Actually, figuring out how to convert and optimize PDF files for older machines would be quite useful since a lot of people face these issues to varying degrees. For example, many newer 68k Macs choke on PDF files because they can only run Acrobat 3. Even computers that can run more recent versions of the Acrobat Reader (or third party utilities) usually choke on the performance front. So please let us know if you discover anything useful. Even if it is an intermediate step to your final goal.

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---Yep, something has been found. See this.

This has been achieved by means of emulation, by running Basilisk II under Window$. The original file was an ordinary text with no format done with my usual Office suite in Linux (I use AbiWord), then saved as a .txt file and converted into the Basilisk emulator by means of Adobe Acrobat Exchange, that happily created a full PDF 1.0 compatible output file.

Will post more recent results as soon as I manage to get some control over the fonts and layout, still a work in progress.

As it has been said, almost no task is impossible with computers. So the best when you really believe in something is «don't ever give up».

Will keep informing. Regards to anyone who helped in this thread.