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Acrobat Reader 5.0 available on Adobe ftp

updated 03:15 am EDT, Tue April 17, 2001

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English, French, Japanese, and German versions of Adobe's Acrobat Reader 5.0 are now available on its ftp site. The Carbonized application is available as a 10 MB download using a Web installer with an optional 1 MB search plugin.

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Link Broken

A directory listing on that path (ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/acrobatreader/mac/5.x/) yields nothing.

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Correct URL is:

http://download.adobe.com/pub/adobe/acrobatreader/mac/5.x/

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this intaller is s***

hi!

after a 20min download.... let me say here that i usually regret web installers right away.... the installer stopped trying to communicate with some router adress 0.0.0.0 which caused strange macos error messages.
isn�t that strange... adobe goes microsoft or what?
i had to cancel, and i will NOT try it again.

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Adobe = moron when it com

The Installer is a classic Installer. I don't know what kind of moron can make a classic installer for a Carbon Application (may be the same one which did the Lightwave Installer)

Well, after 20 minutes of download, 4 attempts (the installer tends to fail in the middle of a download), the installer was able to launch and worked.

The resulting folder is really a nightmare. Nobody at Adobe seems to be aware that the new way to package applications for MacOS X is to have one single file (and in case a PlugIn folder). Why the h*** do I have 7 files, 7 folders within the Acrobat Reader folder ?

At least, the application is working great (except for some cosmetic bugs on the left part (thumbs and bookmarks)).

May the Adobe packaging team/guy learn how to do it properly for the other sotfwares releases

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It is agreed.

This is just foolishness. This installer is based on VISE, which works great as a carbon app on X (http://www.mindvision.com for details). Why they used 6.5 and not the carbon compatible versions is beyond me.

I suppose the b******* have their reasons.

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Do We Need It In OS X?

Yes, to all of the above! Having a Classic installer for a Carbon application is really stupid, not to mention the fact that the installer installs a bunch of files rather than a single package.

But do we even need this application in OS X is my question. Support for pdf files is built into X, and they will open just fine with the application, Preview.

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Not worth the download

Download/instalation worked fine.
Memory footprint is huge (12 M, twice as much as for vesion 4.0.X with my PB1400, 8.6 with VM on), functionality is the same as for version 4.0.X. Some cosmetic improvments (platinum menus). Not worth the download, at least for me. Back to vesion 4.0.5 (for now).

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Program is Okay

One must admit that although it isn't as "clean" as Acrobat Reader 4, it does have a few nice features. I am sure that a bug fix will sort out a few things. It is, though, not the most organized installation process and the installer used boggles the mind. Perhaps they will sort this out fast since they aren't really advertising it yet. Perhaps.

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Needed with Mac OS X?

My question: why bother using it with Mac OS X? The 'Preview' application does a great job of displaying PDFs anyway. Or have they extended the format since Preview was made so there'll possibly be some files that won't work?

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Look out:PRIVACY INVASION

PRIVACY INVASION
Make sure you check your preferences in Reader so that you're not broadcasting your computer ID and computer name. Adobe had this defaulted on in the last version.

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Getting Cocky

Adobe are beginning to get awfully c*** lately, half baked software releases, Big Brother survalience tactics, etc.. if Apple really is launching iPhoto on the 20th then maybe I can change from Photoshop finally.

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I HATE WEB INSTALLERS

Why oh why do companies like Microsoft, Netscape, and Adobe think that web installers are a great idea? They must be designed for total morons who download files, then can't figure out where they went.

And oh yeah, I tried TWICE, and the downloader failed with about 10 minutes left to go. Ridiculous. I'll wait until it shows up on a free CD-ROM.

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Agonizing download...

Man, don't attempt this download if you're in a hurry. I'm on a cable modem, and this is painful to watch. I ended up cancelling out.

Hey Adobe, how 'bout a little more oomph!

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Way to Big

This latest version of Acrobat has mutated from a tiny app/plugin that no one minded, into a huge pice of bloatware, 10MB and on mind nummingly slow servers, for a reader. No thanks!

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Link Recognition Missing

You definitely need Reader for OS X. OS X Native PDF support does not include link recognition. Once installed, it looks pretty good, but suffers from the same performance issues as does anything else running under OS X. Hopefully they can get this OS truly optimized very soon.

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good !

At least we have a decent pdf reader for OS X !

Preview is not good for reading 100 pages .pdf files...Reader is !

But OmniPDF may be better anyway ;-)

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Link Recognition Missing

You definitely need Reader for OS X. OS X Native PDF support does not include link recognition. Once installed, it looks pretty good, but suffers from the same performance issues as does anything else running under OS X. Hopefully they can get this OS truly optimized very soon.

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re: Adobe = moron

The resulting folder is really a nightmare. Nobody at Adobe seems to be aware that the new
way to package applications for MacOS X is to have one single file (and in case a PlugIn
folder). Why the h*** do I have 7 files, 7 folders within the Acrobat Reader folder ?

