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Originally, any computer data were considered as something internal — the final data output was always on Paper . However, the development of Computer Network s have resulted in that in most cases it is much more convenient to distribute electronic documents than printed ones. And the improvements in Display technologies mean that in most cases it is possible to view documents on screen instead of printing them (thus saving paper and the room required to store the printed copies). However, using electronic documents instead of paper ones have created the problem of multiple incompatible File Format s. Even Plain Text Files are not free from this problem — e.g. under MS-DOS , most programs could not work correctly with UNIX -style text files (see Newline ), and for non-English speakers, the different Codepages always have been a source of trouble. Even more problems are connected with complex File Format s of various Word Processor s, Spreadsheet s and Graphical Editors . To alleviate the problem, many software companies distribute free File Viewer s for their proprietary file formats (one example is Adobe 's Acrobat Reader ). The other solution is the development of standardized non- Proprietary File Format s (such as HTML , SGML , and XML ). ''See also:'' |