Re: Informix Documents on CD ...Man Pages ?

On 3 Aug 1995, Walt Hultgren {rmy} wrote: > In article <DCpKHo.HGr@triada.triad.com>, Karl Bishop <kfb@triad.com> wrote: > > > >At the IUC last month, there was a survey being passed out about > >Informix documentation being distributed via CD-ROM. They text > >on the survey "implied" that this was a work in progress. > > Based on the wording of the survey and the conversation I had with one of > the Informix booth people, it appears that they are strongly leaning toward > providing CD-ROM manuals that could only be accessed from Windows on a PC. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > There would be no way to access the manuals from, say, a Unix workstation > with a CD-ROM drive. Hard-copy manuals would be extra-charge items. --------------- STUFF LEFT OUT --------------- > Walt Hultgren Internet: walt@rmy.emory.edu (IP 128.140.8.1) > Emory University UUCP: {...,gatech,rutgers,uunet}!emory!rmy!walt > 954 Gatewood Road, NE BITNET: walt@EMORY > Atlanta, GA 30329 USA Voice: +1 404 727 0648 > If Informix's online-documentation focus is indeed that narrow, then Walt's reluctance to clear his shelves is well-founded and shared here. -- Con Woodall Colorado St. U.; Veterinary Teach. Hosp.; Ft. Collins CO 80523, USofA; 970-491-1244 FAX 970-491-1205 cwoodall@vth1.vth.colostate.edu You can do anything with a computer, but you might not want to. --