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Subject:Re: STC Letter to the Editor From:"Jo Francis Byrd" <jbyrd -at- byrdwrites -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Tue, 5 Nov 2002 11:32:27 -0600
I seem to remember those nasty day-glow colors were the reason I passed on
buying the thing. Made it unreadable. Took one look and said, "No way,
Ho-say!"
Jo Byrd
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From: "Shea Michael EXT" <Michael -dot- Shea -dot- extern -at- icn -dot- siemens -dot- de>
Subject: RE: STC Letter to the Editor
Chris wrote:
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In my experience, I have NEVER heard a user say, "Boy, I just can't use this
manual because it's so UGLY!"
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I guess you have never seen the WIRED Magazine Manual of Style then have
you. The pages were day-glow green or red! I can't remember which anymore.
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