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osnova · 12-14-2009, 10:15 PM

All I can say is wow. Amazon should do something about those queues. The Kindle should be able to tell that the file is already in the memory (through your computer) and stop attempting to obtain it through Whispernet. I guess we have uncovered some glitches.

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I have not seen Princeton's prc file. Could you give a link?

I can only speculate that it does not contain all the databases (includes only dictionary definition plus maybe synonyms) or does not have cross-references. Or is based on WordNet 2. One article covers multiple headwords (instead of having article per headword). Or just gives text without any formatting (tags eat space too).

I have seen another WordNet 2 (not 3) prc that is available here on mobileread for free. All I can say, my version is much better.

12-14-2009, 10:15 PM	#30
osnova Kindler of the Flame Posts: 582 Karma: 646016 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: US of A Device: K DX,3,KT,KP,KF, KFHD; Nook C, PRS600, iPad, Xoom, N900, N810, Zaurus	All I can say is wow. Amazon should do something about those queues. The Kindle should be able to tell that the file is already in the memory (through your computer) and stop attempting to obtain it through Whispernet. I guess we have uncovered some glitches. ---- I have not seen Princeton's prc file. Could you give a link? I can only speculate that it does not contain all the databases (includes only dictionary definition plus maybe synonyms) or does not have cross-references. Or is based on WordNet 2. One article covers multiple headwords (instead of having article per headword). Or just gives text without any formatting (tags eat space too). I have seen another WordNet 2 (not 3) prc that is available here on mobileread for free. All I can say, my version is much better.