Plucker

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Plucker
Original author(s) Mark Lillywhite [1]
Developer(s) Plucker Developers [2]
Initial release1998 [3]
Stable release
1.8 Palm Application
1.6.2.0 Desktop Installer Package
0.6.3 Windows Mobile devices / 2004
Written inPython
Operating system Palm OS, Linux, Windows, Windows Mobile
License GNU General Public License
Website Last archive of official website (2015-07-09)

Plucker is an open-source [4] offline e-reader for PDAs, and the associated Plucker file format. The Plucker software suite includes a supporting desktop application for creating Plucker files and transferring them to supported devices.

Contents

Plucker was designed for late-1990s and early-2000s low-power handheld devices such as the Palm Pilot, before the advent of widespread wireless internet and internet-enabled mobile devices. Plucker uses an extensible plugin design to convert content from file formats and web-based formats into a compact Plucker file with formatted text and embedded images, for offline mobile reading.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Desrosiers, David A. (10 October 2002). "Interview with Mark Lillywhite, original author of Plucker". Plucker. Archived from the original on 17 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "cvs.plkr.org/AUTHORS?view=co". plkr.org. 12 July 2012. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "An Open Source Success Story: A History of Plucker". Plucker. Archived from the original on 17 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Plucker FAQ - Plucker Documentation". 29 October 2007. Archived from the original on 29 October 2007. Retrieved 1 April 2018.

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