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Subject:Re: Electronic Documentation - a tangent From:"Kelly K. Hoffman" <hoffman -at- LOGICRAFT -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 23 Sep 1993 15:11:01 -0500
Ken d'Albenas <uupsi5!AUTOTROL.CUC.AB.CA!kendal> writes:
>Is it a self-evident truth that (paper)less is more?
>Or is it just profit-driven Business Hype?
Well, I can't speak for anyone else o'course, but we're looking at going
paperless not for our *customers* (although that may happen in time), but
for our field engineers and support staff -- we'd like them to have the
docs on their laptops so they don't have to carry lots of docs with 'em on
the plane and so they can search on-line for what they need.
By the way, I've been playing with Adobe's Acrobat Reader for the past
couple of days and I'm reasonably impressed. I'm working on a report now;
I'll post relevant sections when I finish.
-- Kelly
P.S. Logicraft currently has an opening for a full-time technical writer. Drop
me a note for details, or call me at 603-880-0300. If you prefer, you can
fax a resume to 603-880-7229.
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Technical Writer 22 Cotton Road is admitting
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