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- Free Acrobat
Reader Software
- Free Updaters & Patches for Adobe Software
- Free Adobe Application Plug-Ins, Extensions,
Additions, & Filters
- Free Drivers & Printer Software
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Free Updaters & Patches for Adobe Software
Adobe Acrobat Patch 1 for UNIX Platforms
This patch fixes an Acrobat Exchange/Reader + Search 2.1 problem running
on SPARC platforms with the Solaris 2.5 operating system. While loading
the Acrobat Search plug-in, Acrobat Reader or Exchange (which are run from
a standard installation) will terminate with the following error:
libc internal error: _rmutex_unlock: rmutex not held.
Abort (core dumped)
This patch is necessary to fix this problem and allow successful launching
of the applications. If your Acrobat installation does not include the Search
plug-in, then this patch is not necessary. Installation of the patch will
not affect the functionality of the Acrobat software if the Search plug-in
is not present. The archives below contain the patch and a readme file with
installation instructions.
Download
Acrobat for UNIX platforms patch as compressed tar file.
Download
Acrobat for UNIX platforms patch as GNU zip tar file.
Adobe SiteMill Updater 1.0.2
For SiteMill 1.0 users: the updaters solve a problem in which the program
could damage .GIF and .JPEG graphics in certain situations. For more information
on the updated application, please see the readme file.
Download
SiteMill 1.0 to 1.0.2 updater for any 1.0 version of SiteMill
Download all
updaters via ftp.
Adobe PageMill Updater 1.0.2
For PageMill 1.0 users: The PageMill 1.0.2 updater improves how PageMill
1.0 handles system memory and HTML written with other programs. It also
improves compatibility with older Macintoshes and many extensions and applications.
The updater also adds a few new features, such as support for unshaded horizontal
rules. Be sure to download the documentation update which is more detailed
with a new tutorial and an index.
Download
the PageMill Documentation Update
Download
the tutorial files
Download
PageMill 1.0 to 1.0.2 updater for any 1.0 version of PageMill
For PageMill 1.0.1 users: the updaters solve a problem in which the program
could damage .GIF and .JPEG graphics in certain situations.
Download
PageMill 1.0.1 to 1.0.2 updater for any 1.0.1 version of PageMill
Download all
updaters via ftp.
Update
to Adobe Photoshop Windows Full/LE Versions for Using 16-bit Plug-ins on
Windows 95
posted 07 February 1996
Although every effort was made to improve compatibility with 16-bit scanning
modules and 16-bit filter plug-ins with version 3.0.4 of Adobe Photoshop
and Adobe Photoshop LE Windows, some may persist in not working under Windows
95 because they are 16-bit, while Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Photoshop LE
Windows are 32-bit. The enclosed update files were created along with the
release of the new version 3.0.5 to fix these 16-bit plug-in problems on
Windows 95, without requiring you to upgrade to 3.0.5 if you choose not
to do so.
Before installing the files, first ensure that you have installed version
3.0.4 of Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Photoshop LE Windows. The files will not
function with versions of Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Photoshop LE Windows
earlier than 3.0.4. If you do not have version 3.0.4, it will be necessary
for you to forgo using these update files and upgrade to version 3.0.5,
as the upgrade from 3.0.x to 3.0.4 is no longer available. These update
files are already included with version 3.0.5.
To install the update, first Unzip the 16BUPDAT.ZIP file onto your hard
drive. Then, following the installation instructions contained in the Readme.txt
file. These update files do not completely update your version 3.0.x of
Photoshop to version 3.0.5. More
Information On Adobe Photoshop 3.0.5 Features And Ordering
DOWNLOAD 16bupdat.zip
Update to Adobe Photoshop Windows Full/LE Versions
for Using TWAIN_32
posted 07 February 1996
With the final release of the new 32-bit version of TWAIN (TWAIN_32) from
the TWAIN Working Group headed by Hewlett-Packard, the enclosed update files
have been created along with the release of the new version 3.0.5 of Adobe
Photoshop Windows to provide support for 32-bit scanning in version 3.0.x
of Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Photoshop LE without requiring you to upgrade
to 3.0.5 if you choose not to do so.
