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- From: grantp@usa.pipeline.com(Pete)
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- Subject: Re: TC++ 4.5 for Windows documentation
- Date: 12 Jan 1996 09:02:20 GMT
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- On Jan 12, 1996 04:48:33 in article <TC++ 4.5 for Windows documentation>,
- 'friedmn@ix.netcom.com(Irving J. Friedman )' wrote:
-
- >Third, I am sick of companies using online documentation with no
- >hardcopy. I don't mind it in games, but in expensive productivity
- >packages it's not right. I don't like reading books on-screen
- >especially, when each one is 300 pages long. Also, I would prefer a
- >text file opposed to their slow and annoying reader. Finally, a
- >hardcopy version for free shoudld be available.
- >
- Sorry, I don't know the answer to your primary question, but with
- regards to your gripe:
- Books are expensive. IMO it's great that we get the option for
- on-line only rather than being forced to pay for books whether we
- want them or not. I agree that books are often easier to read when
- just browsing or examining narrative style test. On-line docs actually
- win when just doing lookups of reference material.
-
- Free hardcopy version? No free lunch. You either pay for the books
- by a higher price of the package or separately.
-
- --
-
- Pete
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