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From: carl@CITHEX.CALTECH.EDU (Carl J Lydick)
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Subject: Re: VMS Helpfile differences
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Date: Sun, 7-Sep-86 06:06:12 EDT
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Actually, I'm not so sure I'd call it a problem:  the level of documentation
under VMS 4.3 is the same as it's been since VMS 4.0 on 780's, and I found that
it wasn't too difficult to merge the helpfiles from a 780 and a VaxStation II
to get a help file that was better than came with either system.  Given the
fact that the document set you get with uVMS is a small fraction of that which
comes with real VMS (despite DEC's claims that "VMS is VMS"), the extra
information in the uVMS on-line documentation is necessary.  You'll also find,
as I recall, that the documentation is more complete for most of the other
lexical functions on the uVAX, as well as for assorted other items.