To install the update, first Unzip the TWNUPDAT.ZIP file onto your hard
drive. Then, following the installation instructions contained in the Readme.txt
file. These update files do not completely update your version 3.0.x of
Photoshop to version 3.0.5. More
Information On Adobe Photoshop 3.0.5 Features And Ordering
DOWNLOAD twnupdat.zip
Adobe Dimensions 2.0 for 68K series Macintosh
- installation updater
updated 15 February 1996
If you are having trouble installing Adobe Dimensions 2.0 on to your 68K
Macintosh from your Adobe Illustrator Deluxe CD-ROM you'll want this updater
and these notes.
DOWNLOAD BinHex archive
939679 bytes
Adobe Premiere for Macintosh 4.2 -> 4.2.1 updater
posted 24 January 1996
The Adobe Premiere for Macintosh 4.2.1 update is a patcher application that
patches Adobe Premiere for Macintosh 4.2 to provide better audio/video synchronization
and eliminates occasional garbage frames. For more information on the updated
application, please see the readme file.
DOWNLOAD
Macbinary self extracting archive 159360 bytes
DOWNLOAD
BinHex self extracting archive 216493 bytes
also
available via ftp
Adobe Photoshop for Macintosh 3.0.5 Update
The Adobe Photoshop for Macintosh 3.0.5 Update contains an update application
that patches Version 3.0.4 to correct a file preview problem and a crash
upon quit error on Power Macintosh computers. Also included are several
new plug-ins including: a GIF89a Export plug-in which supports interleaved
and transparent GIF images and a PowerPC accelerator plug-in which
accelerates certain functions such as Gaussian Blur and Unsharp Mask on
604 and 601 processors. For more detailed information, see the individual
plug-in read me files.
The Adobe Photoshop 3.0.5 Update application can only be used with version
3.0.4 of Adobe Photoshop for Macintosh or Adobe Photoshop LE. It will not
work with earlier versions. Please see Adobe Photoshop Update readme file
for installation instructions. (posted 10/4/95)
DOWNLOAD
.hqx file
More information about Adobe
Photoshop is available. The Windows version
of the GIF89a Export Plug-in is also available.
Macintosh ATM 3.8.2 Updaters
Applications to update Adobe Type Manager for the Macintosh, versions 3.8
and 3.8.1 to version 3.8.2. There are several versions of the updater to
choose from. See Which
Updater Application to Use for more information. Also see the README
in the archive directory. If you are using ATM LE, which was included with
Adobe Acrobat 2.0, you should use the ATM LE Updater application.
Download
via ftp
Adobe Type 1 Enabler 2.2
The Adobe Type 1 Enabler will convert PostScript Type 1 fonts to
the QuickDraw GX font format. You should only use this application
if you intend to use QuickDraw GX. When you installed QuickDraw GX for the
first time, all installed fonts were converted for you. If you install additional
PostScript Type 1 fonts, you need this utility to convert them to the new
format.
Please consult the README that is part of this self-extracting archive.
Download via
http
or Download via
ftp
Updater for Adobe Type Reunion
This package includes an application to update Adobe Type Reunion
to version 1.2. It will update versions 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.3, and 1.1.
Please consult the README that is part of this self-extracting archive.
Download via
http
or Download via
ftp
Memory update for Windows Photoshop 3.01
The PSUT16.DLL and PSUT32.DLL files included with Adobe Photoshop 3.0 have
been updated to minimize the amount of low DOS memory required to load the
Adobe Photoshop program. The use of these new DLLs should allow for more
DOS memory to better run APSI scanning devices. See the README and the zip
file.
