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Subject:Re: No one reads the manuals From:"Steven J. Owens" <puff -at- NETCOM -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 23 Dec 1998 20:08:03 -0800
Geoff Lane writes:
> engineer. During a quick tour of the site, we visited their maintenance
> shop. He apologised because 'my' manuals were *extremely* dog-eared and
> covered in oily fingerprints. He couldn't understand why I was delighted!
One of my favorite authors, Robert Heinlein, once said something
along the lines of "If I visisted somebody's house and they have one
of my books on their shelves and it's in perfect condition, I'd be
very offended." :-)
