While electronic forms existed before, version 5.0 perfected the FDF workflow. A user could fill a PDF form, save only the data (not the whole PDF), and submit it to a server. This was incredibly bandwidth-efficient for 56k dial-up users.
Released nearly 25 years ago, Acrobat 5.0 was a game-changer for businesses moving to paperless workflows. adobe acrobat writer 50
While Acrobat Writer 5.0 was a titan of its time, it has no place in a modern workflow for several critical reasons: While electronic forms existed before, version 5