Chuck Geschke, founder of Adobe and developer of PDFs, dies at age 81

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https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/apr/17/founder-of-adobe-and-developer-of-pdfs-dies-at-age/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Geschke

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Apr 20, 2021

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Thank you Mr Geschke for your PDF invention. I use it all the time for my markdown notes, webpage captures and numerous other information gathering.

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