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oops, responding to above

stupid Netscape for Windows... anyway, my response to this was going to be that it was my impression that the bundling only functions properly under OS X and that OS 9 doesn't recognize it properly, which might be why the application comes packaged as it does (I could be very wrong).

Thankfully, it's all in one folder, unlike certain word processor/spreadsheet/presentation programs I could think of.... and no, I don't just mean AppleWorks...

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Good thing

Well some people are whining that we don't need Reader on OS X.
I disagree. First, now my full Acrobat in Classic will not launch if I open a PDF (with Acrobat's type/creator) in OS X. That is good.
Now I must agree that the installer is not too convenient. Feels just like the QuickTime one. And remember that in Adobe's words, it is not officialy "qualified" tu run on X. Thats's probably the reason why the installer is Classic and there is no in a nice bundle: it is first and foremost an app to be used in Classic that happends to be carbonized.
Maybe in the future Adobe will make the X version a separate DL.

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How do I do that?

"Make sure you check your preferences in Reader"

Could you/anyone explain, please?

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OmniPDF for X

10MB download, aborts 1/3 way. Insists I have to quit browsers? And its slow.

OmniPDF is also available.

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Preview vs. Acrobat Reade

Preview does not support interactive elements, like links. It does not support licensed documents (like books). It does not support thumbnails, and you can't search them.

Maybe there's more.

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Anybody

Does anybody have OmniPDF experiences to share? Is that worth it for somebody that needs a PDF viewer that's searchable?

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Needed in OS X, YES!

Hi All,
To read Dev docs Preview just doesn't cut it. I've been waiting for this for a long time! Sweet, keep Carbonizing Adobe!

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Very much needed in Mac O

Acrobat Reader is very much needed in OS X. Though Preview and the Omni PDF viewer are okay, they do not support embedded fonts. This can be important in many documents - especially scientific documents with mathematical symbols. Having Acrobat will make my day much easier.

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PRIVACY INVASION

"check your preferences"
Go to:
FilePreferencesWeb Buy
and look. A little bit of info that you may not want broadcast, but Adobe feels that by default your internal computer ID should be sent as an identifier. The user identifier is also there. Just be sure to turn these off.

Adobe, turn these off, BY DEFAULT! Why the h*** do I want to broadcast my computer ID and user ID to you for. Don't give me the BS about 'added functionality'. If I want 'added functionality' I'll turn them on later. Why can't I have 'added functionality' without broadcasting my computer ID and user ID? PRIVACY INVASION!

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Adobe bad

And will Adobe admit they are to blame if some of the information sent from a user's Adobe product without there knowledge gets intercepted by third parties who cause damage/etc with that information? I bet they wouldn't. Adobe should leave this sort of c*** out of there software unless the user wants it in there and is asked before it starts sending info over the web...

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Yeah Adobe!

You know - -Adobe should be commended for supplying Acrobat Readers for such a wide variety of platforms (IRIX, HP Unix, Linux etc).

Although MacOS X's Reader App is great. You'll need Acrobat Reader to read all the metadata that's stored in PDF's (like annotations, mark-ups, etc). And don't forget that PDFs can have document security that prohibit changes, readibility, and even printing without a password. Prewiew.app just isn't as full featured.

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That is why we need it eg

Have you ever tried opening a password protected .pdf file with Preview? That is one reason, why I need Acrobat Reader for OS X...

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EULA

If Adobe has a EULA, then that's where the privacy invasion started. Read it carefully. EULAs should never have been allowed in the first place.

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PRIVACY

Regarding "web buy enabled" there is no such listing in preferences running under MacOS X 10.0.1
Preferences is not under file it is under Acrobat Reader
There is an identity which I zeroed out.

So what are you talking about???

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PRIVACY

Regarding "web buy enabled" there is no such listing in preferences running under MacOS X 10.0.1
Preferences is not under file it is under Acrobat Reader
There is an identity which I zeroed out.

So what are you talking about???

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Security

Y'all better start getting used to the idea that certain things you are going to have to fork over money for.. the issue with the machine ID is that it allows you to purchase pdf content that you may want electronically (i.e. eBooks). Like it or not, publishers of information are starting to finally use electronic means of delivery.. but in most all cases, protected by some fairly stiff encryption. The most prevalent protection systems in use today basically tie the reading of the content to the machine used to get the material in the first place.

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Functionality with IE???

Has anyone gotten it to work properly with Internet Explorer 5.1?

One of the neatest features of Acrobat Reader 4.05 was being able to read pdf documents from within the browser.

However, 4.05 didn't work with IE 5.1. Apparently neither does Reader 5.0.

After configuring the helper application preferences multiple times, IE gives me an error message that it cannot read pdf files. So, after pointing it at the Application itself (5.0), for some strange reason, it opened Reader 4.05 from a BACKUP file from my BACKUP HD!

In all fairness, this may be a problem with IE. But they won't play together at this time.

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eBooks

So if when you purchase a book online it will only be viewable on the comp you paid for it, then what good is it? I would like the choice to be able to read the book on my desktop, my laptop, whatever machine I own. When you buy a "real" book your not forced to only read it in the living room or on the s******.

