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From: bob@wiley.UUCP (Bob Amstadt)
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Subject: Re: X for Morons (or, Anybody Got a Tutorial)?
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Date: Tue, 2-Jun-87 12:15:18 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jun  2 12:15:18 1987
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In article <8705311602.AA23124@ATHENA> MANSFIEL@EMBL.BITNET (Niall Mansfield) writes:
>   I compiled X for our Suns three minutes ago, but I don't
>   know what to do with it now - the Sun just stares at me
>   with its big black face disfigured by a large X, insensible
>   to all buttons, prayers, threats, keyboards, etc. (*)
>
>   Does anybody have (on paper, m/c readable or in any other
>   form) a tutorial, an introduction to X, or anything which
>   gives help to an absolute beginner?  In other words, is
>   there a real world analogue of "X for Morons - How Even YOU
>   Can Get Started"?

This is a good question. I myself have no need for such a document, but
everytime someone wants to try out X I end up spending 15 to 30 minutes
just getting them started. Wouldn't it be nice if I could just hand
them a document? If there is such a document, please tell me, too.

		---Bob Amstadt

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