[Homestead] One More Computer Question
Jerry W. Shepperd
shepperd at austincc.edu
Tue Jul 24 11:33:15 EDT 2007
Lynda,
You need a reader such as Adobe Acrobat Reader. You can download it free at:
http://www.adobe-acrobat.org/default.asp?aff=3
The free download allows you to read, search, and save PDF (Personal
Document Format) files. You just can't write them.
Jerry Shepperd
At 11:36 PM 7/23/2007, you wrote:
>Back in the darkages I had a computer program called PDF. Why it was called
>PDF I haven't the faintest since it was subtitle Personal Card File. Why
>not call it PCF?
>
>Hmmm, maybe I should explain what I want to use it for. I have an old
>address binder that I have converted to an author/book file. I have the
>authors on little slips of paper and then a list of all the books by that
>author that I've read. Well, it won't hold anymore and I thought my old PDF
>would work great. However, it is made to run in DOS (I hate Windows). So
>much for that.
>
>At anyrate, I'm looking for something to do that job again. Anyone have any
>favorites?
>Or know of any freeware that will do the job?
>
>Lynda
>
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