[G4] Adobe Acrobat Reader v 5.1 vs 6

[Wilkin, Wayne (Mass)]

I haven't gotten 6 to work at all finally went back to 5

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> From: 	Basil Bourque
> Reply To: 	Power Macintosh G4 List
> Sent: 	Thursday, July 31, 2003 4:48 AM
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> Subject: 	Re: [G4] Adobe Acrobat Reader v 5.1 vs 6
> 
> > I recall that Adobe came out with a version 6 of the Acrobat Reader.  I
> > tried it and it really seemed slow and the flash screen seemed to stay 
> > up
> > forever.  I may have trashed it because my current .pdf application is
> > Acrobat Reader 5.1.
> >
> > Any good reason to download the newer version?
> 
> The new version 6.0 shows promise with a thoughtful re-organization and 
> simplification of the toolbar and menus.
> 
> But it fails to execute well: it is very sloooow compared to 5.1. 
> Opening documents is slow, scrolling/paging is slow, and the new 
> sophisticated Find feature is unbelievably slow.
> 
> Version 5.0 was buggy and slow, with much improvement in 5.1. 
> Hopefully, a 6.1 will similarly improve someday. For now, I'm looking 
> for an old copy of the 5.1 installer.
> 
> --Basil Bourque
> 
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