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Best I've found (having just done a search of my own) is the Information Center on CD (came with V4R4 installation) or http://www.as400.ibm.com/infocenter. The site could be more intuitive, but, given all the links posted on the site, you're bound to find some of the information you're looking for. > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Shaw [SMTP:mshaw@ncal.verio.com] > Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2000 8:32 AM > To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com > Subject: Re: Documentation resources dumb question: > > Don, > > It ain't no dumb question! You are right on the mark about how to find > and > get information for the AS/400. The Frizbee's are a pain because the > bookmanger is feeble at best, the web presence is more of a window > dressing > than an actual known source if information, and now informational apar's > and > such seem to be proliferating for ongoing support information. To add > insult to injury, have you tried searching the apar/ptf database or the > online manuals when you are in a hurry???? It gives new meaning to the > word > slow! And I've got multiple fast pipes to choose from connecting into the > Internet! > > I would like to see a decent browser based interface to the frizbees, a > better indexing/retrieval of apars/ptf's, etc. and a descriptions of what > they contain in non-technical terms. Its bad enough that you have to now > catalog umpty-gazillion URL's away in your favorites section of your > browser....and they change from release to release, not to mention go > away! > There has to be a better way! Believe it or not, my company does not have > me here just to manage all of IBM's information resources to keep this > place > running! :-) > > We had IBM reps here last week and they made pitches for data warehousing > for S/390, AS/400 and RS/6000. It sure would be nice to see them apply > that > technology internally to solve this problem! > > Regards, > > Mike Shaw > AS/400 Senior Technical Support > North American Mortgage > Santa Rosa, CA > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > > Back in the old days, we had a index that listed all published manuals, > > redbooks, etc, and where they were... > > > > Since we've "progressed" to frizbee's and websites for resources and > since > > resource locations are about as fragmented as my DOS 6.1 PC disk drive, > > I'm wondering if indeed some document, informational APAR, sign from the > > gods, writings on the wall, etc., exists that tells us ALL the places > that > > documentation is now hidden that we can go in search of...:) > > > > Don in DC > > > > > +--- > | This is the Midrange System Mailing List! > | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. > | To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com. > | To unsubscribe from this list send email to > MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. > | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: > david@midrange.com > +--- +--- | This is the Midrange System Mailing List! | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. | To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com. | To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com +---
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