Schlumberger Watson

The Schlumberger Watson was an touchscreen health management terminal that was released by, based on the Newton platform from Apple Computer.

History
Apple announced on November 3, 1995 that Schlumberger licensed the Newton platform to develop specialized devices for the medical industry.

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.

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.

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)