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From: jaczak@ihuxi.UUCP (Russell Spence)
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Re: May be offensive to UNIX Users - PLEASE READ
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Date: Sat, 14-Jul-84 15:26:04 EDT
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Posted: Sat Jul 14 15:26:04 1984
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> in terms of thin books, i would go to a book store with a fairly
> decent CS section.  then starting looking at books for various
> operating systems.  count the unix books.  count the VMS books.
> (can you count to 0??)  yes, VMS is really catching on.  
> 
> 	ron  (replies to:  ihnp4!ihdev!rjv )

The reason that you see no books about VMS is that the people at DEC have heard
of something that will come as a mild shock to UN*X people. It is called

				DOCUMENTATION!!

I know that some of you UN*X people out there may not know what this word
means, but I suggest that you ask someone who has used VMS or get yourself a
good dictionary. The reason that there are no books on VMS is that no one could
write a book that covered anything not covered in VMS documentation.  If you
want to use UN*X, on the other hand, you will have to go to outside sources
to get any GOOD reading material on UN*X.  The fact that there are a lot
of books about UN*X just points out one of its many weaknesses and goes to
show that there are many people out there confused enough about UN*X that
they have to go to a B. Daltons to find any worthwhile reading material
about it.

"Just an old VMS hacker turned UN*X hacker" (of my own free choice)
-- 

						Russell Spence
						ihuxi!jaczak
						AT&T Technologies
						Naperville, IL