Re: viewing a post script file - Distiller tangent

[Shawn <beezer -at- OBERON -dot- ADSNET -dot- NET>]

I downloaded the distiller yesterday from the Adobe site.

www.adobe.com/supportservice/custsupport/LIBRARY/acdall.htm


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> [mailto:TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU]On Behalf Of Backer, Corinne
> Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 1999 1:49 PM
> To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
> Subject: Re: viewing a post script file - Distiller tangent
>
>
> I'm putting this back online because several people have
> responded, and I'm
> in the midst of this in my office right now.
>
> I always thought that Distiller was part of the Acrobat group,
> too, but the
> Distiller I have says this:
> "This application gives the user access to the Adobe Acrobat
> Distiller 3.01
> icon, which is part of the Adobe PageMaker 6.5 Suite of applications.
> The application is associated (given) to the following user groups.... [my
> company stuff]"
>
> I next went to www.adobe.com, but I could not find any satisfaction on the
> Adobe website. Distiller is not mentioned anywhere in the Acrobat section
> (and I looked forever!), so I called Adobe Customer Service and
> told them I
> wanted to buy just Distiller, and they told me I couldn't--that I have to
> buy Acrobat in general, which is 250 a pop (which is why I wanted
> distiller
> stand-alone).
>
> So, a couple questions:
> 1. Is the Adobe guy out of his head? Or have they perhaps changed the
> configuration of products?
> 2. We use FrameMaker for doc creation--can I avoid all this with
> direct .pdf
> functionality in Frame? How?
>
> Thanks
> Corine
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: John Posada
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 1999 3:36 PM
> > To:   TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
> > Subject:      Re: viewing a post script file
> >
> > Hi, Corinne.
> >
> > Well, close.
> >
> > Distiller cannot be bought separately. However, it
> > isn't a "chunk" of PageMaker, but rather one of the
> > programs in the Adobe Acrobat suite.
> >
> > You buy Acrobat, you get Distiller. I think Acrobat is
> > listing for about $249. BTW...FrameMaker comes bundled
> > with Acrobat.
> >
> > --- "Backer, Corinne" <CBacker -at- GLHEC -dot- ORG> wrote:
> > > It's my understanding (based on conversations this
> > > week w/Adobe customer
> > > service) that Distiller is a chunk of PageMaker used
> > > to create .pdf, and
> > > cannot be bought separately. Acrobat READER is the
> > > free .pdf viewer I think
> > > Brian wants. Is this correct? 'Cuz if not, I need to
> > > call them back.
> > >
> > > Corinne
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Ralph Cardone
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 1999 1:19 PM
> > > > To:   TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
> > > > Subject:      Re: viewing a post script file
> > > >
> > > > We use Acrobat Distiller. Hope that helps.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > > -------------------------------------------
> > > >
> > > > Brian Doonan wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Could someone please recommend a good, and
> > > possibly free, program where
> > > > I could
> > > > > view post script files?
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > >
> > > > > Brian
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
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