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Re: MC /E Books/Small Devices/Predictions?

andu
Fri, 08 Sep 2000 17:58:55 -0700



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>We will soon be going into ebooks in a very major way. . .I am wondering how
>is Metacard situated as a possible tool of choice for this market. It seems
>ideal. The two most common formats are PDF and HTML. With the latter being
>the most flexible, Metacard would seem to be a knock out publishing
>platform. Especially, obviously, if we get image rendering in line with
>text.  One could dump a book from Quark Express into HTML, use section
>breaks as page/card delimiters, load it into a stack, import the art here
>and there, make a dynamic clicktext glossary etc. all pretty simple
>scripting. But the key issue will be small device compatibility.
>  What small devices does MC work on now, and what does it not work on now.
>.. . and does any one have any insights on where the trend for the small
>device market will take us in terms of the OS. i.e  five years from now hand
>held be running on what?

Most likely versions of linux.

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