Download
via ftp
Updater for Windows ATM 3.0 or 3.01 to 3.02
(added 9/28/95) DOWNLOAD
Windows ATM 3.02 updater (.zip file is exactly 161605 bytes) -- Here
is the latest version of ATM 3.02 updater. To update the ATM program files
to version 3.02 you MUST have version 3.0 or 3.01 already installed. For
additional information refer to the README
file.
This patch is also available on our ftp
site
Updater for Windows ATM 3.0 to 3.01
DOWNLOAD
Windows ATM 3.01 updater (exactly 117297 bytes) -- Here is the latest
version of ATM 3.01 updater. To update the ATM program files to version
3.01 you MUST have version 3.0 already installed. This update utility will
not work with earlier versions of ATM. You must exit out of Windows before
running this update utility. Copy the file 301.EXE to your WINDOWS directory
and type 301 at the DOS prompt. For additional information refer to the
README
file.
Patch for Photoshop 3.0 (Macintosh)
DOWNLOAD
Photoshop 3.0.1 updater (binhex'd stuffit archive, exactly 42002 bytes)
-- Adobe Photoshop 3.0 for Macintosh was inadvertently shipped with a security
code time constraint. Therefore, a customer using Adobe Photoshop 3.0 with
their system clock date set prior to January 1, 1994 or after December 31,
1994 will receive a message saying their application has expired. The security
constraint does not damage the program or hard drive nor does it destroy
any files. This Adobe Photoshop 3.0.1 Update application will fix the problem.
The archive contains the updater application and a ReadMe file. The MD5
checksum of the binhex'd archive is 2546bb9f1f2f53a95cc551bfb87f9a14.
Patch for Japanese Photoshop 3.0 (Macintosh)
Access
the patch on our ftp server Adobe Systems has announced that versions
of Adobe Photoshop 3.0 for Macintosh shipped in Japan inadvertently containa
date-driven piece of code that may cause a user's system to crash. Adobe
believes this will only impact some customers running Japanese, Korean,
or Chinese version sof Macintosh Systems 7.1 or higher when launching Adobe
Photoshop for the Macintosh after February 1, 1995.
Adobe Application Plug-Ins, Extensions, Additions,
& Filters
posted 07 February 1996
The Adobe Photoshop GIF89a Export plug-in allows you to make use of either
Alpha Channel support or the transparency capability in version 3.0.x of
Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Photoshop LE Windows to create, edit and export
GIF files. These files can then be added to HyperText Markup Language (HTML)
documents so that the graphics blend seamlessly into World Wide Web pages,
even those with customized background colors or patterns.
The enclosed plug-in for version 3.0.x of Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Photoshop
LE was finalized along with the release of the new version 3.0.5 of Adobe
Photoshop Windows and is provided to enable GIF89a export without requiring
you to upgrade to 3.0.5 if you choose not to do so.
To install the update, first Unzip the GIFUPDAT.ZIP file onto your hard
drive. Then, following the installation instructions contained in the Readme.txt
file. These update files do not completely update your version 3.0.x of
Photoshop to version 3.0.5. More
Information On Adobe Photoshop 3.0.5 Features And Ordering
DOWNLOAD gifupdat.zip
Adobe Photoshop for Sun and SGI GIF89a Export
Plug-In
posted 07 February 1996
Documentation for the GIF89a Export Plug-in for Sun and Silicon Graphics
will be downloaded with this file. Documentation is in PDF format. In order
to read this PDF document, you will need to have Acrobat Reader installed
on your system. If you have not already installed Acrobat Reader, it is
available on your Photoshop CD, or you can get
it here.
DOWNLOAD
Sun gif89sparc.tar.gz file 414496 bytes
DOWNLOAD
SGI gif89sgi.tar.gz file 403839 bytes
VISCharged Photoshop Plug-in for Sun UltraSPARC
posted 07 February 1996
The VISCharged Plug-in has been designed specifically for users of Sun's
UltraSPARCs(TM) with the Visual Instruction Set (VIS) technology.
