Including Acrobat Reader on Manual CD-ROM

[Alan Litchfield]

Hmm. They more than likely meant that they didn't people to install software
on their computer just so they could read the files on the CD.

Seems to me:
1. Whoever wrote the RFP may have limited/no understanding of the requirements
of multiple platforms when publishing on CDROM.
2. Whoever wrote the RFP possibly assumes the CDROM will only ever be run on
one platform.
3. Whoever wrote the RFP may not understand that a program is often integrated
with its OS, which makes it difficult to distribute a program that has not
been installed into that environment.

Of course, there are more programs around than just Reader that can open and
display the contents of a PDF. Depends on what other features they need, like
bookmarks, etc. And it depends on what platform(s) you are distributing for.

Cheers
Alan

Joanne Curme said:
> They probably meant they want a compatible version of Reader included on the
> CD-ROM so users can install Reader from the CD. They want to avoid the
> situation of users being unable to read the docs because they don't have the
> right Reader. It also means users won't need an Internet connection to hunt
> for and download the right version of Reader.
>
> Joanne
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:framers-bounces+joanne=exeros.com at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of
> David Bills
> Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 5:22 PM
> To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
> Subject: OT: Including Acrobat Reader on Manual CD-ROM
>
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I'm familiar with providing an Acrobat Reader installation file on the
> manual CD-ROM, but I just received an RFP that specifies, "Each CD-ROM shall
> have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed to enable the user to read the manual by
> using the CD-ROM only." I spent some time searching Adobe's Web site, but
> didn't find any information on a version of Acrobat Reader that runs
> directly from the CD-ROM. If anyone is aware of where I can find this
> information on Adobe's site, would you please send me the URL.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Dave Bills
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Alan Litchfield MBus (Hons), MNZCS
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-- 
Alan Litchfield MBus (Hons), MNZCS
AlphaByte
PO Box 1941, Auckland
http://www.alphabyte.co.nz