Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!aplcomm!capd.jhuapl.edu!waltrip From: waltrip@capd.jhuapl.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.next Subject: Re: Dissatisfaction with NeXT the company Message-ID: <1991Jan21.130502.1@capd.jhuapl.edu> Date: 21 Jan 91 18:05:02 GMT References: <1991Jan19.200318.10586@macc.wisc.edu> <1991Jan20.214014.18419@uncecs.edu> <1991Jan21.053328.26979@mp.cs.niu.edu> <1991Jan21.134352.1524@uncecs.edu> Sender: news@aplcomm.JHUAPL.EDU Distribution: na Organization: CAPVAX, JHU/APL Lines: 26 In article <1991Jan21.134352.1524@uncecs.edu>, jfreem@uncecs.edu (Joe Freeman) writes: [...material deleted...] > > The manual you are missing, "System Reference Manual" is part of the > programming docs. It is the manual that has all of the subroutine calls > in the kit. Average users will find very little of value in it. (kind of > like the unix brick section 3) > > For those that don't know. The additional documentation is the programmers > documentation. It is the equivalent to "inside macintosh" for you former > mac folks. It is NOT of much use to those people that are not trying to > program the system. For those programming the system, NeXT provides docs > online. The printed docs are $195? and consists of a 3 volume set. [...more material deleted...] When we ordered my son's NeXTstation (through U of Maryland) these documents were not on the order form. I don't know whether I will want to order them since they are on-line but, in case I do, how do I go about it? Do I have to a registered NeXT developer? Can I order directly through NeXT? Anyone know? c.f.waltrip DDN: Opinions expressed are my own.