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Subject:Re: Powerful documentation tool needed From:"Susan W. Gallagher" <sgallagher -at- STARBASECORP -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 1 Dec 1994 14:01:13 -0800
Amram Hakohan writes:
> TOPIC: Documentation Tool, advice solicited
> We are a small company that is producing a large documentation set
> for our killer client/server product (currently under development).
> We had a bad experience with Word6, chiefly, its pitiful masterdocument
> "feature", and its inability to handle large files along with its other
> infamous shortcomings.
> We therefore are soliciting advice re what tool(s) you may have found
> useful.
...>
requirements include:
> 8. Have strong Workgroup features (4-5 "seats'), and a strong Revision
> Tracking feature.
One way to increase your options is to obtain workgroup and revision control
from a second product. I've been working on a really great version control
product that handles all kinds of Windows application files and provides
file locking and file history as well as some mail options. We even offer
side-by-side comparison of wp and ascii file versions! If you're interested,
let me know and I'll see that you get literature.
Susan Gallagher
StarBase Corp.
Irvine, CA
sgallagher -at- starbasecorp -dot- com
