The original intention of sending out a pdf version of the PIC
     spreadsheet was to provide a greater acceptance and readability for
     the majority of folks who have graphical displays (Macs, Wintels, and
     Unix machines), and not necessarily for those still hacking away at
     DOS.

     (I've always felt that DOS was always slightly more robust than
     Windows.)

     pdf files are compressed, as mentioned in the List before, which lends
     them to their portability. I can still take the input and convert it
     to EPS (encapsulated Postscript) with the ease that I convert it to
     pdf; it'll just be bigger.

     And mail it directly to those who do not use modern systems.

     Norm LeMieux
     MCHIP FAE/NW

     PS: John, you haven't mentioned what output you can generate.