adobereader version 9.4.1 download

[JACKSON at encompasserve.org]

On Mon, 26 Jun 2023 20:12:46 +0200 Dagobert Michelsen wrote:

> Hi Marcel,
>
> > Am 26.06.2023 um 15:50 schrieb Marcel Hofstetter via users <users at lists.opencsw.org>:
> > On the page
> >
> > https://www.opencsw.org/packages/adobereader/
> >
> > Version 9.4.1 is listed.
> >
> > If i try to download using pkgutil only
> > Version 8.1.7 is delivered.
> >
> > What do I need to do to download the new version?
>
> Version 8 is only available for Sparc whereas version 9 is only available for x86:
> 
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> -rw-r--r-- 3 web web 57351831 Okt 10  2016 sparc/5.9/adobereader-8.1.7,REV=2016.10.10-SunOS5.9-sparc-CSW.pkg.gz
>
> The versions have been published by adobe for these platforms only and are merely repackaged
> binaries conforming the OpenCSW directory layout. So unfortunately you will need to stick witg
> version 8 for Sparc.

8.1.7 SPARC's splash gives its data as 10/08/2009.  Reader 8 on S8 is slow.  S11 had
desktop/pdf-viewer/evince the (then) Gnome PDF reader; same era (c) 2009 v2.30.0 that is
much faster.

Credit to them for keeping the ftp site, however they've purged the Solaris versions from
the tree:

ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/unix/9.x/9.4.1 the version you mentioned, has been
stripped to Linux packages only.

ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/unix/8.x/8.1.7 in OpenCSW is the final 8.x version
(and, again, they've now purged the archive down to Linux only).

Back then, they wanted UKP 1,500 for  "FrameMaker 8 - Unix version" Full vers.
The installation guide for that is (C) 2007 on their 2016 uploads
https://www.frameusers.com/uploads/2016/02/FM8_unix_install.pdf

I think one can read into this that Adobe lost interest in SunOS/SPARC c. 2007-2009 so
anything later from them (to run on S10+ SPARC) just doesn't exist.