Old adobe Apps (ME versions)

[darkerl70553097]

I'm just wondering gus if these old adobe apps still available, one of my friends is looking for these apps and i thought maybe someone may give me a hint on how to buy them, i know these are old apps and now one still using them and maybe the Midle east versions does exist in the first place.

Adobe Illustrator 9 ME

Adobe Illustrator 10 ME

Adobe Indesign 2 ME

Adobe Acrobat 5 ME

Adobe Acrobat Reader 5 ME

Adobe GoLive 6 ME

Adobe PageMaker 7 ME

Adobe FrameMaker 7 ME

Adobe Premiere Pro 6,0 ME

Adobe after effect 5,0 ME

I appreciate your help

[John T Smith]

Adobe no longer sells old programs

[Nancy OShea]

Outdated software is like yesterday's newspaper.  People don't save them, they throw them away. Even if you could find them it's unlikely they would work unless you have a very old computer, too.

[Jeff Arola]

Adobe didn't actually sell the ME versions, they were sold by WinSoft.

Wisoft was a partner with adobe and was responsible for translating Adobe Software into Arabic.

[darkerl70553097]

Thank you jeff for the reply

Is this means that i wont be able to get these apps from anywhere and they don't exist unless someone still have them on his Harddrive?

[Test Screen Name]

When an app is a little bit old, sometimes a shop has old copies. But these apps are in some cases nearly 20 years old, replaced 20 years ago! No shop would keep them that long, it’s like finding a 100 year old car.

In in many cases current subscription products have ME support.

[Jeff Arola]

Yeah it will probably take some doing to find most of those.

The easiest are the Acrobat Readers like Acrobat Reader 5 ME from here since they were free:

ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/acrobatreader/win/5.x/

[Jeff Arola]

It seems adobe itself did have ME versions of acrobat reader on there website for awhile:

Acrobat Reader Download Page

https://web.archive.org/web/20050619000523/http://www.adobe.com:80/products/acrobat/alternate.html

[darkerl70553097]

Thank you jeff that was helpfull

I wish i could find a store or anything that still have these version, they're actually hard to get.

[Zaid Al Hilali · Accepted solution]

They are hard to get indeed. Our company used to be the sole Adobe distributor in the Middle East, we aren't allowed to sell any thing prior to Adobe CS6, we destroyed all installer medias (DVDs) since Winsoft is no more licensed to develop Adobe products for the Middle East.

[Nancy OShea]

darkerl70553097  wrote

I wish i could find a store or anything that still have these version, they're actually hard to get.

Why?  What possible use is there for 20 year old software?

[Peru Bob]

https://forums.adobe.com/people/Nancy+OShea  wrote

Why?  What possible use is there for 20 year old software?

I suppose the same use as a 100 year old car.

It's a collector's item.

[Nancy OShea]

If it's for a museum, you don't need the software, just the packaging.