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Jsummers: /* Specific formats */

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thiscat=Palm OS Database

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Jsummers moved page PalmOS Database to Palm OS Database: The consensus seems to be that "Palm OS" has a space in it.

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‎Specific formats

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 * [[PalmDOC]] ("{{magic|TEXtREAd}}")
 * [[PQA]] ("{{magic|pqa&nbsp;clpr}}")
-* [[ScreenShot Hack PDB]]
+* [[ScreenShot Hack]]
-* [[TealPaint PDB]] ("{{magic|DataTlPt}}")
+* [[TealPaint]] ("{{magic|DataTlPt}}")
 Additional formats might be listed at [[:Category:Palm OS Database]]. For a longer list of formats, see the [https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/PDB MobileRead Wiki].

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 |thiscat=Palm OS Database
 | subcat = Personal Digital Assistant formats
-| extensions = {{ext|pdb}}
+| extensions = {{ext|pdb}}, others
 |mimetypes={{mimetype|application/vnd.palm}}
 }}
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 == Format details ==
-There is a 72-byte header, followed by a record list which begins with a 6-byte header. If you prefer, you can think of these two headers as a single 78-byte header.
+There is a 72-byte header, followed by a record list which begins with a 6-byte header. If you prefer, you can think of these two headers as one 78-byte header.
-After that is an optional "app info" segment, then an optional "sort info" segment, then the data segments for the records. The segment sizes are not stored explicitly; a segment is assumed to end where the next segment begins, or at the end of the file.
+After the record list is an optional "app info" segment, then an optional "sort info" segment, then the data segments for the records. The segment sizes are not stored explicitly; a segment is assumed to end where the next one begins, or at the end of the file.
 == Identification ==

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 |mimetypes={{mimetype|application/vnd.palm}}
 }}
-A '''Palm OS Database''' is the normal format in which data is stored on a Palm OS-based device. These devices lack a normal filesystem, and instead store everything as part of a database. The '''.pdb''' extension is what ends up on files containing data exported from a Palm device to another system such as a PC. The one other format used on a Palm device is [[PRC (Palm OS)|PRC]], or Palm Resource Compiler.
+A '''Palm OS Database''' is the normal format in which data is stored on a Palm OS-based device. These devices lack a normal filesystem, and instead store everything as part of a database. The '''.pdb''' extension is what ends up on files containing data exported from a Palm device to another system such as a PC.
 == Specific formats ==
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 Additional formats might be listed at [[:Category:Palm OS Database]]. For a longer list of formats, see the [https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/PDB MobileRead Wiki].
 == Documentation ==

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 == Specific formats ==
-The type of data stored in the file is indicated by a ''type/creator'' code: a total of 8 ASCII characters starting at offset 60.
+The type of data stored in the file is indicated by the ''type'' and ''creator'' codes, which are two [[FourCC]]s (a total of 8 ASCII characters) that appear starting at file offset 60.
 There are separate articles for the following formats:
 * [[GrayPaint]]
-* [[MOBI]] (type code "{{magic|BOOKMOBI}}")
+* [[MOBI]] ("{{magic|BOOKMOBI}}")
-* [[Palm Database ImageViewer]] (type code "{{magic|vIMGView}}")
+* [[Palm Database ImageViewer]] ("{{magic|vIMGView}}")
-* [[PalmDOC]] (type code "{{magic|TEXtREAd}}")
+* [[PalmDOC]] ("{{magic|TEXtREAd}}")
-* [[PQA]] (type code "{{magic|pqa&nbsp;clpr}}")
+* [[PQA]] ("{{magic|pqa&nbsp;clpr}}")
 * [[ScreenShot Hack PDB]]
-* [[TealPaint PDB]] (type code "{{magic|DataTlPt}}")
+* [[TealPaint PDB]] ("{{magic|DataTlPt}}")
-If the type code (the first 4 characters) is "{{magic|appl}}", then it is a [[PRC (Palm OS)|PRC]] file, not a PDB file.
+Additional formats might be listed at [[:Category:Palm OS Database]]. For a longer list of formats, see the [https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/PDB MobileRead Wiki].
-For a longer list of formats, see the [https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/PDB MobileRead Wiki].
+See also [[PRC (Palm OS)#Identification]].
 == Documentation ==

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 {{FormatInfo
 | subcat = Personal Digital Assistant formats
 | extensions = {{ext|pdb}}
 |mimetypes={{mimetype|application/vnd.palm}}
 }}
-A '''PalmOS Database''' is the normal format in which data is stored on a PalmOS-based device. These devices lack a normal filesystem, and instead store everything as part of a database. The '''.pdb''' extension is what ends up on files containing data exported from a Palm device to another system such as a PC. The one other format used on a Palm device is [[PRC (PalmOS)|PRC]], or Palm Resource Compiler.
+A '''Palm OS Database''' is the normal format in which data is stored on a Palm OS-based device. These devices lack a normal filesystem, and instead store everything as part of a database. The '''.pdb''' extension is what ends up on files containing data exported from a Palm device to another system such as a PC. The one other format used on a Palm device is [[PRC (Palm OS)|PRC]], or Palm Resource Compiler.
 == Specific formats ==
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 * [[TealPaint PDB]] (type code "{{magic|DataTlPt}}")
-If the type code (the first 4 characters) is "{{magic|appl}}", then it is a [[PRC (PalmOS)|PRC]] file, not a PDB file.
+If the type code (the first 4 characters) is "{{magic|appl}}", then it is a [[PRC (Palm OS)|PRC]] file, not a PDB file.
 For a longer list of formats, see the [https://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/PDB MobileRead Wiki].

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	* [[Palm Database ImageViewer]] (type code "{{magic\|vIMGView}}")		* [[Palm Database ImageViewer]] (type code "{{magic\|vIMGView}}")
		+	* [[PalmDOC]] (type code "{{magic\|TEXtREAd}}")
	* [[TealPaint PDB]] (type code "{{magic\|DataTlPt}}")		* [[TealPaint PDB]] (type code "{{magic\|DataTlPt}}")