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From: jcmorris@mwunix.mitre.org (Joe Morris)
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Subject: Norton Guides
Summary: Anyone using them?
Keywords: Norton help
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Date: 15 May 91 17:13:01 GMT
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In Crown Books yesterday I found a copy of the new, improved, Norton
Guides for MASM (also TASM).  Like the others I've seen recently,
the box calls itself "Norton Guides" but is published by Brady.  

Different Symantec sales people say that the Norton Guides either
(a) were or (b) were not sold off before the Symantec/Norton merger,
and in any case they disavow all knowledge of the new, improved NG
package.

So, the Questions:

 - Has anyone used any of the new packages?  If so, do you have any
   comments on it (especially comparing it to the original)?

 - Has *anyone* heard of an upgrade policy for users of the original
   package?

 - Does the new, improved engine accept binary and/or source from the
   original version?

 - Is it worth the effort and/or cost?

I've been pleased with the original code; I mainly use the MASM data
base for its info about the various interrupts and DOS functions.

Joe