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Re: New pdf reader release 3 - Linux availability locally

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From: Grahame M. Kelly - Linux User
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 00:00
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Hi All,

Thanks to all those that replied to my information request. In summary whilst
the new ghostscript does partly support pdf files, the acroreader 3.0 for
Linux does a better job on some difficult drawing I have found. Also I often
get font problems with gs, whereas the acroreader handles them ok, I suspect
because there are more fonts builtin the distribution.

Cheers Grahame.

In article <5iksk1$9cd$4@clarion.carno.net.au>,
	j.stokes@bohm.anu.edu.au (Jason Stokes) writes:
>On Thu, 10 Apr 1997 11:35:56 +1000, Grahame M. Kelly - Linux User <gmkelly@zip.com.au> wrote:
>>Hi all,
>>
>>I have been trying without success to get a copy of the new adobe pdf
>>reader for linux filename: acroread.linux_30.tar.gz and its approx 3.2Mb
>>and at the rate of only 300 odd bytes per sec from adobes system I never
>>get it before some network timeout or error. File was released by adobe.com
>>on 14th Jan 97.
>
>Don't bother.  The latest version of Ghostscript will read pdf format. 
>
>-- 
>
>Jason Stokes: j.stokes@bohm.anu.edu.au
>Ph: +61 (06) 291 93 84
> 
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