About Digital Buddha Vacana 
Palm Edition 1.0 (Final Release)
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Digital Buddha Vacana is the digital version of the book Buddha Vacana: Sacred Literature of Buddhism.  This book contains extracts from some of the discourses of the Buddha and some post-canonical writings.

Rendered into readable English, presented so that one extract can be read and reflected upon each day for a year.  With Palm Edition 1.0, you can start your Palm to a new reading daily, benefiting from the Teachings of the Buddha.

The original book Buddha Vacana was compiled by Venerable Dhammika and was published by the Buddha Dhamma Mandala Society. Transcription was done by the group leaders of the Camp Nirvana Singapore (CNS) organised by Nanyang Technological University Buddhist Society (NTUBS).

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RELEASE NOTES
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Last Updated on 23 January 2004

This Final release of Digital Buddha Vacana Palm Edition 1.0 released on 20 January 2004 contains the set of application build 1.0 and is shipped with data files (BuddhaVacana.pdb) revision 1.21.

Version 1.0.1 released on 23 January 2004

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Users of previous beta version ***IMPORTANT***
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If you have previously installed the beta version (vacana.prc & vacanaDB.pdb), you need to uninstall (delete) them before proceeding to install the final release.


Revision 1.21 of the data files contains revision on the following
	* Fixed Strange characters in verse 130, 140, 188, 254 & 305 *NEW*
	* Typo errors
	* Paragraphing
	* Tabulation
	* Spacing
	* Punctuation

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HISTORY
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Application 			Dat file 
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Version		Date		Revision	Date
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1.0.1		23 Jan 2004	1.21		12 Jan 2004
1.0		20 Jan 2004	1.21		12 Jan 2004
1.0b		19 Feb 2003	1.20		19 Feb 2003

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Changes & Bug Fixes
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1.0.1	23 Jan 2004
*	Incremental release for bug fixes
*	Fixed Incorrect verse order for leap years
*	Fixed App error for running on Palm OS IIIc and below

1.0	20 Jan 2004
*	Final Release
*	UI port and code rewrite from Beta
*	Developed using PRC-Tools (GCC on Cygwin, PilRC and other free tools)
*	Tested on Palm OSR emulator 3.5 (Palm OS 4.1)
*	Tested on Palm OS simulator (Palm OS 5.3)
*	Tested on Palm Tungsten T3
*	Tested with external VFS support (SD Card)
*	Renamed vacana.prc to DBVpalm.prc
*	Renamed vacanaDB.pdb to BuddhaVacana.pdb
*	Fixed preferences bug. Fonts selection is correctly saved.
*	Added Font size selection *New*
*	Added Support for External Memory Card*New*
*	Added Export to Card *New*
*	Removed Preference dialog
	* Removed Invert Backlight option
	* Removed Sound option
	* Removed Edit option

1.0b	19 Feb 2003
*	Beta Release
*	Partial port from Digital Buddha Vacana 1.21.004
*	Developed using CodeWarrior 4.01 on WindowsXP
*	Tested on Palm emulator with PalmIII/PalmIII-debug ROM
*	Tested on Palm m125 device
*	Added verse selection using date selector
*	Added navigation to other verses via onscreen day, month buttons
*	Added support for hardware buttons
*	Added Instructions dialog
*	Added About dialog
*	Added Acknowledgements dialog
*	Added Disclaimer dialog
*	Added Preference dialog
	* Invert Backlight option for Palm M125 and others that have reverse contrast.  This feature IS NOT tested on the newer Tungsten devices.
	* Sound (Not supported yet)
	* Edit mode (Only in Beta release for reformatting of test for Palm PDA)

Note: Invert Backlight option is not officially supported on Palm devices.  Use it at your own risk.

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Known issues
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*	Sound is currently not supported (Implementation date unconfirmed!)
*	Does not use 320X480 mode in Palm Tungsten T3

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LICENSE AGREEMENT
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The Sacred Literature contained within the Software Package (DIGITAL BUDDHA VACANA PALM EDITION 1.0 FINAL RELEASE) is distributed free for the welfare and benefit of all sentient beings. All Sacred Literature contained within the software are extracts from discourses of The Buddha or from post-canonical writings which were translated to English in the book Buddha Vacana.

NO PARTS OR WHOLE OF THE SACRED LITERATURE MAY BE ALTERED. 

The Software Package containing the Digital Buddha Vacana including all accompanying documents and files are FreeWare, BUT no parts or whole of the Software Package may be altered without a prior written agreement by the author. The author reserves all rights to the software Digital Buddha Vacana.

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Disclaimer
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All attempts were made to ensure that the Software Package and the Sacred Literature contained within is error-free. Should any errors in any of the above mentioned items be found, please forward the errors found to buddha_vacana@yahoo.com

May All Sentient Beings Be Well And Happy!