Adobe Acrobat Reader
"a solution for cross-platform compatibility issues"

Many Web sites including AquaNIC take advantage of the Portable Document Format (.pdf) by Adobe.   Why do we use .pdf format over htm?  In some instances the only version of the document is a hard copy which was scanned into pdf format.   In other instances, the format of the document is important and pdf files do a great job of maintaining the native look of  the document.  You will need to install the Adobe Acrobat Reader before you can view pdf documents. 

The Acrobat Reader download installation files are large and require at least a few minutes with a fast connection.  If you are using a modem, then I suggest you do this late at night or very early in the morning.  The Reader programs are the most current versions and include the search capabilities we are moving to on AquaNIC (full text searches of pdf files).  As a consequence the installation files are larger.