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Re: Are you debating the elimination of printed docs? (An idea...)
Subject:Re: Are you debating the elimination of printed docs? (An idea...) From:Peter <pnewman1 -at- home -dot- com> To:Sandy Harris <sharris -at- dkl -dot- com> Date:Thu, 06 Jan 2000 18:10:35 -0500
Sandy Harris wrote:
>
> My starting point would be the assumption that /all/ documentation should
> be delivered online /and/ be printable by the user.
>
> given that, the only question is whether you also deliver printed and bound
> versions. Your idea sounds good for that.
>
I guess I am one of those luddites who believes that printed
documentation can be in front of the user while he /she is trying
procedures. It can also be read in places that are, as yet, not
available with the machine.
I still love the error message I got with one program, "you keyboard has
been disconnected. Press F10 to continue."
