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Article #376Re: Acrobat on non-internet computer
From: Cleveland Tech
Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2006 00:50
Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2006 00:50
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"Al" <no.spam@wanted.com> wrote in message news:no.spam-4CDD7E.15290519082006@news.verizon.net... > I have a new computer I want to use for some development work I am > preparing to do. I do NOT want to connect it to the internet as I don't > want any theft of my data nor do I want viruses and the like. I have > another computer I use for connection to the internet. I run Ubuntu on > it and it works great as an internet applicance. It has nothing on it > that is of importance. > > The problem is that I want to install the reader on the "virgin" > computer. It seems that the only way I can do it is to connect the > "virgin" computer, which I refuse to do. And the Adobe web site insists > that I only want a Linux version, which is not true. T > > How do I get a copy of the reader? How can I download what I want to the > other computer. I would then burn a CD and then transfer Acrobat to the > "virgin" computer? Is that possible? > > here is even other software on it that wants to call home also. How can > I stop the incessent "calling home" of other software packages? It never > used to be this way before. > > Al You should be able to choose the platform and version here: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2_allversions.html Hope this helps.
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