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From: wdh@well.UUCP (Bill Hofmann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer,comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Inside Mac
Message-ID: <7488@well.UUCP>
Date: 28 Oct 88 06:40:51 GMT
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In article <3300@utastro.UUCP> werner@utastro.UUCP (Werner Uhrig) writes:
>	I should have been done loos-leaf to start, and it is not too late
>	to do it *RIGHT* ...  I repeat what I said in 1984:  Manuals is one
>	thing you should learn from IBM ...
It *was* loose-leaf to begin with, and it was a giant step forward in my
opinion to have it bound.  Yes, indeed, delta hardbound editions are a pain.
However, I think that Apple has done a pretty good job of making them only
a minor pain.  I'd like to see a revised IM with the machine-specific stuff
integrated, and with them tastefully indicated.  Most of the stuff in
inside mac is correct, so the integration would be pretty simple, if you
ask me.  Certainly no harder than releasing a full-blown application 8->.

I think the bound volume/frequent tech notes combination is a good one,
especially if Apple does a better job of indexing.  What's intriguing is
the possibility of a CD-ROM version, with regular updates.  It might
even be worth springing for an Apple CD to have instant access to IM.

-Bill