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> > (1) Do you know what a MAN PAGE is? Our client
> > indicated that it was somewhat comparable to a page in a help file, but
> > she doesn't know any more about them. I'm curious to know any details
you
> > might have.
A man page is a *nix help file type thing. Each command in a *nix system
should have an associated man page, which is similar to a reference entry.
Just enter 'man man' or something on a *nix command line to see an example.
> > (2) Will Acrobat Reader work on UNIX?
Yes.
> > (3) Can one create straight HTML for a UNIX browser?
Yes. HTML is a platform-independent markup language. Microsoft was a
relative latecomer to the internet, so you can pretty safely assume that any
standards-based internet protocols/markups are supported quite robustly in
*nix.
