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Moe The Cat · 10-29-2008, 09:45 PM

BeBook has announced another new firmware update, with support for .PDB format.

They describe the new firmware this way:

Here's what added in this update:
1) The .PDB file format is added.
NOTES:
- the file extention .pdb is used for a range of different files. The BeBook supports files containing text only. These files will be automatically recognised by the BeBook. Files that contain incorrect data won't show up in the menu.
- If you want to read a .pdb file in an different character set (e.g. Chinese) you need to set the language accordingly in the settings menu.
2) The PDF parser is updated to version 7. (non DRM, but supports password protection)
3) The Epub parser is updated. It now supports catelogue/index.
4) The CHM parser is updated, it now supports flowing display.
Of course all previous updates are still in place, you only need to install this update. (so: no need to run the Mobipocket update first, it's also included in this update)

However, the link to download the new firmware seems to be currently broken, so I can't give you any details about it.

10-29-2008, 09:45 PM	#1
Moe The Cat Bear Melt Posts: 919 Karma: 5433051 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Toronto Device: Google Pixel 6, Moto G9 Power (both with Fbreader) & Kindle PW2	New BeBook Firmware Supporting .PDB Format BeBook has announced another new firmware update, with support for .PDB format. They describe the new firmware this way: Here's what added in this update: 1) The .PDB file format is added. NOTES: - the file extention .pdb is used for a range of different files. The BeBook supports files containing text only. These files will be automatically recognised by the BeBook. Files that contain incorrect data won't show up in the menu. - If you want to read a .pdb file in an different character set (e.g. Chinese) you need to set the language accordingly in the settings menu. 2) The PDF parser is updated to version 7. (non DRM, but supports password protection) 3) The Epub parser is updated. It now supports catelogue/index. 4) The CHM parser is updated, it now supports flowing display. Of course all previous updates are still in place, you only need to install this update. (so: no need to run the Mobipocket update first, it's also included in this update) However, the link to download the new firmware seems to be currently broken, so I can't give you any details about it. Last edited by Moe The Cat; 10-29-2008 at 10:13 PM.