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From: fgd3@jc3b21.UUCP (Fabbian G. Dufoe)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Requests from CATS for info on improve
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Date: 18 Mar 90 14:21:40 GMT
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Organization: St. Petersburg Jr. College, FL
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From article <90031520084142@masnet.uucp>, by kamal.syed@f480.n250.z1.fidonet.org (kamal syed):
> This would not be very useful.  Most people who would have the space to
> have a man command (those who buy HDs initially) are usually those that
> can quickly hack around with a system and pick up most of it anyways. 
> Its the beginners that would need the manual.  And most
> beginners/"low-end" users would not buy an HD initially.

     A man command wouldn't be the best solution.  Printed manuals would be
better.  However, the man command itself could reside in the C:
directory--it wouldn't have to be big.  The information it displayed could
reside on a separate disk.  The user would type "man" or press the "Help"
key or click on a "Help" icon--whatever interface makes the most sense--and
see a requester advising him to insert disk "ManualText" (or whatever) in a
drive.  Even the novice user could make that work, I think.  It would be a
lot cheaper than providing printed manuals.  That means it is a lot more
likely to get done.

--Fabbian Dufoe
  350 Ling-A-Mor Terrace South
  St. Petersburg, Florida  33705
  813-823-2350

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