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From: ajk@mace.cc.purdue.edu (Jeff Boerio)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Microsoft Cd-ROM Reference Manual
Message-ID: <3272@mace.cc.purdue.edu>
Date: 4 Oct 89 03:51:16 GMT
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ncperson@ndsuvax.UUCP (Brett G. Person) writes:

>Pournelle mentioned a Cd-ROM from Microsooft that contained microsoft user
>manuals in one of his recent columns.  Exactly what does one get with this
>ROM? Is it worth investing the bucks ina cd rom reader? What is the price on
>a package like the refence manual cd rom?

The price runs around $1000.  It sounds like a REALLY good package, if you
use a lot of Microsoft programming software.  All the manuals are on the
disk, loads of example programs, and a lot of the Microsoft Press books.

You can pull a lot of the examples out of the help menu and paste them
right into your code.  Everything is referenced by hypertext.  I have an
example program around here somewhere.  I also have some more documentation
on it.  If you're interested, send me some E-mail, and I will send you
whatever documentation I can find.

     - Jeff

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Jeff Boerio                   :  Purdue University Dept. of Computer Science
ajk@mace.cc.purdue.edu        :  Purdue University Computing Center Volunteer
boerio@summer.ecn.purdue.edu  :  Purdue University ECN Student Programmer