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From: carllp@diku.dk (Carl-Lykke Pedersen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Survey of available HP-documentation wanted
Keywords: HP documentation
Message-ID: <1991May2.205639.5544@odin.diku.dk>
Date: 2 May 91 20:56:39 GMT
Article-I.D.: odin.1991May2.205639.5544
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One of the best thing about HP is the documentation. It was normally
possible to get even very technical documentation without knowing any
secret code, and the documentation is normally of a very high quality.

But lately I have had troubles finding the right documentation. The
"documentation index" from August 1989 is outdated, and no successor
seems to be on the way. I have been having problems finding material
about the 400-series; I found a reference to a "Tech. Ref. Guide" (I
havn't received it yet, so I'm not sure what level its on), but have
been unable to get a "configuration guide".

Likewise I only noticed the "HPUX Portability Guide" because somebody
mentioned it in this newsgroup.

Is there any easy way to find out about available HP-documentation?
Since the quality normally is so high, one should expect HP to do
some more advertisement.

Regards
Carl-Lykke

PS: At least it only takes about a fortnight to get the manuals from
    HP. I ordered a "Programmers Ref. manual for vt420" (or something
    like that) from Digital. It will be delivered in 3 months!