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- From: charlet@hubcap.clemson.edu (Charles E "Rick" Taylor IV)
- Subject: Re: Commodity question
- Message-ID: <1993Jan7.222820.13563@hubcap.clemson.edu>
- Organization: Clemson University
- References: <38291@cbmvax.commodore.com> <wanderer.03pd@tcsi.appleton.mil.wi.us> <crystal.726437518@glia>
- Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 22:28:20 GMT
- Lines: 97
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- crystal@glia.biostr.washington.edu (Crystal) writes:
-
- [Someone 's name deleted here ... sorry]
- i.e. Someone who was not Crystal wrote:
- >> - I'd find it real helpful if there was some kind of appendix or
- >> supplement available which covered, or at least cross referenced,
- >> upgrading from one OS to another. Something for those of us who know
- >> the basics but would like to more easily parse the differences without
- >> having to wade through the simple stuff all over again.
-
- I had a little book that came with my 2.04 distribution that documented
- changes between 1.3 and 2.04 - "Amiga Release 2: Getting Started". I
- don't know if future (2.1 , 3.0) update kits have a similar book.
-
- >> - The Index could use some work (in my opinion). The problem here was with
- >> Mountlist. The one "mountlist" entry I did find sent me to to an
- >> obscure reference in the chapter on ED. I didn't find any details on
- >> how this was different from 1.3. I know it didn't read the mountlist
- >> in devs:, but I did get it to work (adding extra hard disks) alright
- >> with your handy gui harddisk util. I still haven't found out where the
- >> mountlist entry ended up.
-
- The only mountlist entry stuff in the Ados 2.04 manual starts on p 7-81
- (it's under the DEVS: directory stuff) Curious that there's not a mention
- of it in the index, though.
-
- >> - some of the requestors in the diagrams differ quite a bit in available
- >> options from the ones on my screen (prefs/screenmode and prefs/overscan
- >> are two that come to mind).
- >> - how often do you really send out upgrades for this manual? I know I
- >> never got any for 1.2 or 1.3. i.e. is the looseleaf format really
- >> necessary? It doesn't seem near as durable as a bound manual. You
- >> gotta remember some of us cheap bastards want to be able to use these
- >> things for a few years.
-
- It's more durable than a bound manual! I wish the new Ados (3.0) had a manual
- like 2.04's! Those bound manuals won't stay open on the desk either. :(
-
- >>: Indeed. I'm not trying to mount a great defense of _USS_, but rather to
- >>: point out two things: 1)We recently have been spending a great deal of time
- >>: and effort addressing such shortcomings in our documentation, effort that
- >>: addresses many of the problems such as you mention. I'd much prefer to be
- >>: judged on the basis of the current (and upcoming) books.
-
- >>And we can be such picky SOB's :-).
- >>I try to avoid judging on the basis of things that aren't yet available.
- >>I appreciate the effort, and the response.
- >>: Ross Hippely: Technical Writer
- >>: employed by, not speaking for: Commodore Business Machines Inc.
-
- >> | K.T. Wieringa UUCP: toddw@tcsi.appleton.mil.wi.us |
- >> | Shawano, Wisconsin, USA Fido: K.T. Wieringa @ 1:238/105.3 |
-
-
- >I found Enforcer on my HD, and I *know* I didn't put it there, and I couldn't
- >find a reference in the 2.04 manual for it, so I got bugged enough to run a
- >VIRUS CHECKER on the mysterious thing. It was clean...but *geez* if a program
- >is considered important enough to put in with the system software, at least
- >DOCUMENT it!
-
- It's for systems with MMU's (normally 68030's and up). They shoudl have still
- supplied *some* sort of docs, though.
-
- >And I have yet to find any reference to the RAD: that people have mentioned.
- >It is obviously something with the 2.04 system, yet the 2.04 manual index does
- >not show it.
-
- Yes it does. You have to be aware of what RAD: means, though. The relevant
- entry is "recoverable RAM disk, the, 7-74 - 7-77" on p 15 of the index.
-
- >So, how can one RTFM if the d*mn thing is so F'n LOUSY to begin with?? Most
- >beginners have ONLY that manual to rely on. Not everyone has access to the
- >Internet, nor do they even have modems.
-
- The docs with 2.04 were *quite* good. Made much more sense than a lot of
- others I read. You want lousy docs take a look at previous Workbench
- releases (1.2 / 1.3). *Those* were lousy docs!
-
- >The docs can make or break a program (or a company)...
- ^^^^^^^
- >BTW, did anyone notice that the docs for PageLiner (which has a spellchecker)
- >contains a MISSPELLED WORD in the section that describes HOW TO USE THE
- >SPELLCHECKER?!? (I'm NOT referring to the example misspelled word, either!)
-
- >There was also another misspelled word a page or two prior to that one...
-
- >Makes one think twice about a purchase....
-
- >The docs can make or break a program (or a company)...
- ^^^^^^^
- So you've said.
-
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