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- From: jaluckett@wake-tech.campus.mci.net
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
- Subject: Re: TC++ 4.5 for Windows documentation
- Date: Sat, 13 Jan 1996 02:31:27 GMT
- Organization: MCI State Government and University Systems
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- grantp@usa.pipeline.com(Pete) wrote:
-
- >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
-
-
- It is funny to me I have not noticed the price of software going down
- without the hard copy documentation. Hell just compare the with vs
- without......
-
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