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- version 1.02
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- Release date:31 January 2001
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- The Pdf software is copyright
- copyright 1996-1999 Derek B. Noonburg
- copyright 1999-2001 mBrain Software
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- The PDF data structures, operators, and specification are
- copyright 1995 Adobe Systems Inc.
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- Email: info@mBrainSoftware.com
- WWW: http://www.mBrainSoftware.com/
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- What is Pdf?
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- Pdf is a viewer for Portable Document Format (PDF) version 1.3 files.
- These are also sometimes also called 'Acrobat' files, from the name of
- Adobe's PDF software.
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- There's also a more capable flavor called Pdf+ available. Pdf+ can print,
- copy text to other applications, follow links and handle bookmarks. Pdf+
- also has special Revo and Series7/netBook modes. Check the website for
- details.
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- Distribution
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- Pdf 1.02 is licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL),
- version 2. Read the license in COPYING.txt for details on what is
- allowed and what isn't. When you install Pdf, you must accept the
- license.
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- If you want to distribute Pdf (on CD for instance), you must distribute
- the source code as well. The source code is available on the website.
- Check the license in COPYING.txt. Feel free to contact mBrain Software
- for any question you migth have on distributing Pdf, or to check if
- there's a newer version available.
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- Compatibility
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- Pdf is known to run on almost all current EPOC PDA's, such as the
- Psion series 5, series 5mx, series 5mx Pro, series 7, netBook, Revo and
- the Revo Plus, the Ericsson MC218 and the Oregon Scientific Osaris.
- Pdf should run on the Diamond Mako (as this is a rebadged Revo Plus) and
- the GeoFox, but at the time of writing this is not confirmed.
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- Pdf does not run on the recently announced ER5u and ER6 machines like the
- Ericsson R380 and Nokia communicator. Check the website for availability.
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- Installation
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- Install the pdf.sis file in the usual way. Check your manual if you
- are unsure how to install a program on your EPOC PDA.
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- On the Series 7 it is possible that the installation programs hangs
- while displaying the message "Checking dependencies". If this happens
- to you, copy pdf.sis to your Series 7 and install it from there, by
- tapping twice on it. You might want to delete this file afterwards.
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- The file Pdf+.pdf is a quick-start guide to using Pdf. Copy it to
- your EPOC PDA and run it by tapping twice on it.
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- Running
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- Pdf files have their own icon in the System screen (but not on a
- Series 5 or a GeoFox). Tap twice on a pdf file to start Pdf with
- that file. Pdf will load the file (this might take a while) and
- display it (this migth take a while too). Check the menu and the
- help text (Ctrl+Shift+H) for an overview of the commands available.
- You can also start Pdf via the Extras bar.
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- Contacting me
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- For any question about Pdf, feel free to email info@mBrainSoftware.com
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