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Subject:Need an attractive name From:Karen Steele <karen -at- BILBO -dot- SUITE -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 22 Jul 1994 08:32:48 -0500
> It contains the instructions for installing from scratch and for
> upgrading an existing installation. It contains the bug-list.
> It contains all the revisions we should have made to the manual
> since the manual's last printing. It's three to umpteen
> stapled-together sheets. It's a pain in the poopick. It's,
> yes, the Release Notes.
> Folks, does someone have a better name for this document?
Good question. Around here it is called the "Instant Gratification Guide". The
title is left over from the
days b4 they hired Tech Writers. In those days, the programmers threw together
"whatcha need 2
know to get started" and called it the "Instant Gratification Guide".
