Re: Nokia 800

[Murray Cumming <murrayc murrayc com>]

On Wed, 2008-03-05 at 08:57 -0500, Rick Berube wrote:
> Hi Dan and Murray,
>  
> Thanks for your help. You guys are the best. Although I have already
> tried the link that you suggested previously. Maybe I am doing
> something wrong. There are no set-by-step instructions to be found. (I
> guess I am the type of person that needs this in order to get it in my
> head on how to do things.) 

The .install file should work just by clicking on it. If it does not
then please give some details of what you experience.

> I can't seem to find all the files needed to make Glom work on my
> Nokia N800 for OS2008. I am not sure how to install it in the first
> place. 
> Do I go to the file manager and click on the gz file or the tar file?

The .tar.gz file is a source code file, not something that you would
install on your N800.

Glom on Maemo is currently an alpha-quality proof of concept. There is
not much point in playing with it unless you have more idea about these
things.

>  Or is there another file I need to install it? When I double click on
> these files, I get an unrecognizable file error. I have tried
> everything that I possibly could to get this installed with no luck. 
>  
> I rely heavily on the N800 for a new business I just started and it
> would be ideal to have a working database to keep track of my
> invoices, inventory, etc. It seems this is the only one available for
> the N800. Is this true or do you know of another database I could
> use? 

Glom seems like the best chance for this, but it needs a lot of work to
port it properly the Maemo. My company, Openismus, would be happy to do
this work if we can find someone willing to pay for it.
http://www.murrayc.com/blog/permalink/2007/11/28/glom-in-maemo-chinook-extras/

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