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From: danh@hpindda.HP.COM (Dan Herington)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: LASER-ROM on HP-UX
Message-ID: <4310114@hpindda.HP.COM>
Date: 3 May 90 02:40:09 GMT
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>/ bkgray@kentvax.kent.edu (Brian Gray) /  5:14 am  May  2, 1990 /
>
>Is anyone using the Laser-ROM version of manuals and SSB's for HP-UX (or
>MPE, for that matter)? My company is considering purchase for our 825,
>and we want to hear about other companies' experiences. 
>
>Specifically:
>
>1.  Is Laser-ROM best used as a supplement to the printed manual set, or 
>can it REPLACE one or more of the manual sets?

It can replace the printed manuals - and should.  Printed manuals aren't
updated very often because the printing cost is prohibitive.  Also,
Laser-ROM has keyword search!

Have you seen a demo?  Visually, it looks just like the printed manual.

I would guess that printed manuals will go the way of the slide-rule.  With
a lot of people fighting it all the way.

>2.  When will Laser-ROM become a distribution media for HP-UX software
>updates? How does/will the speed of update via Laser-ROM compare to mag
>tape or 9144?

I don't know about when.  As for speed, unless your 9144 is a heck of a lot
faster than mine .... :-)  After all, Laser-ROM is a disk - a bit slower,
but still a disk.

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