Re: Informix manuals online

I'm not sure who said what here. However:- > In article <jlumbleyCtu5BB.6KF@netcom.com>, jlumbley@netcom.com (Joe > Lumbley) writes: > > Hey, we're getting closer! > > Why not put them in ASCII TEXT, and create a schema, load files, and 4GL > application to be distributed on 3.5" disks ? They could be then > loadedonto a site's machine, complete with 4GL program browser...The > text couldbe in BLOB format, and hey, it could even be set up for > character ORgraphics format. > > I mean, for crying out load, why not use the product as its own best > demonstration. ( Imagine INFORMIX would provide a demo besides the > storesdata base that would be of some use--sorry MSobell ) > > Tim Schaefer > tschaefe@encore.com I don't know how many 3.5 inch disks would be required to hold all of the INFORMIX Manuals, or how much space it would take up on disk! I expect it would run into 100's of Mbytes. Browsing would require some quite complex Keyword indexing which would be SLOW. Yes, it would be a good example of Using INFORMIX to develop applications but in reality most people would still use the paper copies. I suspect that the solution will be with us shortly. An INFORMIX Encyclopaedia? on CD-ROM? Anybody like to subsidise me to produce it? Malcolm Weallans