Fred, I see that there is a Palm version of the Epocrates software. Thus, it might be possible to run the Epocrates software on the N800/N810 by first installing the N800/N810 Garnet VM for the Palm OS and running Epocrates inside of that VM. Best Regards, John Holmblad Acadia Secure Networks, LLC lakestevensdental wrote: > Rick Bilonick wrote: > >> I could not agree more! I wouldn't buy a car from a manufacturer that >> forced me to buy batteries, tires, service, etc. from it. >> > Actually, the Apple app store is full of software from a variety of > sources -- many free, many not. Like Maemo, it's a central clearing > house for software that is deemed suitable for the device of interest. > > For example, (and one of my peeves about the n800), the App Store has a > program/service called Epocrates for medical folks to use to check on > drugs, interactions and more. There's a free download for the Ipod > Touch, as well as a paid advanced service/program from the same folks. > The same software is available for Blackberries and several other > internet phone devices. However, there has NOT been a port to the n8x0 > series so far as I can tell. This software is self-contained so it > works with and without wifi connection. You can get a wifi Epocrates > on the n800 in the browser, but you can't use it off the net as the data > is not resident on the device -- at least so far as I can determine. > > Bottomline, you can yell and scream all you want about open source > 'free' software. However, there is something to be said for the > increased diversity of having both. > > Always, Fred C > _______________________________________________ > maemo-users mailing list > maemo-users@xxxxxxxxx > https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users > > > _______________________________________________ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@xxxxxxxxx https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
