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6they may profit from the data I collected. 6they may profit from the data I collected.
7 7
8The package consists of several parts: 8The package consists of several parts:
9 * Documentation about Psion 5 data formats; 9 * Documentation about Psion 5 data formats;
10 * A library which can be linked against application that have to read 10 * A library which can be linked against application that have to read
11 (and in the future, perhaps write) Psion 5 files; 11 and write Psion 5 files;
12 * An example command-line program which reads Psion files and writes 12 * An example command-line program which reads Psion files and writes
13 more commonly used formats. 13 more commonly used formats.
14 14
15 15
16DATA FORMATS 16DATA FORMATS
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19As far as I know, and have gathered from the newsgroups, Psion does not want 19As far as I know, and have gathered from the newsgroups, Psion does not want
20or is not able to release the data formats of the saved files of their 20or is not able to release the data formats of the saved files of their
21internal applications. I am trying to reverse engineer these data formats 21internal applications. I am trying to reverse engineer these data formats
22and to document them for general use. At this moment, I understand their 22and to document them for general use. At this moment, I understand their
23Word, TextEd, Sketch, MBM, Clipart and Record files. I want this information 23Word, Sheet, TextEd, Sketch, MBM, Clipart and Record files, as well as a
24to be available to everyone, in order to write better file conversion 24few other less important formats. I want this information to be available
25utilities for popular (non-)Windows programs. 25to everyone, in order to write better file conversion utilities for popular
26(non-)Windows programs.
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27All documentation is written in Psion 5 Word. Fortunately, the utilities 28All documentation is written in Psion 5 Word. Fortunately, the utilities
28in this package can translate it to HTML and other formats. 29in this package can translate it to HTML and other formats.
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30Unlike all other files in this package, the *.psi files in the directory 31Unlike all other files in this package, the *.psi files in the directory

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