DOWNLOAD
vischarged.tar.gz file 1551100 bytes (posted 23 April 1996)
OR DOWNLOAD
vischarged.tar.Z file 232023 bytes (posted 23 April 1996)
To install -- download the file above and gunzip and untar it. Then install
by copying two files into your install directory, %VISCharged and VISCharged:
1. Become root
2. cp %VISCharged <installdir>/AdobePhotoshop_3.0.1/Plug-ins/Extensions
3. cp VISCharged < installdir>/AdobePhotoshop_3.0.1/Plug-ins/Extensions
4. Quit Photoshop
5. Remove file in your working directory called .photoshop_version by
typing into a Unix shell:
cd < working directory> rm .photoshop_version
6. Launch Photoshop
PDF Plug-In Filter for Adobe Fetch
This filter allows users to catalog pdf files in Adobe Fetch. It now works
with Adobe Acrobat 2.1.
Download
via HTTP (BinHex file is 59138 bytes) or download
from our FTP site
Adobe Photoshop LE 2.5 (Mac & Windows) GIF Plug-In
The plug-in allows you to open or save images in the CompuServe Graphics
Interchange Format (GIF). This format is commonly used to upload documents
to the CompuServe Information Service (and other online services) and to
pass documents between other types of computers. GIF is a compressed format
that is designed to minimize file transfer time over phone lines. The CompuServe
GIF format is used for grayscale and indexed color files. download
from our FTP server
Adobe Illustrator 5.5 Filter Updates (Macintosh)
(updated 24 January 1996)
We have some updated filters (Acrobat PDF File Format & Find (Select)
filters) for Adobe Illustrator 5.5 for Macintosh. You can view
a plain-text version of the README.
DOWNLOAD
Acrobat PDF and Find Filters for Macintosh Adobe Illustrator 5.5 (binhex'd
self-extracting archive, exactly 127689 bytes)
Enhancement Pack II filters for PageMaker
Our ftp server now has some filters
for PageMaker. For Macintosh PageMaker 5.0 there are filters for Microsoft
Word 6.0 and Word 6.0 with OLE files. For Windows PageMaker 5.0x there are
filters for Excel 5 and Lotus 4 (with OLE), Word 6 (with OLE), and WordPerfect
6.1. Also available is a Scripting guide for PageMaker 5.0x
Drivers & Printer Software
Windows 95 Printer Driver INF
(posted 30 November 95) - Adobe is pleased to provide users of Windows(R)
95 with an extensive collection of PostScript printer description (PPD)
files for Adobe(TM) PostScript(TM) printers. If your specific printer cannot
be found using "Add Printer", you may download
the necessary files from here and install them.
Macintosh FAX Printer Driver Software Version 8.2.1F
(updated 10/31/95) - Adobe Fax Printer version 8.2.1 provides all the PostScript(TM)
Printer functionality of PSPrinter 8.2.1 plus the ability to send and receive
faxes if your printer has the PostScript Fax option installed.
See the README
file.
DOWNLOAD
via ftp
Updater for Adobe PostScript Printer Driver
version 2.1.2 for Windows
DOWNLOAD
Adobe PostScript Printer Driver Updater version 2.1.2 for Windows (a
self-extracting archive, exactly 335028 bytes) This driver Updater corrects
problems affecting Adobe Acrobat 2.0 when using the Adobe PostScript printer
driver. Once you have installed this Updater, Acrobat 2.0 and the Adobe
PostScript printer driver will be fully compatible, and the Adobe driver
will be updated to version 2.1.2.
Before installing this software, you must have already installed version
2.1 or 2.1.1 of the Adobe PostScript printer driver (adobeps.drv) for Windows
3.1. Note that the installation procedure may be performed from within Windows
or DOS and will retain any existing printer settings. This Updater does
not affect the Microsoft PostScript printer driver (pscript.drv). For installation
information refer to the README
file.
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