Hi Guterman,
In short, Microsoft does not plan on releasing Microsoft Reader for
other operating systems. Here’s a posting from the Microsoft Reader
FAQ:
"Will there be versions of Microsoft Reader for the Macintosh, Palm,
or Linux operating systems?
We have not announced plans to develop versions of Microsoft Reader
for other platforms at this time."
Microsoft Reader
FAQ Page
http://www.microsoft.com/reader/general_faq.asp#8
Since Microsoft has a competing version of the Palm Pilot, the Pocket
PC, it’s highly unlikely that it will release or have third parties
create a version that is supported by the Palm Pilot operating system.
However, when reading from some of the newsgroups
(comp.sys.palmtops.pilot) on this subject, there were some suggested
solutions and/or scripts that you can try.
A possible solution is taking the Microsoft Reader file and
translating it into text, then placing it into Palm Reader (or
whatever software you prefer). Most likely, you will lose the
formatting that was in the original .lit documents. In the following
newsgroup thread, Dave Z suggested using “tecnodude’s” scripts that
are found here:
Tecnodude’s Page
How to convert .lit files into text
http://tecnodude.tripod.com/
Taken from “Microsoft Reader for Palm” Thread
On newsgroup: alt.comp.sys.palmtops.pilot
Posted 8/13/01
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&threadm=a39gnt4aec0onf7gf46o7o6f11aquegfh8%404ax.com&rnum=3&prev=/groups%3Fq%3Dmicrosoft%2Breader%2Bpalm%2Bos%26hl%3Den%26selm%3Da39gnt4aec0onf7gf46o7o6f11aquegfh8%25404ax.com%26rnum%3D3
A similar solution was given by Gordon Walker. Instead of using
tecnodude’s software, however, he suggested copying and pasting each
page of the book (if it isn’t protected). After each page is copied,
it would be pasted into Palm Reader (or software equivalent).
Taken from “Microsoft Reader files on Palm OS” Thread
On newsgroup: alt.comp.sys.palmtops.pilot
Posted 3/28/01
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&threadm=fpd6ctclh48ih2lrd4v1pji290o7pcdh93%404ax.com&rnum=2&prev=/groups%3Fq%3Dmicrosoft%2Breader%2Bpalm%2Bos%26hl%3Den%26selm%3Dfpd6ctclh48ih2lrd4v1pji290o7pcdh93%25404ax.com%26rnum%3D2
Google Groups Keywords Used:
microsoft reader palm os
microsoft reader palm pilot
.lit palm
Regards,
Trailhead |
