Thanks! I'll make sure to follow the naming protocol. for my usage,
This is a "small" project that needs to be completed in a few weeks.
There will be 15 CD's burned- that's all. It is for a report that we
hope we won't be doing again for another 7 years.

What is a "hybrid" CD?

I was expecting to turn all Powerpoint/ Excel, Word or HTML files into
PDF.

To run if off the CD, do I just install the Acrobat reader onto the CD?
On Monday, June 10, 2002, at 10:12 AM, Bine, Katharyn wrote:

> Hi Thomas! Hi Rick!
>
> For the past five years, I've created CDs that use Acrobat for the
> operating system and to present content. It's possible to create a CD
> that runs Acrobat OFF THE CD--the user does not have to install Acrobat
> to use the product.
>
> Use the 8.3 file naming protocol. If your users are on Windows 95
> machines (don't laugh, they are out there) any calls to files requiring
> system resources (Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) will not work if you've used
> long file names. For more information, look up ISO 9660 and the Joliet
> file naming system.
>
> I would caution you against making the CD a hybrid CD--I think this is
> why I have gray hairs!--unless you are working on a Mac. Even then,
> when developing the hours estimate, multiply it by 1.3--your
> development time and testing time will increase by a third.
>
> And finally, plan on three drafts with your client, and three drafts
> with your vendor especially if the vendor is creating your master disc.
> I've had very good luck with providing the client with a sample CD that
> shows a splash page, a home page, and a secondary page. It resolves
> many of the issues that otherwise would hit on the first draft and
> require me to do work over, and lose time on the schedule.
>
> And, of course, I work for a consulting company that would be PLEASED
> to do this for your company! :) Let me know if we can be of help. We've
> won numerous awards for our Acrobat-based CD-ROM work. :)
>
> --Kathy
>
> Katharyn Bine
> ICF Consulting
> Phone: 703-934-3896
> Fax: 703-934-3974
> 9300 Lee Highway
> Fairfax VA 22031
>
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