Re: e-mail formating

["Prof. John P. Ertel (wizard)" <jpe@nadn.navy.mil>]

Another problem with Adobe's .pdf: it's great for reading of formatted
text and graphics, but, as far as I know, you cannot reliably get the
source information back out.

What's wrong with BinHex (with or without initial compaction)?


On Thu, 27 Mar 1997, Leigh Palmer wrote:

> Rick, is Adobe's .pdf format a viable alternative? I prefer it to Maple,
> and the reader is free. The only real problem is that the formatter
> (sender) is not free. Mine only cost me C$54, but I understand it is
> more expensive in the world outside academia. Maple is even cheaper here;
> it's free because we have a site licence. I had no idea that M$ Internet
> Mail was so versatile.
>
> What a crazy market when one must first give a product away in order to
> garner market share. The mind boggles.
>
> Leigh

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