson: the Newton I forgot by Mark Johnson at at My Apple Newton (2010-10-31)
Category:1997 introductions