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- From: bguest@ateam.ems.cdc.com (Brandon Guest)
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix
- Subject: Re: Is there an internet access to IBMLink data?
- Keywords: IBMLink interface
- Message-ID: <13614@nntp_server.ems.cdc.com>
- Date: 24 Jul 92 13:01:05 GMT
- References: <1992Jul23.044255.22590@msc.cornell.edu> <1992Jul24.060144.25605@dickens.com>
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- In article <1992Jul24.060144.25605@dickens.com> lpc@dickens.com (Luis P Caamano) writes:
- >In article <1992Jul23.044255.22590@msc.cornell.edu> putnam@msc.cornell.edu writes:
- >>
- >>Is there another interface for IBMLink available?
- [stuff deleted about IBMLink experiences]
- >
- >Assuming you want AIX/RS6000 info, you might want to try
- >the AIX Technical Library that comes in CD/ROM. It includes
- >3.1 and 3.2 infoexplorer plus hone Q&A databases plus CE's
- >APAR databases. The great thing about it, is that you query
- >using infoexplorer instead of the arcaic query methods used
- >in hone's mainframes. (and you can use X windows).
- [stuff deleted]
- >
- >The minus is that you'll have to find some extra 400MB for it.
-
- If the AIX Technical library come on CD-ROM and uses the info
- interface, why does it take an extra 400MB? Are you copying the
- database to your hard disk? Can't I just read the info off of
- the CD-ROM (assuming that I can tolerate the speed)?
-
- Brandon
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