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Well worth the d/l

This update is well worth the download - just compare the anti-aliased text in v4.x to 5.0, 5.0 is way ahead.

For the record, why the classic installer - maybe because there is just one installer for all Macs, makes sense I think.

BTW, I d/l'd this on a modem, it must have failed part way through about half a dozen times, I;d do it again just to see that text rendered!

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OmniPDF VS. Reader

Personally, I prefer OmniPDF. It supports links, is fast, only takes up a ONE meg (and is a lot easier to install), and doesn't invade my privacy. I'm not certain how much it supports vs. reader, but thus far I've had absolutely no problems with any .pdf files I've read with it. I put my money on Omni for this one, at least until Adobe cleans up their act a little.

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fsck .pdf format

what happened to a flat text file adobe 5 is c***, and i just found it acrobat uses CPU ID Tracking just like the Pentium 4
delete all .pdf files and adobe apps while you still can. pdf is a crappy format

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i'm sick of adobe bs

Adobe pisses me off sometimes. They haven't released any decent software in years and the continually inundate us with more crappy software. viva la macromedia!

My only hope is someone can challenge their PDF standard with something of their own...

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Adobe Crasher 5.0

After suffering through some long download (on a T1 no less!, imagine on a dial-up!) I installed and promptly started getting start up crashes! Spent half the day trying to troubleshoot extensions, to no avail. Ended up doing a clean install. Will move items manually tomorrow (there goes another half day!!!) THANKS ADOBE!!!!

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Quit the whining

Is it absolutely necessary to download this today? Will the earth stop turning if you don't have it installed today? The answer is NO! Shut up all you whiners. This is free bloddy software and it isn't necessary to your machines working properly. Give it a few days. Adobe's servers will quiet down and all will be well by the weekend.

As for the fellow who spent half a day trying to grab this and fix his computer after he got it, you are the biggest fool!

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Another list o' crybabie

Sigh! Another list full of crybabies. Not one good comment in the bunch (except maybe "Quit the whining").

Unfortunately, I cannot speak on Adobe's behalf...however, as an Acrobat user I would like to offer my sincerest apologies that you had to wait 5, 10, 15, 30, 60, etc. minutes for free software to download and that the free software did not have a carbonized installer or use packages. As a token of my appreciation for your patience and general kindheartedness, I'd like to offer you a free upgrade to Acrobat 5 and a bridge in Brooklyn.

Quit your whining sissies! None of you know what you're talking about anyway.

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Seriously... all you suck

What the h*** man?? If Adobe is crappy, and PDF is stupid... why even download this stuff? Personally I think PDF is a GREAT format... and I think Adobe makes good software... and everything works great on my PC. So blow me, all you babies.

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so true

when you've got a lot of trouble, I think it's time for you guys to get PC instead of Mac. So get one, and you will feel like you wanna die.

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OS X Preview Probs

Haven't downloaded Acrobat Reader 5.x as yet, but thought I would report that Preview might be fine for B&W documents and help manuals etc, but for previewing more complicated art work it often has things in negative, with what should be white text over black as black on black, which doesn't do much for legibility...

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Need with OSX

Yeah, the installer does suck so I gave up downloading the program. But those wondering if you need acrobat to view pdfs? Not a hard question... The answer is no... Acrobat can take your pdfs and provide more advanced features... one being a heirarchy of chapters and pages which is not available with preview.

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SLOW and TOO BIG

ADOBE officially SUCKS in my book - Ever since Windows Adobe has been kissing Microsoft's a** and sleeping with COMPAQ - Their products reflect a new lack of quality especially designed for Mac users! Adobe Acrobat 5.0 is BLOATWARE, it's slower than 4 and certainly slower than 3. (Geezus - Acrobat 3.0 launches in under 1 second compared to 8 for 5.0 )

After using the new Premiere and Pshop6 I am convinced that they want to kill the Mac market in DTP/Graphics/DV and go totally Microsoft.

Y O U S U C K A D O B E !

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Acrobat Reader 5.0

Is there a way to just download the app without using the web installer? It keeps crashing with some sort of VISE failure.

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Screwed behind firewal

If you happen to be behind a firewall that requires a username and password, you'll find the geniuses at Adobe didn't account for that possibility. That means you're outta luck. No carbonized Acrobat for you. You are given the option of specifying a firewall, but not a username and password for a firewall that requires authentication.

Same problem with the original version OS X Software Update. The 1.3.1 update supports authenticating firewalls, but of course the people who benefit from this improvement are the ones who can't get it because of the bug in the version shipping with OS X.

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What?

Bloatware? Have you looked at the size of a Mac OS X install lately? Now that is bloatware!

The firewall issue is a nonIssue. Firewalls that require User/Passwd info are crappy.

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Firewalls

"The firewall issue is a nonIssue. Firewalls that require User/Passwd info are crappy"

Do you actually know what you are talking about? If you run a large corporation, and only want specific users to have access to the internet, or only to certain features of your firewall (ie, ftp and email but no www) how do you control this? - usernames/passwords!! you moron.

Don't speak about that which you don't know.

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