[DeTomaso] New Web Site: DeTomaso Mobile

[SEL]

roger that!


----- Original Message ----
From: Michael Shortt <michaelsavga at gmail.com>
To: Mark McWhinney <msm at portata.com>
Cc: List DeTomaso <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 3:02:43 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] New Web Site: DeTomaso Mobile


WOW!

awesome job.

Thank you!


On 6/28/07, Mark McWhinney <msm at portata.com> wrote:
>
>
> The new web site is for Pantera and other DeTomaso car owners on the go
> who
> need access to information such as part numbers while visiting a parts
> store
> or emergency information while stuck on the side of the road.
>
> The problem with the existing web sites is that the critical information
> is
> too spread out and is not well formatted for the cell phones' small
> screens,
> limited HTML functions, and slow connections.  The new site is purpose
> built
> for cell phone web browsers and other mobile browsers.  It puts the
> information that Pantera owners need literally at their finger tips.
>
> The crown jewel of Pantera information, of course, is the SOBill's
> Gearhead
> database with more than 7,000 lines of information that Bill has collected
> over the years.  I have parsed out the data and built a set of 450 web
> pages
> indexed by topic.  The pages are suitable for access on a cell phone.  I
> have also built a search engine for it.
>
> The site has a set of contact numbers of all the Pantera vendors.  I also
> included the number for AAA, but that number may only be good for
> California.  (If people in other parts of the country and internationally
> will send me their respective emergency auto club phone numbers, I will
> add
> them to the list.)
>
> If you click on a phone number link, your phone will automatically dial
> the
> number.  (I am not familiar with placing international calls, so the link
> to
> Jäckel may not work right.)
>
> The site also has a section for the SOBill electrical diagrams which are
> very helpful for diagnosing and fix problems on the side of the
> road.  Since
> it takes some effort to convert the PDF format diagrams into a format that
> displays OK on cell phones, I have just converted one diagram so far into
> gif, jpeg, and png formats.  If this diagram is readable and useful, I
> will
> convert the rest.
>
> Currently, the rest of the web site's content is a little thin.  I am
> hoping
> that the Pantera community can step forward with additional info for the
> site.  For example, a few bulleted tips about towing would be helpful.
>
> To see the site, enter http://detomaso.mobi in your cell phone's web
> browser
> (there is no ".com")  You can also see the site from your PC's web
> browser.
>
> You should bookmark the web site on your cell phone now, so that you do
> not
> have to remember it when you are stuck on the side of the road sometime in
> the future.
>
>
>
>
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