DOS ain't dead - PDF readers for DOS

PDF readers for DOS (Users)

posted by ron , Australia, 18.02.2011, 06:04

> > I prefer to see each page in full colour, graphics and printable.
> > So I use Arachne with the Ghostscript plug-in.
>
> Link ?

http://www.glennmcc.org/apm/

Look for ara-pdf.apm, where there is also a link to ghostscript.
You will need both.

> PS: Any reccommandations about standalone GhostScript binary (and how to
> use) ?

There is a way to do it with ghostscript alone, I managed it once.
But the documentation is so confusing that I prefer to use the Arachne route.

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