EPS File not vector??

Hey all,
Working with a company that has about 10 Logos for product lines in EPS format..
When I open them in illustrator they are not vector.
Anything on my end that I could be messing up that would cause this? I did not create these logos so I am unsure of the history etc..
Thanks!

Entirely possible. An EPS file is just a container for a PostScript file which can be anything, raster or vector. When printing the contents are passed to the printer without modification by the opening app.

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Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2010 00:09:53 -0600
From: [email protected]
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Subject: Illustrator CS5 Not the Default for EPS and other Vector Formats
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