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Article #15492Why are os/2 manuals so usless?
From: Eric Trepanier
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 07:26
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 07:26
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In article <1993Jan20.100717.18052@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au> parry@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au writes: > I'm inclined to say the paper docs of the 2.0 GA release were sufficient - they > did their job (being to get the system up and running). If users are interested > in fine tuning or serious trouble shooting, let them attack the online manuals. > > (and before anyone darts in with "What if you can't read the online docs due to > some bug/problem ?", I would point out that these online documents need not be > in INF format, and indeed the trouble shooting manual (at least) should be > accessible from the OS/2 command line in a floppy boot situation. Well personnally, I much prefer the DOS 5.0 / Windows 3.1 manuals then the OS/2 2.0 leaflets. They are much more detailed and cover a lot of aspects that can't be easily spotted in an online based documentation... I for one, would definately welcome a well-written 600 page manual (like the one included in Windows 3.1), that covers all the components / applets of the OS/2 operating system. Not necessary to go in extremely great details, the online doc is more appropriate for that. Eric -- Eric Trepanier (514) 663-6929 eric@tgm.CAM.ORG "Everybody has a right to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer."
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!newsflash.concordia.ca!clyde.concordia.ca!altitude!tgm!eric From: eric@tgm.CAM.ORG (Eric Trepanier) Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc Subject: Why are os/2 manuals so usless? Message-ID: <727687604snx@tgm.CAM.ORG> Date: 22 Jan 93 07:26:44 GMT References: <1993Jan20.100717.18052@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au> Organization: Me? Organized? Lines: 23