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I often get the impression that all those "we've been listening to you"
promo gimmicks from vendors are just self-justification for doing what they
want and then blaming the results on the unsuspecting public.  ("Can't be
*our* fault.  After all, you asked for it." --- but did we really?  I know
I didn't!)

I for one never complained about Library Reader, and I found the (old
style) Online Library to be better yet.  The library and bookshelf concepts
were wonderful; easy to use, and you could limit or expand to suit the need
of the moment.  PDFs are too big to be useful, requiring far too much
baggage.  With PDFs you are limited to a book at a time... and the
InfoCenter was somebody's bad idea that should be taken out in the back
yard and shot.  (No, not the person... the idea.  Then deal with the person
separately.)

If you're listening, IBM, I think your public is speaking.  Can you hear?

Dennis






Dan <dbcemid@yahoo.com>@midrange.com on 12/03/2002 10:09:19 AM

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It seems that a lot of people didn't much care for the Library Reader,
and these were probably those who have experience with other PC-based
development environments.  But for my money, Library Reader was pretty
good, almost always being able to find what I was looking for.

- Dan

--- Jeff Bull <Jeff.Bull@itm-group.co.uk> wrote:
> ... wasn't the old IBM library reader a breeze?
>
> Trying to get information out of InfoCenter is like trying to get
> blood from
> a stone at times.
>
> Jeff Bull






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