Tombraider - 2005-06-18 4:57 PM
Hi,
Is there a free ebook reader just to read docs , txts and html for the simpad sl4?
I'm used to my Zaurus linux platform where everything is free and works pretty well. Guess I'm spoiled. Love to read ebooks on my Z with JustReader.
I'm not talking about proprietary forms like lit or anything just ordinary docs, txts and html.
(Waiting for my Simpad from Ebay.
)
Hey, I'm female and 63! Old lady geeks are everywhere.
Thanks in advance.
hi there! welcome to the club!
... I also got the SL4. Received it in 2~3days!
ok, answers:
1. docs - if you are referring to word docs, you can read them with PocketWord in HPC2k or CE.NET4.1
(you will have to flash the ROM to 4.1
)
if you are referring to Palm pdb docs file, there is iSilo etc. If not, you may wanna let us know the doc format you are trying to read so that we can help.
2. txt file can be easily opened with PocketWord.
3. HTML file by PIE in the default HPC2k ROM, and by IE5.5 in CE.NET4.1
Also, you can try uBook
(gowerpoint.com
). Its a multi-format reader that reads unencrypted pdb files, rtf, txt, html etc. The free version will display a nag page once every few pages. Go to the site for registration details. Good thing about it is that, once license gives you a license file and you can use it on any of the platform that is supported.
After using it for awhile, I actually unconsciously filter out the nag screen by myself!
... but someone got me the license ultimately, so no more nag screen.
NOTE:
if you are already used to Zaurus, you can also flash the ROM to OpenSimPad/Opie and you will have a familar
(or same
) interface, depending on which model of Zaurus you own. I just tried it yesterday, and its pretty good!
www.opensimpad.org
If you need help with the flashing, start another thread under Off-Topic and I'll post the steps to flash to OpenSimPad/Opie.