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From: tcs@mailer.jhuapl.edu (Carl Schelin)
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Subject: Re: Borland C++ 2.0
Message-ID: <1991Feb21.170133.7462@aplcen.apl.jhu.edu>
Date: 21 Feb 91 17:01:33 GMT
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In article <1991Feb21.055129.13472@athena.mit.edu>, mmshah@athena.mit.edu (Milan M Shah) says:
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>>(havn't decided which yet).  Why??  After all those years?  Cuz MSC
>>decided to go almost totally on line documentation.  WHAT A WASTE!  Way

>Yes! Sorry if this is wasting bw, but maybe enough noise will knock some grey
>into some skulls at MS. Online docs may be nifty neato, but only as a
>compliment to printed docs. Also, how about including printed docs on HOW TO

Hmmm, I would say that On-Line docs make it easier for pirates to copy the
software. Why buy the software with the two manuals and On-Line help when
you can call your local friendly Pirate BBS and download a full copy WITH
DOCS! Sure makes it easier than typing them in. 

My biggest problem is that QH is not a TSR (like Norton Guides). I have to
setup a macro to exit, load the mouse driver, execute QH, unload the mouse
and return to my editor. Sure defeats the Quick Lookup feature of QH!

I use the Norton Guides docs for TurboC++ 1.01 for all function references
and if I have a problem compiling or with the graphics library (which I don't
use much) then I break out the QH stuff or the idiot book I purchased.

Of course, if you're running OS/2, QH is a "TSR".

Carl Schelin
tcs@mailer.jhuapl.edu