[DeTomaso] New Web Site: DeTomaso Mobile

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When using my PC browser, I was unable to click on the letters in the 
SOBill Gearhead DB.  I think that the "\" needs to be a "/"

Paul
#9270

Mark McWhinney 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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