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Subject:Re: Style manual From:Gregory Keith <GKeith -at- DELRINA -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 21 Jun 1995 16:46:00 PDT
> Is there a style manual (preferably Canadian) that deals
> specifically with, or at least covers many of, the terms
associated
> with computers? For example, should it be hyper text, hypertext,
> HyperText, re-booting, rebooting etc.
There is the:
COMPUTER DICTIONARIES
Microsoft Press Computer Dictionary. Second edition (MS Press, 1995).ISBN
1-55615-597-2, 456 pages, softcover. $19.95 US.
This question also depends on what platform you're talking about. For Mac,
the best is probably:
DOCUMENTATION STYLE GUIDES
Apple Publications Style Guide. (Cupertino, CA: Apple Computer, February
1994).
(Available from Apple Products Developer's Association at (US)
1-800-282-2732/ (Can) 1-800-637-0029 and on the Web at
www.info.apple.com/dev/developerservices.html, under the Publication Guides
directory. 380K compressed and binhexed.)
The Apple Style Guide contains an alphabetical listing of all major Mac
terms and products.
Greg
Gregory Keith
Documentation Specialist
Delrina Canada
gkeith -at- delrina -dot- com
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