gEDA: PADS2000 format

[Karel Kulhavý <clock@twibright.com>]

Hello

I struck PADS2000 format on Simputer design download page:
http://simputer.org/simputer/downloads/hardware/
Simputer is a 206MHz ARM PDA that is being commercially manufactures
(at least allegedly, and I have also seen some consumer reviews) and
is almost-free-technology. Great!

But what is the PADS2000 format? Is it something ASCII? And is it
standardized?

(Definition: standard is something that is designed to be known and adhered to
by potentially everyone. Therefore standards for money are not standards in
this my personal definition because they are not meant for anyone, but just for
the paying people.)

And if it's some standard, have someone of you already met it? Would it be
difficult to make PCB capable of reading or even writing this?

Cl<