Re: Why are os/2 manuals so usless?

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From: Steve.Withers
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 12:10

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In article <C16x0J.AAG@undergrad.math.waterloo.edu> papresco@napier.uwaterloo.ca (Paul Prescod) writes:
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> I am ok with the idea of online manuals.  I just think that the OS/2
> ones suck rocks.  They do not form a proper hierarchy, the window is
> too small, the "index" search feature is retarded.  REXX is similarly
> poorly documented.  And sometimes there are factual errors!

I think the REXX docs are crippled to make you actually buy them. There are
words in the online docs referring you to these - purchaseable - books.

Steve

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