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From: rudolph@m.cs.uiuc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Word Processing.  Why the silence?
Message-ID: <8400044@m.cs.uiuc.edu>
Date: 14 Nov 88 00:59:00 GMT
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Nf-From: m.cs.uiuc.edu!rudolph    Nov 13 18:59:00 1988


Here's a complaint about Word for Microsoft:  A friend of mine who's a
computer novice just bought Word, and found that it came with a reference
manual, but no basic "getting started" type manual or tutorial.  In fact,
the reference book even says something like, "this manual is not intended
for those who have not had previous experience with Word."  It then goes on
to recomend that such people buy a copy of "Learning Word."  An order form
included with the package says that will run $20 (or 25?).

It seems to me that after putting down over $200 for a program, one should
not have to go out and pay another $20 for a manual.  Since when don't
programs come with manuals?