PalmDoc
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The PalmDoc format is commonly called the DOC format. However, that is only a shorthand name.
In 1996, Rick Bram developed a method to compress a text files for the Palm OS. He called the format "Palm Doc".
In 1997, Aportis Technologies Corporation bought the rights to PalmDoc, and renamed it AportisDoc.
As of December 31, 2002, Aportis has ceased operations. The AportisDoc software is no longer supported, but the format has an open specification, and a great deal of other Palm software exists which uses that format and will continue to use that format.
The other primary product of Aportis Technologies Corporation was BrainForest, which is now actively developed by Ultrasoft Limited.
DOC files can contain only compressed text. The format does not allow for any formatting. This keeps files small, in keeping with the Palm philosophy. However, extensions to the format can use tags, such as HTML, to include formatting within text. These extensions to PalmDoc are not interchangeable.
