EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) files are self-contained PostScript files which contain the same mathematical points as the vector files they are made from. Bitmaps can be saved in the EPS file format, But this does not make them vector graphics. It is the most portable vactor file format, for this reason EPS files are supported by almost all graphics applications.
Eps files are generally only used by graphic professionals, as a result any professional graphic illustrating software can open these files.
CorelDraw – Windows
Adobe Illustrator – Windows/Mac
Inkscape - Linux free open soruce/Windows *download free
Xara Xtreme – Linux free open soruce/Windows
Gimp and Adobe Photoshop can convert EPS files from vector to raster graphics.
If you are just looking for a way to view the contents of the file with out editing it. I believe Adobe Acrobat Reader can do the trick.
Open Acrobat, on the file menu choose file/open. Set ‘files of type’ to ‘All files’, then browse to and select your EPS file. this should work.Also I found that 3m has an online EPS file view ( not sure why ).
here is the link http://promote.3m.com/eps_viewer/index.jsp
