Hi, I need a stand alone suite of applications, where does one find an early version? Unless??

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Hi, I need a stand alone suite of applications, CS or later, preferably later, but one that works well with either a ppc mac or an intel core2duo mac. Does anyone have any suggestions as to where the best place is to purchase an older version that will work? This is unless Adobe has allowed and defined what a year of use is, in such a way that someone who's restricted in the amount of time to use and learn the software, can purchase a years worth of use and updates and have 5yrs to use a defined year's worth of user time and all updates in that year? And once the block of time is used be able to purchase additional blocks of time. It would definitely make a sale with me if Adobe "offered" this, as I have too many responsibility restrictions to be able to learn for an extended time period in one sitting, but I do have a great desire to learn and use this software. If Adobe doesn't offer this, I hope they will in the future.
Any help would be "Greatly" Appreciated.
Thank You,
Randall

Answer 1

Thank you, It figures that that would be the case. Question: Where would the best place be to look for this, and what should I be aware of so as to make sure it is a working copy? I figure it won't be supported being it is old and from another party, but I do want something that "works", and something I can also get the training manuals/dvds for. I wouldn't mind the subscription option if Adobe would package a minimum amount of hours and updates that one could use in a certain length of time, say 3-5 yrs, for those who are lite users who haven't the time to totally dedicate themselves to the use and learning of the software due to their plate being full already. If one used up this block of time within a year, then the normal subscription rules would apply with unlimited use within that subscription year.
Again Thanks for your reply, it is most appreciated.
Randall