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