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 "Olav Lavell" <olavell(at)xs4all.nl> 
 
re: 
 
Subject: RE: newsletters  
 
Shelley Watson write: 
 
> > adalbert goertz wrote: 
> > 
> > .PDF is NOT what you want. TEXT is what you want. 
> > EVERY computer can handle TEXT. NOT every computer can 
> > handle .PDF 
> > or Adobe. 
> > Trust me on this one :-) 
> 
>  Ok, I'll bite - what computers can't handle PDF's.  My 
> understanding and Adobe's claim is that pdf's can be viewed on 
> any system (http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/main.html) so 
> I'd be interested in hearing what problems are associated with 
> this product. 
 
I think what Adalbert means is: not every computer can handle PDF because 
not every computer has Acrobat Reader installed, and users should not be 
forced to install software they did not want/need before they started to 
receive your newsletter. 
 
adalbert goertz responds: 
 
No, I did NOT mean that. The operating system on my Apple2 is incompatible 
with Adobe, so I cannot load it to my computer. 
So, when Adobe claims that everyone can install it, that is not the  
case. 
TEXT (=ascii) files present no problem, and the formating is just fine 
for the church newsletter I get from our church. 
 
I am sending this message in TEXT format (=ascci). Can everyone read it? 
I hope so. 

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