>besides, even if we _accepted_ your stupid definition,
it still doesn't compute, jim, because an ascii-file like
the p.g. e-text format _can_ be reflowed, quite easily.
you just take out the mid-paragraph hard line-breaks.

And it will work most of the time.  Go ahead and write your reflow “txt ebook reader” for the iPad -- ideally one that will allow downloading txt from the internet to the iPad via wifi – I want to see it up on the Apple Apps Store.  Charge a buck for it and see how many sell – I would be curious. Maybe you’ll end up a millionaire. I’ll buy one even if I don’t have an iPad! ;-)