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Subject:Re: Electronic File Transfer From:Susan Seifert <sseifert -at- FAIRFIELD -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 28 Feb 1996 11:21:46 -0700
At 6:54 AM 2/28/96, Bar-Haim, Pam wrote:
> Dear TWs,
> My company is debating options for electronic file transfer that *do
> not* allow the recipient to change the file. We do want them to be
> able to view, read and search for key words in the documents. One
> option we are considering is Adobe Acrobat, but we have been warned
> that it produces very large files. Can anyone offer pros and cons of
> using Acrobat? Comment on the file sizes? Does anyone know of a good
> alternative? Any information would be greatly appreciated!
> I get the digest and am way, way behind in reading them, so please
> respond to me at: pbar-haim -at- ndc -dot- co -dot- il
> in addition to sending answers to the list.
> Thank you!
> Pam
I'm working on a PCI Mac - the PPC 7500 - and Adobe Acrobat won't run on
this machine. It requires ATM, which on my last checking, was not updated
to work on this model.
You might consider either Framemaker, which lets you create an online
reader such as you describe, or Filemaker Pro 3.0. BTW, I'd appreciate
hearing which program you decide to use.
