RE: [Re: RPGILE V4.3 Gotcha]

[Colin Williams <Williamsc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Point taken. 

Its swings and roundabouts though isn't it. Yes, its easier to read a
paper manual, if your reading it from from front to back,
but a CD or online manual is easier to skip through, plus you have
search facilities. 

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Joe Teff [mailto:jteff19@idt.net]
>Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 1999 4:25 PM
>To: RPG400-L@midrange.com
>Subject: Re: [Re: RPGILE V4.3 Gotcha]
>
>
>>and I can't understand why some people think there is. 
>>If I hadn't picked up the CL manual all those years ago, I'd probably
>>still be an operator today.
>>How do you learn new tachniques, without reading up on areas that you
>>are not currently using.?
>
>Electronic manuals have changed this. Reading a book on the screen
>is just not like reading a good ole paper book. There might be a good
>survey topic in this for David. Although it is a cost saver to publish
>electronically, I would guess that a large number of people prefer to
>read paper.
>
>Joe Teff
>
>
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