[olug] Point of Sale/Bookkeeping cross-platform?

[Rob Townley]

On Sat, Apr 4, 2009 at 2:07 PM, Rob Townley <rob.townley at gmail.com> wrote:
> Can't vouch for it but you might want to check this out.
> http://www.adempiere.com/
>
> On Sat, Apr 4, 2009 at 1:31 PM, T. J. Brumfield <enderandrew at gmail.com> wrote:
>> http://kmymoney2.sourceforge.net/index-home.html
>> http://sourceforge.net/projects/lemonpos/
>>
>> And even though you didn't specify a web-app, if you need a web store
>> front-end, I recommend Zen Cart
>>
>> http://www.zen-cart.com/
>>
>> -- T. J.
>>
>> On Sat, Apr 4, 2009 at 1:12 PM, Eric Lusk <wyrmzr72 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I'm in the process of planning a business launch.  In this process, I'm looking for an Open Source alternative to something like Quickbooks.  Basically, I would love to have something that runs POS, tracks inventory, prints bills, etc.
>>> It also would be highly beneficial to have it run on client/server, for automated backup.
>>> I've got PCs to install to, and it would be so much simpler to have a Linux based POS system for me.
>>> Has anyone seen/used anything like this?  Of course, I'm already browsing Sourceforge for an idea, but any input would be great before I download half a dozen different apps...
>>>
>>>  I ran the Harry Potter books through a spell checker; none of those spells should work.
>>>
>>>
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i wonder if adapting one of the many online catalogs (comes w php or
something) for pos would be a good idea.  Maybe the workflow is
completely different and wouldn't work, but worth a try.
http://demo.phppointofsale.com didn't look impressive, but that could
have been noscript.