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Open Publish 2002: The Past, Present and Future of The Portable Document Format PDF
Open Publish 2002: The Past, Present and Future of The Portable Document Format PDF
• Five Phases:
1. Past (< 500 years to present date)
2. Present (now)
3. Near Future (1-2 years)
4. Medium Future (3-5 years)
5. Distant Future (5-99 years)
Basic Assumptions
• A quote of note:
– Imagine being able to send full text and
graphics, documents (newspapers,
magazine articles, technical manuals etc.)
over electronic mail distribution networks.
These documents could be viewed on any
machine and any selected document could
be printed locally. This capability would
truly change the way information is
managed. – Dr John Warnock
The Past cont…
• Karl De Abrew
karl.deabrew@binarything.com
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