29 May 2001

Following a brief public beta testing period, Adobe Systems has released version 1.0 of its free Acrobat Reader software for hand-held devices running the Palm operating system (OS).

According to an Adobe press release, "Adobe PDF documents created using Acrobat 5.0 will offer a better reading experience on Palm-powered devices than files created using earlier versions of Acrobat because they are automatically tagged with information on the document structure and organization. This allows for easier and more reliable text reflow on the smaller device."

Acrobat Reader for Palm OS is immediately available for Windows 98, Windows NT(R), Windows ME and Windows 2000 (users must have Palm Desktop 3.0.1 or higher), and Palm Powered devices with Palm OS 3.1 or higher and a minimum available memory of 200K. The product is initially available in English only. Support for other languages, as well as the Macintosh platform, is expected in future versions.

System requirements:

• Palm OS device with English version of Palm OS 3.1 or higher (Palm m100, Palm m105, Palm m500, Palm m505, Palm IIIe, Palm IIIx, Palm IIIxe, Palm IIIc, Palm V, Palm Vx, Palm VII, Palm VIIx, Handspring Visor, Handspring Visor Deluxe, Handspring Platinum Visor, Handspring Visor Prism, Handspring Visor Edge, Sony Clié PEG-S300, Sony Clié PEG-N710C. Reader for Palm OS may be compatible with newer Palm OS devices not listed.)

• 200 KB of available space on Palm OS device

• 2 MB of RAM on Palm OS device (8 MB recommended)

• Palm Desktop 3.0.1 or higher

• Intel® Pentium® processor

• 16 MB of RAM

• 20 MB of available hard-disk space

• Microsoft® Windows® 98, Windows Millennium, Windows NT® 4.0, or Windows 2000 Download Acrobat Reader for Palm OS

To create tagged PDF files containing structured content, download and install the free Make Accessible plug-in for use with Acrobat 5.0 (Windows only).

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