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Old 01-20-2008, 03:46 AM   #39
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Originally Posted by delphidb96 View Post
Thus speaks the person who quibbles about whether pdb is a 'format'. Yes, it *is* a format - a file format. I mean, let us face facts as mature adults, each 'ebook' format is just that, a particular file format. Of course, the pdb, as with prc, can also be a database file format and I believe the prc can be an executable file holder.

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A PDB/PRC file is like a ZIP file - it is a "format" yes, but it's a container format, not a content format.

If you asked "can a book reader read ZIP files" the obvious response would be "it depends what's in the ZIP file". Asking "can it read PDB files" is precisely the same - it depends what's in the PDB file. If it contains certain types of data, it can read it; if it contains other types, it can't.

That's why I think we have to be very careful when answering questions like "Can the Gen3 read PDB files". The only real answer is "it depends what's in them". If they contain PalmDoc or MobiPocket books, it can read them; if they contain eReader books, it can't.
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