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Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> __/ [ Mark Kent ] on Sunday 03 September 2006 21:23 \__
>
>> I've just bought all the Canadian and US maps from TomTom (Euros 113),
>> but they come in zipped-up windows cab files, encrypted in some way,
>> with a windows executable to put them together.
>>
>> Even playing around with mc, unzip, cabextract and so on didn't get me
>> there, so, I decided to go for broke...
>>
>> unzipped the files into ~/.wine/drive_c/tomtom,
>> followed by
>>
>> $ wine setup.exe
>>
>> and up pops the tomtom install programme, asks where I want to install
>> it to (a tomtom, on the filesystem, media card), so I plugged in tomtom,
>> and pointed the installer to:
>>
>> h->tomtom
>>
>> and off it went, installing Canada. Once installation complete, quit
>> the application, unplug tomtom and restart.
>>
>> Switched maps (Canada), and plotted route from Pearson International
>> (Toronto) to Acton - all done and dusted.
>>
>> Personally, I'd prefer not to have to run any windows executables at all
>> when transferring maps from my linux pc to my linux tomtom, but, it's
>> good to know that if you need to, it all works perfectly well.
>
> I would never buy a product that assumes the user works under Mac OS or
> Windows. Not even if the device is Linux-based.
As a matter of principle, I agree with you. However, in the area of
satnav, there is little which is linux supportive at all, even though at
least two that I know of are linux-based.
As linux becomes increasingly common as a desktop and device OS, this
will change. User pressure is very powerful, as is publicity (even this
kind, where users are forced to "make their own arrangements" in order
to use what they've bought. Having said all that, the TomTom GO700 is
an excellent device, although the new GO910 has the added features of
text to speach to reach you your SMSs as they come in, as well as read
audio-books, and can also play MP3s (obviosly interrupting them to give
you navigation info).
> In fact, that's another
> reason why Palm should get their act together and stop relying on the work
> of volunteers (e.g. pilot-link, jpilot, kpilot, gpilot). We shall see what
> they do with the new platform. Will it be compatible with the old Palm OS
> conduits? Will the Desktop be open-sourced for a change?
Wait and see, I guess...
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