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From: sloan@pnet02.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re:  Apple Manuals (bird cage liners)
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Date: Wed, 17-Jun-87 01:55:35 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jun 17 01:55:35 1987
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I agree... physical separation of technical information from the novice/
introductory information is definitely better than the melding of the two. 
Also, seeing what ROM listings there are of a peripheral or expansion card
might shy away those looking at them when they really don't know what their
looking at...  I know I've had that feeling sometimes while thumbing through
for some technical info on some mainframe stuff... but then who hires
technical writers for HUGE manuals?  I think it would be welll worth the money
and effort to hire tech writers (myself being a apprentice technical writer). 
I think hiring pre-school psychologists to write manuals and grphics designs
for adults can insult a lot of people.


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