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From: rgc@wam.umd.edu (Ross Garrett Cutler)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: Concepts chapters on archive servers
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Date: 30 Mar 91 02:51:13 GMT
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In article <70329@brunix.UUCP> rca@cs.brown.edu (Ronald C.F. Antony) writes:
>In article <432@rosie.NeXT.COM> NextAnswers@next.com writes:
>>The "NeXTstep Concepts" chapters are based on Release 1.0; be sure to  
>>read the file Intro.rtf for details. The "Sound, Music, and Signal  
>
>Why that? Shouldn't it be possible to put the 2.x version there? As
>the 2.x version is about to be shipped, I guess it had to be available
>in electronic form before NeXT could print it. So why do we have to
>stick with the 1.0 version? 
[...]

The concept docs now in the archives supposedly are *exactly* the same
as the printed version (at least that what it says in the Concepts_README
file).  So don't be surprised when you get your printed version that
they are not up to date :-(.  Needless to say, after paying $100 and waiting
5 months to get docs that aren't up to par, some people might be a bit
upset...

BTW, I asked ask_next@next.com why the concepts section was missing, and
I was told:

	1. it takes up a lot of room on the distribution
	2. most people would rather read on paper

Personally, I bought my NeXT to program, so they could have left something
else off to squeeze in (2 MB compressed) the most important section to me.
(e.g. the guided tour).

And I'm sick of throwing away outdated documentation -- it's a waste
of both money and of paper (and I thought NeXT was environmentally
conscious!).  They should not force you to buy something that's only
good for a year (less that that at the rate the get it to you!) if it is not
necessary.
-- 
Please email -- I'll summarize.
Ross Cutler
University of Maryland, College Park
Internet: rgc@wam.umd.edu