# On Plucker
## or, more Palm OS adventures
### entered on a Treo 90 in CardTXT
### 20190819

So, failing to get any variation of Plucker
working on my Raspberry Pi, I reluctantly
brought out my ThinkPad x201 which
runs Devuan. Since I did not want to mess
with installing an ancient Python, I instead
installed Sunrise XP. 

This is a Windows bit of software but runs
fine under Wine. I converted all the complete
issues of [Astounding Stories from Project
Gutenberg][1]. However, after I had become
engrossed in a tale about a cold-ray, the
file abruptly ended. Cut off. All of them
appeared to be about 1/5 complete. 

So today I took my Treo to work, and
installed Plucker and Sunrise XP on my
work PC. I do indeed like Sunrise XP 
better than OEM Plucker. The new files 
still cut off. I checked the version of Plucker
I was running on my Treo - v1.1. I was able
to locate v1.8. Once installed, all my files
displayed their full length. Victory!

I have always been a fan of Plucker. The
perfect devices for it, IMHO, are Palm
OS 4.x color screen devices - Treo 90,
Palm m130, color Clies circa 2002. B&W 
(okay, green & black) screens do not 
encapsulate that peak Plucker timeframe.
OS 5 devices had WiFi and did not need an 
offline reader.

Today I also received a Treo 90/180 Belkin
faux leather and clear plastic case for my
device. I remain on the lookout for the
official Handspring leather case advertised
in the box. In the meantime, this one is
not bad.

[1]:http://1436.ninja/AstoundingStories/